Books/Reading: I'm trying to catch up on reviews on my other blog. I got so behind on reviewing in December and most of January, but I have been working to finish as many reviews possible and maybe be back on track in February.
Currently reading: At Home on an Unruly Planet by Madeline Ostrander-- nonfiction about the loss of "home" and what home means to us. The floods, hurricanes, and wildfires with which the world must now contend are more devastating and more frequent, and the stories of those who have lost everything (sometimes over and over) and how they face the aftermath of these catastrophes is a compelling and heartbreaking account that requires amazing resilience.
The truth that must be acknowledged is that even if we are not in those particular areas, we are all vulnerable to climate change and global warming--if not right now, we will be sooner than expected because it is happening faster than originally predicted. The book has some marvelous examples of the resilience of some communities, but the governments around the world and locally should be making preparations for the future.
Mail:
The last of January's outgoing mail.
Happy February! That sounds like a wonderful challenge and I wish you well with it. Your mail is always lovely.
ReplyDeleteHope your February is happy, too! Thanks, for the encouragement, I hope I'll send mail each of the days, but even if I don't, it is still a challenge I'm eager to try. :)
DeleteYour mail makes people happy. That is a noble and precious way to live. The world needs this so much now.
ReplyDeleteI hope my mail does make people happy; it makes me happy. I have fun both with the cartoons and with actually writing letters. Thanks, Debra!
DeleteI do my best not to show the subtitles in my face...!
ReplyDeleteIt is a struggle to keep my mouth shut, and my husband calls my subtitles "face crimes." I do try to control both, but it is frequently a losing battle!
DeleteAt Home on an Unruly Planet sounds fascinating. I watched a show on LPB about the Point-au-Chien people who broke off from the Houma tribe and who are seeking federal recognition as their own tribal entity, all in an effort to save their region in the Terrebonne Basin devastated by Hurricane Ida and suffering the worst land loss in the US due to climate change, oil company canals cut into the marshes, controlling the Mississippi River with current levee system, etc. All about the loss of "home."
ReplyDeleteAt Home on an Unruly Planet is excellent! I just finished this morning. The author focused on a few places, but not on the Louisiana coast. She mentions it several times, but I wish there had been more about the loss of home, economy, and tradition in our state. I will have to look up that documentary--what is happening on our coast means more climate refugees in the years to come. Thanks for recommending it, Teresa!
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