Tag: essay

• SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM by Joan Didion

    SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM is the third Joan Didion book I’ve read in as many years. Her relatable voice holds its own unique place in journalism. I am awed at her use of language and her ability to beautifully sculpt a story out of seemingly ordinary beginnings. The title, taken from a Yeats poem, represents…

  Greta Sutherland

  January 9, 2020

  book reviews

  1960s, advice, book review, California, essay, feminism, Haight-Ashbury, hippies, humanity, inspiration, Joan Didion, journalism, Northern California, politics, relationships, San Francisco, writing

• Lessons from the Pretty Polka Dot Pink

  The Polka Dot Plant. (Hypoestes phyllostachya) As a general rule, I always suggest people do a quick google search about a plant before they buy it. That way you will know whether or not you can supply what the plant needs: proper lighting, space, etc. But of course occaaaaaaasionally, you just see a plant in…

  Greta Sutherland

  April 17, 2019

  everyday life, plants and gardening

  Christ’s return, comfort, Easter, enneagram, essay, faith, hope, houseplants, hypoestes, longevity, meditation, Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, photography, plant lady, present life, relationships