“The mind craves ease; it encourages the senses to recognize symbols, to gloss. It makes maps of our kitchen drawers and neighborhood streets … We need habit to get through a day, to get to work, to feed our children. But habit is dangerous, too. The act of seeing can quickly become unconscious and automatic [...]
This fall marks the 15th season of the library’s Contemporary Book Discussion Group. While some people have been with us since the beginning, we are happy to see new participants every year! Do you like to read and discuss? Would you like to discover good books that you would have never picked up on your own? [...]
You may have heard that the Endless Summer Hydrangea is the new official flower of Wheaton. When hydrangeas were introduced from Asia to England in the late 18th century, they caused a sensation because their flowers could change color from pink to blue. So I read in Andrea Wulf’s fascinating Brother Gardeners: Botany, Empire & [...]