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It’s Been While Since We Talked About Death

It’s Been While Since We Talked About Death

A long time ago, I wrote a post about death. Then I wrote one about Swedish death cleaning. And surely you’ve noticed in recent days a lot of talk about death in my writing about Palestine. Today we’re going to kind of veer in a different direction, but like everything in life, it’s still all connected.

The Great Hunger

The Great Hunger

A while ago, I saw a video where Irishman Tadhg Hickey challenged Irish Americans. He educated us on the history of The Great Famine. He said in Ireland, they call it The Great Hunger, because the food shortage was not because of a lack of food. It was because the British Empire, Ireland’s colonizer, was exporting all the food and leaving the Irish with fields full of rotten potatoes.

Come With Me

Come With Me

I’ve read another book I want to recommend, called Wild Thorns, by Sahar Khalifeh, translated by Trevor LeGassick and Elizabeth Fernea. First, I wanted to share a little about the background of the collection it is a part of, and some info about the author. I found the context really interesting.

Disintegration

Disintegration

Not sure where to start, because I have a lot on my mind, but maybe we could start with a good book?

Bringing Indigenous Voices to Homeschool

Bringing Indigenous Voices to Homeschool

I give the following books the highest praise my home can offer – both my kids and I loved each story.