Thoreau Society Book Review Paddlin’ with Thoreau…
Smrz, Mary Anne, Paddlin’ with Thoreau: Reflections from the Red Kayak, Monee, IL: Mary Anne Smrz, 2023, 314 pp. Softcover. […]
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Mum’s the Word Review by Wisconsin Writer’s Association
Review of Mum’s the Word by Mary Anne Smrz and Other Writers Thu, February 19,2026 2:25pm Title: Mum’s the Word
Red Kayak – Preserve Your Authentic Course
Henry David Thoreau, a three-hour, three-part documentary produced by Ken Burns and Don Henley, premiered on PBS on March 30th
The Ear of the Heart
“The heart is forever inexperienced.” -Henry David Thoreau, Walden This past Christmas, 2025, my mom was all about making
Where the Magic Begins…
“We need the tonic of wildness…we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely
Joy to the World, December 25th
This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY “The earth I tread on is not a dead inert
Joy in the Setting Sun, December 23rd
“The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man’s abode.” -Henry
Joy in the Rising Sun, December 21st
“Only that day dawns to which we are awake. There is more day to dawn. The sun is but a
Love is Everywhere, December 19th
“Of what significance the light of day, if it is not the reflection of an inward dawn? To what purpose
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Love is on the Water, December 17th
“Between whom there is hearty truth there is love.” -Henry David Thoreau, Thoreau and the Art of Life, posthumously These