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Watch now (25 sec) | Yes, there is beauty and new life in destruction and decay

Feb 21 •

Knossos - Minoan history or mythic theatre?

Part I: Was today's Knossos fashioned from flights of fancy or rigorous archaeology?

Jan 21 •

Time and making the most of it

I'm not talking a new watch or organizing your cutlery drawer

Jan 5 •

Water - a gateway to magic

It wasn't always that way.

Dec 29, 2022 •

Do stories and films shape little girls' dreams?

How female protagonists and points of view are so formative to us as we grow...

Dec 4, 2022 •

Some of the newest perennials for 2023 (and 2022)....my choices amongst the clamouring hoards

Go down the rabbit hole with me.

Dec 3, 2022 •

Does it drive you crazy too?

Nov 25, 2022 •

MINUTIAE of Daily Life

Plants, gardens, nature, dogs, living lightly and whatever is on my mind...

MINUTIAE of Daily Life

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