Posted in What's goin' on on Oct 28th, 2008 No Comments »
I got very nostalgic at Saturday’s farmer’s market — last of the season — and so I took some [really poor-quality] film footage. I didn’t mean to take such a close-up of Earth Elements Farm’s Matthew B., but it happened that way in the end and now his dreamy blue eyes are documented for posterity. [...]
Posted in What's goin' on on Jun 22nd, 2008 1 Comment »
Here are pictures that tell the story of a week: a finished quilt, a new-and-improved bottle tree, and a visit from Liam. The quilt got to Dad in time for Father’s Day; the bottle tree is withstanding the Oklahoma wind (although I sacrificed a Trader Joe’s tote to Aeolus oklahomus last week), and Liam [...]
Posted in British History, History of Science, Reflections, What's goin' on on Oct 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Lots of people keep asking me, about Robert Owen: Why did he fail? Why did partners pull out of New Lanark? Why was money lost at New Harmony? The answers to the questions are complicated, but one tack I’ve taken from the beginning is to ask whether or not these ventures actually ended in failure.
When [...]
