Mid-Summer Waning Garlic Moon Started my History of Graphic Design class last night. The guy teaching it has a solo design practice after working first for Larson, then a smaller advertising company. The class consists of four women, all working … Continue reading
Mid-Summer Waning Garlic Moon The ritual masters of the American medical system had us rising with the sun at 5:00 am for the Admittance to the Hospital ceremony, then the Cutting of the Flesh. By getting us up at a … Continue reading
Mid-Summer Waning Garlic Moon As the garlic moon wanes, the leaves of the garlic plants begin to brown from the bottom up. When half of them are brown, I’ll pull a couple to see how they’re progressing. I plant more … Continue reading
Mid-Summer Waning Garlic Moon “God has no religion.” – Mahatma Gandhi If there is one, Gandhi has it right. Another day of Latin. This stuff, at least right now, is hard. It requires holding several different ideas in the head … Continue reading
Mid-Summer Waning Garlic Moon This is part of a note I sent to the Forest Service about issuing permits for exploratory drilling in Northeastern Minnesota. You can take part by clicking: “Please accept these comments on the Federal Hardrock Mineral … Continue reading
Mid-Summer Waning Garlic Moon Today I performed partial hive box reversals in all three colonies. The second hive box of three gets rotated to the bottom and the first or bottom box rotates up to take its place. This means … Continue reading
Mid-Summer Waning Garlic Moon I live in Minnesota. A state that has made me proud to be its citizen over and over again. So. Why is that the most mind-dulled adherent to the no-new taxes pledge, a blow-dried white guy … Continue reading
Mid-Summer Waning Garlic Moon Today is a bee day, with reversals and hive inspections. In reversals hive boxes get shuffled to keep the queen working in the bottom hive box and so the colony feels there is plenty of room, … Continue reading
Mid-Summer Waning Garlic Moon Spent yesterday relaxing after an unusually busy week. I wasn’t home for supper the first four nights. I like the connectedness and sense of agency I get when the days get busy, but I also appreciate … Continue reading
Mid-Summer Waning Garlic Moon A favorite website of mine, Pip Wilson’s Almanac, comes out of Australia and reminded me of this illustration with his cheery, Happy Winter Solstice. Yes, indeed, cross the equator and the seasons switch, while we have … Continue reading