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...
