By Bronwyn Brown Hidden deep within the Kii Peninsula of Japan lies a series of ancient pilgrim paths known collectively as the Kumano Kodo, or the Kumano Old Road. These mountain paths date back to the tenth century and link the cities of Kyoto, Osaka, Tanabe, and Wakayama to three sacred shrines. In 2004 the Kumano Kodo was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site -- … [Read more...] about The Spiritual and the Spectacular — a Pilgrimage in Japan
Volume 7, Issue #7 - July 2014
In the Land of Nye
By Scott William Elliott On the creaky second floor there are fewer writings and etchings than on the first floor, but they are still clustered in certain places where the plaster has not broken off from the old wood. Many of the names were written over a hundred years ago. However, at the base of a grandiose door frame, carved rather haphazardly in bold letters, an etching … [Read more...] about In the Land of Nye
Italian Culinary Heaven in Boise, Idaho
By Paula Wheeler ITWPA Member The sign on the side of the brick building of Cucina Di Paolo said it all: “His Talent -- My Mouth.” Customer after customer came in to pick up their orders, as the restaurant’s devoted clients know not to count on a seat in this three-table and six-chair-counter establishment. Mary Jean Wegner, known as “the mouth” of the duo, greeted each … [Read more...] about Italian Culinary Heaven in Boise, Idaho
From Earth to Earthenware, a Visit with a Tohono O’odham Potter in the Sonoran Desert
By David Beres I am in Arizona on the western side of the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation about 15 miles from my home on the reservation on State Route 86, searching for the junction of Route 24 (State Route 86, Mile Marker 65) which will take me to the village of Hickiwan. This village of several hundred people is one of more than a dozen that dot the 2.5 million acre … [Read more...] about From Earth to Earthenware, a Visit with a Tohono O’odham Potter in the Sonoran Desert
Shangri La: World-Class Sanctuary in a Small Texas Town
By Jessica Pickett ITWPA Member Lazily strolling along, I was listening to the sound of my own steps crunching on the pebble-strewn path and stopping every so often to rest in a patch of shade that dappled the walkway before me. Watching the comings and goings of the bees flitting from one bloom to the next, inhaling the sweet smell of lilies and honeysuckle heavy in the … [Read more...] about Shangri La: World-Class Sanctuary in a Small Texas Town