By Neal Lemery This brand new book is a delightful and fresh look at our relationship with nature and with ourselves. It explores the idea of a gift economy, rather that the…
Category: Words of Wisdom
WORDS OF WISDOM: Finding Some “Me Time”
By Neal Lemery November seems to have moved in like the frenzied autumn storm of a few nights ago, foreshadowing the arrival of the season. The days and weeks this past month…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Why I Vote (And Why YOU Should, too!)
By Neal Lemery I like to think that what is important to me gets listened to, and maybe is even seen as having some social value. Voting is a big part of…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Looking at the Content of My Character
By Neal Lemery Almost seventy years ago, I remember watching soldiers on our grainy black and white television, escorting kids my age into a school. I asked my mom why the soldiers…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Taking a Breath
By Neal Lemery This week has been full of projects, and I’m finding myself moving from one to the other, barely getting some things done and starting something else that needs to…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Ready for the “New Year”
By Neal Lemery I’m one to change the calendar. Midwinter never seemed the right time to start off a new year and declare new goals and aspirations. The gray and cool weather…
BOOK REVIEW: The Lies of the Land – Seeing Rural America for What It Is—and Isn’t (2023) by Steven Conn
By Neal Lemery A “piercing, unsentimental” history that boldly challenges the idea of a rural American crisis. (The New Yorker) One of the popular concepts about current American politics and culture is…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Planting for Tomorrow
By Neal Lemery It is the height of “no left turn season” and I find myself waiting and waiting to get onto the highway, or simply drive down the road to my…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Cleaning Out the Gunk
By Neal Lemery The little things in life often teach me the big lessons. Yesterday’s weed eating project came to a halt as my usually trusty string trimmer decided to take a…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Getting My Resilience Up
By Neal Lemery Some days, it is a challenge to meet the demands of the day. The to do list seems to get the best of me. The chore list keeps growing,…
