Hosp❸rs L.Ė.gacy Library

02/13/2017

Happy 92nd!

http://www.npr.org/2014/02/22/280761847/celebrating-winnie-the-poohs-90th-with-a-rare-recording-and-some-hunny

A.A. Milne's beloved bear made his first appearance in a short poem titled "Teddy Bear" which was published in Punch magazine on Feb. 13, 1924. We'll listen back to a 1929 recording of Milne.

01/14/2017

Garfield dives deep in this powerful, vulnerable interview, recounting to Busse his spiritual journey leading up to his recent work.

Busse writes:
"The possibility of love, or its impossibility, paralyzes us. But the personification of love, the vulnerable, wounded, beaten love that I saw in the heart of Andrew Garfield, the personification of love that he experienced as a midwife to Mary, the love he guards in his “hidden life,” the love that lives in his longing to be seen deeply and appreciated fully, the falling in love that he continues to struggle with in his own relationships to God and others—that personification of love is what redeems us all in the end. If the impossibility of love leaves us longing, it is in the personification of love that we will find our satisfaction. It is in the personification of love where we will discover our enoughness."

What do you think? Is the im/possibility of love a paralysis? How do you understand the corporeal force of unconditional love?

“There were so many things in the Exercises that changed me and transformed me, that showed me who I was...and where I believe God wants me to be.”

01/03/2017

A while ago, our page shared Prince Ea's video "You Are Not Depressed" video (original in comments); at the time, we focused on the idea of hardship's separation from personhood. But Boyinaband makes a couple points against the video (and Prince Ea's content in general) and its poor research and over-generalization of mental health conditions.

What do you think? Does inspiration ever have a reason to stray from information?

12/09/2016

Current NWC students, bust out your words! And also your art! Submit to every category, if you can! This is the only context in which submit means dominate! Click below to end the abuse of innocent exclamation marks!
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11/26/2016

Anybody get fancy for Thanksgiving? Here's an idea for our bakers and yarn-workers for a crafty occasion. What's your favorite thing to make during the holidays (food, decoration, etcetera . . .)?

...en inspiration struck: why not put egg whites in the Misto? Voila! Fancy sugar sprinkles and some foil to prevent browning, and it came out perfectly, even holding up over night without collapsing, as apple pies...

11/05/2016

It's always intriguing to take a look back at one's own writing, and of course facebook's "On This Day" feed wants you to relive all those missives. Here's a piece looking both back and forward from our own Caitlin Porter, class of '16.

What inspires you about your own personal past, whether in word or memory?

Tonight found me looking back at old blogs and blog posts I've written over the last several years which was sort of a journey for me. I wa...

11/04/2016

Happy belated Elevenses to all you hobbit-minded folk! For those who took a mind to celebrate, you should share your best pics in the comments . . .

10/18/2016

An oldie but a goodie. What shapes your empathy? Ignites your imagination? Frees your daydreams? Tell your story in the comments!

A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens

10/15/2016

Anybody need a late night snack?

When the culinary intelligentsia and critics catalog the myriad culinary wonders produced by the American dessert-masters known as the Pennsylvania Dutch, the country fair-nosh known as “kettle corn” is consistently ignored. And that’s messed up because the idea of popping corn in a sugar syrup, whi...

09/08/2016

For elevenses, this should happen directly after the Virginia Reel, except with mushrooms and apples and pumpkins.

08/26/2016

This tempting discussion continues with some historical background on the sweet.

Austerity during WWII was hardly the time for pounds of exotic candy. Yet The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe prominently features Turkish delight.

08/22/2016

It's hard to remember, sometimes, that our worst moments--the parts of us which seem to hang heaviest on our shoulders--are not, after all, what define us. Even when our skies seem permanently affected by the weather, we are not the weather; we are the sky. As you move into another year of intentional community, remember that your friends have chosen you just as God chose you: not in spite of who you are, but BECAUSE of who you are.