Monthly Archives: July 2013
Power and Virtue
Raphael’s Picture of Castiglione What gives “The Book of the Courtier” its unique place in literature is … how pertinent so many of its pages seem in our day…. The right relation of virtue to power will always be … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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New Strategy
This is what the road over the four-foot-diameter culvert looked like when Orlando and Ron finished Sunday afternoon: And this is the picture Beate sent Monday morning: It could be worse. The road is still passable. If we had … Continue reading
Posted in Life As a Shared Adventure
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If At First You Don’t Succeed….
We were lucky with the weather this week — there was no more rain damage after last Sunday. So yesterday they uncovered the culverts that had been reburied: They cleaned the culverts that had been plugged: … Continue reading
Posted in Following the Path
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The Power of Art
As I walked through the exhibition I suddenly saw, from perhaps 15 feet, a painting I had never seen and did not recognize. It was a large oil painting, perhaps six feet wide, but I was not thinking about … Continue reading
Posted in Lifelong Learning
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More Roadwork
It was raining heavily when Andy came down Friday afternoon, so there was a lot to do on the road yesterday. He had already arranged for Orlando and Ron to work on the road this … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully, Taking Risks
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Just Listening vs Sharing
Does this video resonate with you at all? It made me laugh out loud — I assume because I’ve done my share of listening in my life. Sometimes it has helped people with problems, and sometimes it has simply … Continue reading
Posted in Life As a Shared Adventure
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Roadwork
Thursday evening we had our last dinner together up on the land, and we enjoyed watching the rain from inside the cozy living room. On the way down Andy looked at all the culverts along the road to be sure … Continue reading
Posted in Change
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Good Visit
Kaitlin, Torben, Sammy, and Montana came Monday evening. They’ve been staying up on the land, and we’ve been having a good time. Here are a few pictures: They will leave tomorrow morning. In the meantime Happy Fourth of July … Continue reading
Posted in Living Fully
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