A baby sock. A baby bottle nipple. Poker chips. A domino. A yellow “Sorry” piece. Dice. A container of red glitter. Marbles. Broken glass. Even when I thought the area around the convent was cleaned up, I would find another piece of broken glass. And another marble. One made me fear for bare feet and … Continue reading Lead, Ohio Part 9
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Squaring the Circle, Ohio Part 5
First weeks of June. 85-100 degrees. 99% humidity. The latest from our Ohio project. If you were to create a square out of the land and three buildings in our project, until a few weeks ago, you would have seen a fourth structure in the northwest quadrant. A house overcome with weeds climbing into windows, … Continue reading Squaring the Circle, Ohio Part 5
A New Season, Ohio Part 3
Broken glass. So much broken glass. Wet basement. Leaking roof. Piles of lumber to de-nail and repurpose. Piles of brick. Dumpster after dumpster after dumpster. And yet. In spite of my lack of diligence, grass has seeded and is growing in place of much of the massive former church parking lot. Pathways are re-bricked. The … Continue reading A New Season, Ohio Part 3
Where I End & She Begins 