Links that may or may not be related to gardens, food, travel, nature, or heterotopias and liminal spaces but probably are. Sources in parentheses.
essay: 5 Teachings From The Japanese Wabi Sabi Philosophy That Can Drastically Improve Your Life (Omar itani). “Uketamo means acceptance to the core. The Yamabushi understood that the sooner you can accept all the good and bad things life throws at you, the lighter you will feel.”
recipe: Warm Lemon Pudding: A tangy, lemony winter dessert…for any time of the year (David Lebovitz)
essay: Nothing is Granted, So I’m Not Sure Why I Keep Taking It That Way: A quick little Advent message (Nadia Bolz-Weber/The Corners). A favourite writer of mine, reminding us that we’re not granted anything in our lives and it could all be otherwise. Also: ‘Do you have a focus for this season? I mean, other than the tried-and-true ‘just get through it’ which also is eternally valid.”
Instagram account: myoldbooks (Pease Porridge Press/Insta). Looking for a book from your childhood? DM this account! Also fun to just scroll through, look at the illustrations, and remember books from your youth.
another essay: Just Your Handyman: I address that damp spot on your kitchen ceiling (Kurt Armstrong/Plough). “Home repair helps pull me back to the primacy of human relationship. I begin with attention: I show up, attend, observe, and listen. Sometimes the customer needs someone to talk to as much as he needs his floor replaced. My work takes care, and when I do it well, love.”
