If you can impact your immediate environment enough to make a small, motivating change, you can create that power in your own life. The power of now. The power of the positive. The power of finding purpose. What if the ‘something’ you do is so much greater than cleaning a bathroom?
For 30 years, Madagascar’s vanilla farmers earned just a small amount of money, and many ended up leaving the business. But even with fewer producers, the price of natural vanilla stayed low. It was not until public tastes started shifting to all things natural that farmers’ fortunes ...
So this music (Doc, Earl, Merle, Chet, Bill) has always felt like home to me, because in my small way I participated in it. About 5 years ago, I found a number of acetates my grandfather made in the 1940s and 50s. The lacquer was peeling off and many were unplayable. On them ...
Timber is a big industry in Oregon. Logging operations are interspersed with small farms along our gravel road. Douglas Fir trees grow very rapidly in this climate. Six to ten years after planting, they can be harvested as Christmas trees. In 40 to 50 years, they can grow to be 70 feet...
There’s nothing more nostalgic than bringing a live evergreen tree into your home for the holidays. Let’s talk about the different types of live Christmas trees and how to care for them to ensure a holly jolly season for you and your family and friends
Although the solar eclipse and the northern lights were significant events, awe can be found every day, in the small things. In fact,science showsthat taking a moment each day to seek out awe has long-term, positive effects on your health and wellness. Here are a few tips for finding mo...
Work pulls me onto trains, lately. Seat upon seat, row upon row, the windows looking out onto the same dark green trees and slate gray ocean that I've grown to associate with my own failure to find colour and light. These trips, short and small as they are, would have been special,...
Lastly, I would like to make a small declaration. For 20 years I have been asked 'what kind of music do you make?', and to be honest. I've never had a good answer. When I began playing seriously in 1985, there was no such thing as 'alternative music'. It was known then as '...
“Bring your fat wife and your beat-up kid. Don’t be embarrassed if your head’s a little small.” The telephone was full of music and shouting. Elliot held it away from his ear. “Good work,” Grace said to him when he had replaced the receiver. “I hope he comes,” Elliot ...
“It is a very special island,” she says. “We have a vibrant, beautiful and harmonious community in such a small, isolated place.” Ad Feedback Former Christmas Island resident Sook Yee Lai goes for a dive in Flying Fish Cove.