“This is my home . . . this is my only home . . . this is the only sacred place I have ever known . . . “ We all sang that together last night, performers and audience alike, at the end of the Winterfolk concert, led by the radiant Tracy Grammer. I had [...]
Entries Tagged as 'community'
This Is My Only Home
February 5th, 2012 · 5 Comments · community, nature
Tags: Colleen Kaleda·Sisters of the Road·Tracy Grammer·Vicki Lind
Christmas As Community (Not Stuff)
December 25th, 2011 · No Comments · community
As a child, I confess I found Christmas gifts wildly exciting. (Maybe I was a pre-diamond-cut version of myself?) As an adult, though, human beings are my steady focus of excitement. Our Christmas Eve last night was
Diamond-Cut Christmas Shopping
December 20th, 2011 · No Comments · community
It’s early Tuesday morning, Christmas is Sunday, and I have Christmas gifts to buy. “What a last-minute shopper!” my carpool partner Cory grinned last night on the ride home. “This is on time,” I returned indignantly.
Tags: artist·big box·Christmas·Christmas gifts·local·Mirador·olden days·Saturday Market·shopping·Target
Things I’m Excited About
November 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · community
As Diamond-Cut Life readers know, I love not just sociability, but community, i.e. interwoveness, especially between folks of varying ages and walks in life. So! Thor’s and my 8th annual Christmas party is Sunday December 4th, from 2-7 p.m. Children are welcome; I’m pretty crazy about them. Jeremiah, 9, exclaimed the other day, “Wow, [...]
Tags: Christmas party·Hood to Coast·Nia·running·Sue Staehli·UnGame
