Friday, April 1, 2011

We've moved!

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As of Friday, April 1, Free Range: Food, Nature, Place, and More has relocated to the brand-new Madroño Ranch website . We hope you’ll make...
Friday, March 25, 2011

Tragic waste: some thoughts on the s-word

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Watching the bats from the kitchen stoop at Madroño Ranch the other morning was a little like watching my own thoughts. They swooped in an...
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Friday, March 18, 2011

March Madness: mountain laurels, plastic ducks, and 'roid rage

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I apologize in advance if this post seems unusually grumpy; I’ve been in a lousy mood all week. The arrival of spring in Central Texas alw...
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Friday, March 11, 2011

Lenten reflections: dead trees, bafflement, and submission

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Fittingly, this Ash Wednesday began with a vigorous north wind, the kind that knocks dead branches out of trees and can make you a little ...
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Friday, March 4, 2011

Maps and mobility: living in, not on, the land

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I was surprised, while reading Rebecca Solnit’s fascinating Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas , to realize that I probably know substa...
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Friday, February 25, 2011

"If you got a field that don't yield": writer's block and the language of community

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One of the many notable gatherings Martin and I participated in this past weekend was the opening of my sister Isa Catto Shaw ’s show at t...
Friday, February 18, 2011

These boots were made for blogging

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Cowboy boots are on my mind today. And (heh) on my feet. Of course cowboy boots come with so much symbolic weight it’s a wonder I can ev...
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