Growing and Writing and Fruit.
This week we’re tilling and planting and digging and getting dirt-covered. We’re smelling fresh rain and marveling at shoots springing up everywhere. With soil in my gloved fingers, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking. I’ve been considering Fruit. Fruit on a vine, fruit plants in bunches lined in soil…
Gender-Phobia and Toys
Hi, I’m a girl’s toy. People get annoyed with me, saying I encourage all things ‘feminine’ – playing with dolls, inventing cute social situations, dressing up, and of course, just enjoying the act of admiring how ‘pretty’ I am. Hi, I’m a boy’s toy. People get annoyed with me, saying I…
Have Yourself an Ethical Little Christmas
I deeply admire some families who choose to not give gifts at all when Christmas rolls around. I think it is an incredibly real and sacrificial way to preserve what Christmas is truly about. As for our family – we do exchange gifts, but we do it carefully. And…