Red Cedar
More apocalypse, less angst
Month: January 2011
In the BookShed: Eco-yards
Eco Yards: Simple steps to an earth-friendly landscape Laureen Rama New Society Publishers March 2011 It was some kind of perfect timing that this book ended up in my mailbox when it did – particularly given the Urban Crow plan to strip our front… Continue Reading “In the BookShed: Eco-yards”
Easy Virtue.
I haven’t donated blood in twenty years – which gave me the status of first-time blood donor today at the Canadian Blood Donor Clinic around the corner from my office (extra cookies and juice for me!). Gotta admit, I’m feeling virtuous at the moment,… Continue Reading “Easy Virtue.”
On J. S. Bach
The best proof we have that life is good, and therefore that there may perhaps be a God after all, who has our welfare at heart, is that to each of us, on the day we are born, comes the music of Johann Sebastian… Continue Reading “On J. S. Bach”
My Sunday thought.
I have long thought that the story of the Garden of Eden and the fall of Adam and Eve as an allegory for the advent of civilization – and specifically the transition from hunter/gatherer existence to agricultural toil. The timelines don’t quite match up… Continue Reading “My Sunday thought.”
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