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Archive | October, 2016
Pumpkin Stars!!! (Happy Halloween from Improvised Life)
Instant Costumes for Uncertain Halloween Parties
Halloween Inspiration from Merce Cunningham +
Sublime (and Easy): Seven Hour “Spoon” Lamb
Sound Bath: Short-Cut for Meditation-Like Effects
3-Star Chef Massimo Bottura: ‘Leave a Free Space for Poetry’
Morph Your Ancient Laptop (even Macs) into a ChromeBook
Work Wherever, However You Need
‘The Silent Friends’: An Ode to Trees
Salt-Roasted New Potatoes with Crème Fraïche and Cracked Coriander
Hidden Wonders in ‘Dullness’
Why You Should Do Whatever You Want to Your Hair (Mira Keras + Solonge)
Clever Textile Ideas to DIY from a Restored Tuscan Convent
Meditation 101: Failure is Actually Success
Leaping in Poetry, Art and Life (Robert Bly + Maria Robledo)
Never-Fail Roasted Fish + Five Quick Sauces
Annals of Healing: 30 Ways NOT to Say ‘Pussy’ + Tweeting REAL
DIY or Buy: Kitchen Knife Holder
Repair Strategy: Fierce Intention
John Cage’s Transformative “Question of Taste”
The ‘Ah’ of Seeing (H is for Hawk)
Kitchen Gold: Red Wine Essence
A Few Tools for Getting Unstuck + Amy Friend
Useful Analog Method for Visualizing Designs + Patterns
Leap (William Wegman) with Haiku
Artful DIY Minimalist Aprons
Johanna Under the Ice: With One Breath, We Are Part of It
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