by Margaret Philbrick | Apr 23, 2025 | Books, Community, Growing Life, Margaret's Musings
Back in my early Chicago days, I spent hours browsing the shelves of Aspidistra Bookshop on Clark Street. Within those creaky, wooden floors and miles of shelves I found my first collection of Ezra Pound and a gorgeous collection by the Russian poet, Yevtushenko. It...
by Margaret Philbrick | Apr 7, 2025 | Art, Community, Margaret's Musings
The first time I landed a single salchow without falling I felt like I was ready for the victory podium. My little life of ice skating had ascended into the air. I was no longer mortal, bound by gravity. Last week that feeling came back to me while watching the World...
by Margaret Philbrick | Mar 28, 2025 | Art, Culture, Margaret's Musings
YAY! Isn’t celebrating the piano on Saturday, March 29th better than celebrating National Pita Day? Both of these are new “named days,” but Piano Day is world-wide and the esteemed Pita Day is only national so we are going to focus on Worldwide Piano...
by Margaret Philbrick | Jan 9, 2025 | Art, Community, Faith, Margaret's Musings
The Geneva Grotto: A story of revival How a dedicated team of volunteers turned back time for a cherished local landmark in my childhood backyard. Margaret Philbrick December 20, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Welcome to Tri-Cities Central, a twice-weekly...
by Margaret Philbrick | Oct 13, 2024 | Margaret's Musings
This coming Tuesday I’m leading a workshop for “gifted” writing students in WI. I’ve done this before, in the Rohr Forest among other gorgeous places and it is a joy to work with students who are motivated learners and writers. The problem with these sessions is that...
by Margaret Philbrick | Apr 29, 2024 | Culture, Margaret's Musings
It’s January 9, 2007. Our youngest son is skateboarding with a friend in our basement because the driveway is covered in snow. Our 13 year old daughter is in ballet class working on her pirouettes with bun head girls who will become her lifelong friends. Our high...
