by Lise Funderburg | Sep 7, 2017 | Lay of the land, Word Up
Since I’m already inundating my 7 Instagram followers and 37 closest fb friends with this latest obsession, I figured: why not go platform-wide? Here’s the deal: What started off as a quality-time project with the grand and a couple of mason jars is now...
by Lise Funderburg | Mar 22, 2016 | Anthologies, Essays, Lay of the land, Uncategorized, Word Up
I haven’t looked at this essay in years, but after getting word today that it’s going to be recycled in an Oprahworld anthology (O’S LITTLE BOOK OF STARTING OVER, ETA October 2016), I thought I’d take a look. Still one of my favs. Looking Out for #2...
by Lise Funderburg | Nov 4, 2015 | Lay of the land, Uncategorized, Word Up
Today I got called a “filthy jew.” This is not the first time it has happened, and in keeping with past instances, it appeared on the Internet and from an unnamed source: this one used the moniker “moremane.” In fact, today’s slander was a two-fer, in which I was...
by Lise Funderburg | Apr 15, 2013 | Lay of the land, Talent, Word Up
Last week, I blogged for The 6th Floor, which is the behind-the-scenes jawn of The New York Times Magazine. As a spin-out from their recent Key section on outdoor living (see it here, I talked to landscape designers and architects about movies that had inspired them....
by Lise Funderburg | Feb 29, 2012 | Lay of the land
Here’s the link to a well-produced (if occasionally chilling) documentary from Singapore about how elephants are used in Thailand’s tourism industry, and how the seemingly benign roles they play (as painters, ride-givers, street beggars, etc.) often entail...
by Lise Funderburg | May 8, 2011 | Lay of the land, THRIFT
7th quasi-annual Divide & Conquer Driveway Plant Sale Saturday, May 14 9:00 AM—noon 515 W. Carpenter Lane Phila., PA 19119 More than 700 plants! Perennials, re-seeders, and select herbs dug up from one two Mt. Airy gardens and lovingly offered at rockbottom...
