Blythe traipsed in late yesterday afternoon to our writing group’s opening session here at Opal Creek, living up to her name, towing with her a forest treasure that startled me into a double take. I’d never seen a cauliflower mushroom before. It was huger than a Halloween pumpkin but formed of air and a fawn-colored, [...]
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Being Fed By The Forest
November 8th, 2009 · 4 Comments · health & well being, lifestyle, nature, work
Inviting Guest Posts!
December 10th, 2008 · No Comments · community, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability
by Alison Wiley
Diamond-Cut Life embraces community and lots of different voices and perspectives. I am wide open to guest post on topics related to sustainability and/or living happily while treading lightly on the earth.
Diamond-Cut Life has gotten 20,000 web-hits in its first year of publication. So you’ll get read! The only thing I ask of [...]
Tags: blogging·global warming·green living·guest post·happiness·Oregon·writing
Optimists As Problem-Solvers
October 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment · health & well being, lifestyle, simplicity, sustainability, work
I’m snuggled in a cabin with my husband, looking out at Opal Creek Ancient Forest as torrents of rain come down. Perfect writing weather, and in fact the writing workshop I’m enrolled in will start in an hour or so.
My topic today is optimism, inspired by fellow blogger Sara at On Simplicity. While her post [...]
Tags: global warming·happiness·life·Opal Creek·optimism·social change·writing