Tag Archives: CIFOR

Ode to Cups

One of life’s pleasures is the daily process of choosing a cup from which to enjoy my morning coffee.  I am now at my mother’s house in Portland, Oregon.  She shares this enjoyment and is surely a prime source thereof:  … Continue reading

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Working with One Hand Tied Behind Your Back

We have all heard, perhaps, the Chinese notion that ‘women hold up half the sky’; but I had not heard the analogy comparing current development practice with ‘working with one hand tied behind your back’.  Andy White, of the Rights … Continue reading

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Springtime and other ruminations

I lie in my Peruvian hammock (obtained in 1983 and speckled with mold from years of disuse), gazing up at the blue, puffy-white-cloud-studded sky. I see the black angles and curves of the tree branches silhouetted against this sky, reminding … Continue reading

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Advertising my fun book about Borneo

A few years ago, my husband and I wanted to try out one of the ‘print on demand’ publishing arrangements, so, with a little help from the Center for International Forestry Research, we tried out lulu.com, and published a book … Continue reading

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