carapace (noun) A thick, hard shell made of bone or chitin found on animals such as turtles, crabs, and armadillos. To survive + more
carapace (noun) A thick, hard shell made of bone or chitin found on animals such as turtles, crabs, and armadillos. To survive + more
shizukasa ya iwa ni shimiiru semi no koe the stillness— soaking into stones cicada’s cry Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) From The + more
The passing of Muhammad Ali reminded me not only of watching some of his great boxing matches as a kid + more
Twice this past weekend, I was asked who I was going to vote for in the upcoming presidential election. Both of my + more
Big news here at helveticka world headquarters: a MacGyver revival is in development. The setup from CBS Studios is almost + more
If any of our readers out there feel compelled to compensate me for all the work I do to deliver fresh, + more
… nah, I love quilting. I grew up quilting and sewing and surrounded by beautiful quilts and fabrics. I also + more
So the missus and I went on a date last Saturday morning. (Actually, it wasn’t really a “date,” since we’re + more
The kind of weather we’re enjoying right now elicits different responses from different people: some get dirty in their gardens, + more
April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with + more
Franco Zeffirelli is one of Leonardo da Vinci’s descendants. (Well…sort of.) Dame Carol Ann Duffy (no, you’re thinking of Carol Anne—I’m + more
It’s the classic David-and-Goliath story: The widow Yolanda Signorelli von Braunhut, “isolated, cash-starved, often without electricity or running water on a palatial + more
Though I have mixed feelings about the colorization of black and white photographs, I have to admit that this time lapse + more