This is a farm right down the street from our house. Well, sort of. It’s a couple miles away. An island of agriculture in a sea of Naperville suburban boilerplate. The farm interns always seem to look appropriately scruffy and disinterested when I come to pick up my veggie share. There’s also a wind turbine, lots […]
Archives for September 2012
My Favorite Monastery 
September 17, 2012 by
I’ve been visiting monasteries since I was in college. This is my favorite – Holy Wisdom, in Madison, Wisconsin. The land is sort of magical — one of those places where “the veil is thin.” The rooms and buildings have a spare and open aesthetic. The sisters are brainy, sing their prayers in inclusive language three […]
Birdhouse In Your Soul 
September 3, 2012 by
When this birdhouse (only decorative) appeared on my block, I thought it was pretty cute. When similar little houses started popping up in trees all over the place – some looking like little barns, others like schools – they got a little cliche’. For our yard, I’m on the lookout for a birdhouse in the […]
A Suburban Curmudgeon 
September 1, 2012 by
The city cannot claim a monopoly on eccentric, grumpy people. This is the second year in a row that one of my neighbors across the greenway has caution-taped his or her lawn off for the big soccer tournament this weekend. I mean, this is kind of ridiculous. And hilarious. And somewhat impressive. I mean, this […]
