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 with photos: January 2025 Newsletter Here we are … (David Lebovitz). For the foodies out there, a great mouth-watering way to start the new year. Cheeses, breads, pastries, oysters, cockles, sea whelks, pot-au-feu, panettone infused with Chartreuse, chocolate, pizza, ice cream! “Beaufort Chalet d’Alpage … is a raw milk cheese that’s made from milk from cows who’ve grazed on grass and flowers at high altitudes during the summer.” Aaah.
article: Neptune’s Notes: Meet the Narwhal (Amie Pearce/Beached). They can dive a mile deep! The females experience menopause, unusual among animals. The tusk is a tooth and an extraordinarily responsive sensory device. They and belugas are the only “two living representatives of the Monodontidae family” and they can mate with each other. Their blubber layer accounts for one-third of their body mass, which is handy when you live in the Arctic. They’re hunted by polar bears, orcas, and humans. Look at them!
short video: Mavis Staples, The Kennedy Center, and the Marine Band striking up “I’ll take you there” (WuTang is for the Children/Bluesky). (1 minute of joy)
article: Lane Cake, Southern Hospitality, and Sweet Memories of Jimmy Carter (Anne Byrn/The Bitter Southerner). A sweet read. “Rosalynn shared a personal story with us. Before the Inauguration, she and her husband walked through the White House. ‘He toured the downstairs while I toured the living quarters. At one point, I overheard a chef say, “Well, they’ll be easy to feed. They’re from the South. And we make that kind of food for the help every day.”‘”
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