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Chris La Tray's avatar

First, I love the aspen grove photograph. It reminds me of the grove behind the Métis cemetery we visited in Teton Canyon up above Choteau.

In that Movement Matters book I mentioned a few weeks ago, that I know you have now too, she talks specifically about this kind of thing, and even uses berry picking as an example. All these movements – the picking, the harvesting, the shucking and shelling, the cleaning, the preparing – comprise various series of movements that used to be part of our non-sedentary lives that we have drifted away from, and to our detriment. Movement of any meaningful, purposeful nature stimulates the brain, doesn't it? Then there are the people who describe their desire to "do something with their hands" for work as opposed to just mouse clicks and finger taps. I know I feel that! I think it's a lack many of us feel maybe without even being able to articulate it.

Additionally, this book that I indulged myself in ordering a couple weeks ago arrived in the mail earlier this week. It's gorgeous.

https://lostartpress.com/collections/books/products/the-handcrafted-life-of-dick-proenneke

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Tait Sougstad's avatar

"They write, too, and occasionally play music. I forget that sometimes."

Last night, I stumbled across some files on my computer that I had managed to recover from a dead hard drive years ago and never reviewed or organized. Found some audio doodles and composition sketch recordings I had made with much fear and self-loathing. Thought to myself, "Wow, I used to do that. And, it actually sounds pretty good."

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