If someone in outer space were to cast their view away from the vast, stary tapestry of the cosmos, and back to our home – Earth – they would see a bright blue-green orb hanging in contrast with the black void surrounding it. Our beautiful, blue planet looks that way because it’s mostly water. The…
In our last discussion, we explored the four quiet miracles of water. These were the molecular quirks that allow it to sustain life across the planet. Water dissolves nutrients, stabilizes climate, floats as ice to protect underwater ecosystems, and climbs through plants to carry life upward from soil to sky. Those properties are so generous…
The My Story Community Exhibition brought our community to life through creativity, connection, and shared experience. With over 30 participants, from ages 6 to 70, stories unfolded through art, writing, and personal expression, each one reflecting a unique connection to the land, water, and place we call home. More than just an exhibition, My Story…
The Medieval Era / The Late Age Of Enlightenment Father Edmund closed the doors of the abbey and made the walk through the old, twisted oaks to the millhouse he helped build so long ago, when he was first ordained. It was so long ago, he mused, but even as an old man now, he still…
Rivers Of Civilization The Rise of Empires The ceremony brought thousands to the new fountain built just blocks from the home of Gaius Fabius Scaeva. The owner of the dye works, where he worked, was there too. Lucius Cornelius was not only his boss, but was also his former commander in the Second Samnite War….
Where Does Water Come From? Have you ever thought where water comes from? I don’t mean your glass, a water bottle, or even the tap. I mean, where did it come from? Maybe we can also consider, when. Let’s look back in time – a long, long time ago, to the time of an early…