Fungi Grow by Maria Gianferrari
I am not even a fan of fungi (though occasionally I do like a little on a pizza with “a lot” on it) and think this is one of the best books I have read on the subject of fungi. At first, I was thinking, “wait, fungi? How dull.” And yet I just said I have read other books on the subject. Sure, but none were “guidebooks” (which this book looked like at first) but books where fungi was in the story or the graphic novel series […]
Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness by Maria Gianferrari
I really dislike the word, mindfulness. It has taken on a pretentious air of “being better than you.” A feeling of, “I practice mindfulness and you don’t.” However, I went at Being a Dog: A Tail of Mindfulness with an open mind. Okay, big groan to “tail” verses “tale” but I was able to forgive that with the “yellow snow comment.” (Oh, come on! Unless you are new to my reviews you know I have the humor of a ten-year-old!) The book seems terribly simple. […]
