Thanks so much for hanging out with me on Zoom! I had a great time talking to 100 or so of you on Tuesday. If you missed our virtual book launch party, here’s a link to the video replay. A lot of people wanted to hear more about the watercolor palette I put together for skin tones, so here it is:
I agree about adult field trips. My senior center offers them and my favorite was when we visited the county recycling center and the Resource Recovery Facility, which burns our trash to produce electricity. Not as beautiful as your pristine reservoir but I found it fascinating. I figure to be a good steward of the earth we need to know the complete life cycle of the products we use and the impact that they make. In both places, the technicians were dedicated and very willing to share their in depth knowledge.
Other field trips I have been on went to galleries, museums and battlefields. All good!
Patricia, that sounds like my kind of field trip! I used my first Covid-sequestered time in my kids’ bunk bed to take a deep dive on municipal recycling. Jennie Romer’s guide (illustrated by Christie Young) was an integral source text. Fascinating & motivating both to avoid things that go into the recycling stream in the first place and especially to avoid the temptation of ‘aspirational’ recycling. I gave the book for Christmas gifts! Downside is that now I’m the neighbor who gets uptight about seeing the wrong stuff in the green bins. 🥸🤓😇
Oh, gosh and for the sake of pete, you're *Amy Stewart*! The penny just dropped (took long enough). Thank you for the lovely and kind words; you make me blush. And I see that The Tree Collectors has just gone on sale. Congratulations! (It's amazing to me how in a mere seven months I've gone from knowing far too much about everything in the house to knowing, appropriately, nothing at all.)
Oh that Bull Run Watershed tour sounds great! Looks like tours run through October. Would be nice to do it as the leaves change.
It's amazing!
I agree about adult field trips. My senior center offers them and my favorite was when we visited the county recycling center and the Resource Recovery Facility, which burns our trash to produce electricity. Not as beautiful as your pristine reservoir but I found it fascinating. I figure to be a good steward of the earth we need to know the complete life cycle of the products we use and the impact that they make. In both places, the technicians were dedicated and very willing to share their in depth knowledge.
Other field trips I have been on went to galleries, museums and battlefields. All good!
I would totally go on a field trip to the county recycling center!
Patricia, that sounds like my kind of field trip! I used my first Covid-sequestered time in my kids’ bunk bed to take a deep dive on municipal recycling. Jennie Romer’s guide (illustrated by Christie Young) was an integral source text. Fascinating & motivating both to avoid things that go into the recycling stream in the first place and especially to avoid the temptation of ‘aspirational’ recycling. I gave the book for Christmas gifts! Downside is that now I’m the neighbor who gets uptight about seeing the wrong stuff in the green bins. 🥸🤓😇
Oh, gosh and for the sake of pete, you're *Amy Stewart*! The penny just dropped (took long enough). Thank you for the lovely and kind words; you make me blush. And I see that The Tree Collectors has just gone on sale. Congratulations! (It's amazing to me how in a mere seven months I've gone from knowing far too much about everything in the house to knowing, appropriately, nothing at all.)
Hahaha no worries! I think your newsletter is one of the best things on Substack, and I want everyone else to know that, too!
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Adult Field Trips - 100% yes!