Monthly Archives: September 2013

DOING NOTHING

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Peri McQuay

I’ve just been dipping into Thoreau’s Sounds, and I’ve been stung. As Jon Kabat-Zinn points out in his fine meditation book, Wherever you Go There You Are, this passage is really about cultivating stillness. “There were times when I could … Continue reading →

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A Celebration of Simple Living, Nature, Gardening, Making by Hand and Reading

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Peri McQuay

The country life I lead is rare, endangered, precious, worth appreciating. I am profoundly and constantly aware that the earth, our matrix, is damaged, apparently fatally.  For many, likely for most, the natural world is undeniably remote. And yet, my … Continue reading →

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