Author: Andrea Cordonier
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Mnemonic: A Book of Trees – Post 2 of 5
I believe that concentrating on specific details can often lead us to revelations about our lives and our history, coaxing or surprising us into unexpected truths. The American essayist Kathleen Norris said, “The ordinary activities I find most compatible with contemplation are walking, baking bread, and doing laundry.” Read more
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Mnemonic: A Book of Trees – Post 1 of 5
I also discovered that this was one possible way to write a memoir in which I could get everything in. Not just the personal details but the things that drew me to investigate, to research, to pair with my own sense of the world. Bits of song, notes about botany, musings about family history, moments… Read more
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Geocache: Piccola Casa Curiosa
Update: The Casa is now a geocache at www.geocaching.com (and getting great traffic!) ********** We’ve been calling this piece of interactive art-in-progress the GiveOneGetOneBox. But knowing firsthand how search engines perv up any title that might possibly have something to do with naked women and intercourse, I’ve officially changed the name. Call it what you will. For… Read more
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Eats Shoots and Frames
I couldn’t have ripped-off a better title for today’s piece. This week I sandwiched the framing of a friend’s bunkie between shooting the glories of summer on Waupoos Island, Prince Edward County. The county is a renowned foodie heaven, overflowing with traditional farming, artisanal food producers, cideries, vineyards and fine craft, all underpinned by the history… Read more
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The Invisible Man and His Dog
I hadn’t thought about him for years, the old man with the three-legged dog. That summer I laid interlock and dug beds in my front yard I saw him regularly. He always walked north to south, across the bridge towards the general store, and back again. I mentally catalogued the possibilities of where he might live… Read more
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The Photo Man
Mark Kologi has collected and sold literally millions of forgotten personal photos of complete strangers. Produced & Directed by Ben Kitnick Cinematography & Editing bySaxon Richardson Music byMarkus Rennemann Read more
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Mumford & Sons – Home
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Roundabout Paradise
I knew it couldn’t last. A profusion of gorgeous wildflowers in a roundabout is just too attractive to a municipal weed whacker. Read more
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In the Footsteps of Madeline in Paris
In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines, lived twelve little girls in two straight lines. Read more
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Lack
[pullquote]We live in complicated times. We seek, but we don’t necessarily find, the ultimate things we long to experience – contentment, joy, love, inner peace. Our lives are too often overloaded with demands: that we should be successful, rich, beautiful and famous; but this just adds to our inner stress and turmoil. The media constantly… Read more