I've been silent for a long time now, but things have not.
My job in Verona finished (I will post some of the prettiest pictures I took there another time), and I stopped for a while in Paris before moving to the States for a new job. I have not had a lot of time for crafting in that time, but hopefully will soon be able to start again!
So, I am now in a completely different place. Both in atmosphere and climate.
Birmingham, Alabama.
86°F (30°C) today, 48% humidity, a cool and dry day....
I will get around to posting pictures of the area, as some of the streets in the Highland area have some nices houses and the parks are pretty.
On another subject, I have read a very good book called "The spirit catches you and you fall down", written by Anne Fadiman and published in 1997. It is about the clash between Western medical culture and Hmong culture, and is centered on the story of one of its victim, a young girl.
This was a book that you have a hard time putting down. Very well written and both very intelligent and sensitive. Having worked in pediatrics, it felt very personnal and true. And being interested in anthropology, even more fascinating. I wish this book had been on the reading list for my 2d year at med-school....
Another book I will recommend, even though I am not finished yet, is Ursula Le Guin's rendition of Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching". It arrived in the post this week.
