This is an enormously important book about the history of gardening not as a placid recreational activity for the wealthy but as a practical form of survival, food security and resistance by working class people all over the world. Never has a book been more important as right now with the commodification of land and homes.
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Ancient word of the day: Dægeseage
The ancient word of the day is Dægeseage. This is an old English word for daisy. The origin of Dægeseage is literally daisy or day’s eye. Which makes sense when you think about the quaint little flower and its tendency to follow the arc of the sun through the sky from dawn to dusk, soaking in as much light and goodness as possible.
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#InterestingThings: This week, #Baldzam: Ancient #Mayan jesters, beautiful #poetry about suffering and joy, 90s #trance, mystical #Japanese caves, unusual #toys of Japan, a #vegan teriyaki fried rice #recipe, Tutankhamun’s boats and more.
Wild woman quote: Give it all
One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now.” #AnnieDillard #writing #bookquote #bookstodon #creativity
Book Review: Conquistadora by Esmeralda Santiago
A novelised tour Puerto Rico’s colonial history from the perspective of a determined and yet unlikeable heroine and the people she enslaves for a sugar hacienda in the 19th Century. It could have been improved with more focus on the lives of the slaves.
Has anyone else noticed? time is moving faster
Is it just me or is anyone else noticing that time is moving faster?
#technology #AI #privacy #surveillance #humanrights #philosophy #LLMs
Every picture tells a story: Fascinating shop fronts in Kyoto
In every alleyway and side-street in Kyoto and Tokyo there are thousands of stories. Taking these images in 2015 and 2016 and reliving them now in the present brings me nostalgic delight. #Tokyo #Kyoto #shops #alleys #architecture #art #craftsmanship #travel #photography
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#InterestingThings: Delicious #vegan sweet potato #recipe, a moment in the #Sahara under the #Orion star cluster, 80’s #synth with #French star Françoise Hardy, a #rabbit effigy from #Mexico, turning an old apartment into a work of art in #Sweden, classic lollies as #art, #architecture and more!
Your soul appears familiar to me
Like a temple bell 🔔 ringing inside my soul. A cat’s warm paw as it stretches in the sun. 🐈 A shiver of cool breeze after a long hot day 😎 The cadence of your voice a long ago song The wideness of the world no longer a threat When you came closer I feltContinue reading “Your soul appears familiar to me”
Wild Woman Quote: Show Your Soul
“One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul.”
Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Women Who Run with the Wolves.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes. Women Who Run with the Wolves.
