Ways of Seeing
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Ways of Seeing: The Purple Gazebo
The Purple gazebo was built over one hundred years ago for an orphanage in Shelburne.
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Ways of Seeing: Considering the creemee
“A creemee evokes the whole experience, the sweltering summer weather, the cute stand, and an extra creamy treat with which simple soft serve could never compete.”
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Ways of Seeing: Reframing loss
“Death of a loved one does not have to mean total loss.”
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Ways of Seeing: Inch by Inch
Each time we help our neighbors, this lovely garden of democracy will indeed flourish.
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Ways of seeing: Togetherness in dance, song and silence
“I’m a group person. Not the exclusive kind of cliques that offer an empty status, but rather those that welcome and encourage.”
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Ways of Seeing: Other ideas are worth considering
In my courses, students explore important issues in the world and express their views on these pressing concerns. An important goal is to help them consider that their…
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Ways of Seeing: From plantations to prisons
Can we spend at least a little time each day “making our minds vast, like the sky” and envision a world where we hold life to be precious?
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Ways of Seeing: Fairytale Romania
Being in the small village of Arbore is like stepping into a fairyland.
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Ways of Seeing: Take a stand for your neighbors, no matter your views
Most people in my hometown weren’t particularly excited about diversity. But they didn’t want to live in a city ruled by fear and they realized that if one…
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Ways of Seeing: Causal fallacy: ‘Snow eggs’ and vaccines
Driving on Route 125 between Middlebury and Ripton, I see the snow eggs hanging onto the rocky face as I pass through the gorge.
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Ways of Seeing: No phone
Several times over the past couple of weeks I have been called a luddite — affectionately, I hope. I can’t deny it; I’m not a big fan of…
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Ways of Seeing: The soil tells a story
The next time you wonder just how a place turned into itself, look under your feet. It might matter more than you think.
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Ways of seeing: Spending $1B a day on war doesn’t balance
What might $1 billion a day purchase besides war?
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Real things bring up aromatic memories
When I was a child, my Romanian immigrant grandparents lived in a walkup apartment in the South Bronx, and I loved everything about it.
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Ways of Seeing: Musical Chairs teaches a scarcity mindset
The economic system we live under is one of ruthless competition. Everything is monetized, even the most basic necessities of life.
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Ways of Seeing: Bring it all back
The ’60s saw a revival of handcrafts in Vermont. Judging from the large audience attending the Middlebury College lecture, there must be a new revival of fiber arts…