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Report From PIA – February 26
I walked The Dog about 6:30 this morning, and when we got down to the lake, I saw that the ice had disappeared. “Rapid progress is possible,” I thought. A message, from Spring to me.
This reminded me of the time in the 1980’s when I was in a spiritual study [...]
Report From PIA – January 26
One reason I love having a dog, is that dogs are always completely and totally present. When you’re putting down the bowl of chow, a dog doesn’t think about the time you forgot to feed him. When you go out, he’s not thinking about how long you’re staying out or [...]
Report From PIA – October 31
Years ago I worked first as a fiber artist, and then as a graphic artist. I was mildly successful at these pursuits, but the work wasn’t as consistent or as profitable as I wanted it to be. I spent a number of years wondering why the artwork that I enjoyed [...]
Report From PIA – September 20
Our brown turkey figs ripen in September. I pull the tree into the unheated garage once the foliage yellows in the fall, and drag it out again in April. This tree usually makes a first crop of figs in the early spring, and these drop off with the change from [...]