Category Archives: Culture

Koselig: Not Just for Christmas #TBT

Posted on January 12, 2017 by lettersfromheartscontent

Well, this goes down as the winter I discovered koselig, a name both for something I already experience and for something I want to cultivate. In December I read a range of articles on koselig (and its sister hygge) to … Continue reading →

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The Art of Conversation at the Thanksgiving Table

Posted on November 22, 2013 by lettersfromheartscontent

Classical Conversations just republished an article of mine on Throwback Thursday, that widely popular gift to harried editors.  They get a reprieve from chasing down temperamental writers one day a week, and good articles get another airing. A few years … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on “A Snowy Evening”

Posted on November 17, 2013 by lettersfromheartscontent

Rain falls on the tin roof outside my office window. No snow tonight; it isn’t even in the forecast for the week. Nevertheless, I am thinking of snow, as I have been reading Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a … Continue reading →

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The Open Bridge

Posted on February 3, 2013 by lettersfromheartscontent

It is cold outside. In fact, the forecast for this week is for highs and lows all below freezing.  While it was around 25 degrees this afternoon, I took my bike out for a short ride because, like nearly every … Continue reading →

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A Mother Wonders About Philosophy

Posted on March 5, 2012 by lettersfromheartscontent

“The only thing we require to be good philosophers is the faculty of wonder.”    Jostein Gaarder in Sophie’s World When I read this statement in Sophie’s World, my son’s Challenge I philosophy textbook for spring semester, I heard echoes of … Continue reading →

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Working on a Bridge

Posted on October 17, 2011 by lettersfromheartscontent

Did you see the covered bridge that went downstream when hurricane Irene slammed Vermont? The Bartonsville covered bridge used to stand a mile downstream from where I live. Every Tuesday on our way to Classical Conversations we would drive through … Continue reading →

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