German in cursive During the Special Gathering in July 2021, Anna offered a workshop on “Crafting with Nature Materials”. She first gave us an introduction to the idea: The limitation was to only use nature materials, so that our work can be reintegrated to nature, so glue or tape are not allowed. Choice of technique … More Crafting with nature materials
On the workfree Easter weekend the Willy&Penn team asked you to send us some pictures of how you are spending the time this year; maybe adding some sentences. Today we publish this impression, giving a glimpse into our lives. A cup of tea in the garden and long walks on the beach. Celine, France Some … More Pictures of Easter
I found myself reflecting on the way in which music acts as a restorative for me. I listened to the Brandenburg Concertos again and was aware of the stimulation to my own central nervous system. But then I noted that Frank Sinatra singing ‘New York, New York’, or Shirley Bassey singing ‘Don’t cry for me … More A Quaker playlist
German and Italian below Today, we are sharing two texts in three languages, written by two different generations of Quakers responding to the same writing prompt: The texts are in response to the request of Chiara, the director of the “Italia per passione” Italian language school who asked her students (including our guest author Dan): … More Little notes of happiness – Kleine Glücksnotizen
Today we publish a picture that hangs in a living room in Berlin. … More Art in the Living room │ Kunst im Wohnzimmer
By/door George Thurley Spring naar de Nederlandse vertaling I wrote the below on the train speeding northwards out of Brussels on Sunday afternoon after our last Annual meeting in Quaker House (Nov 2019). Although I was tired from the intense weekend, and communal sleeping arrangements, I felt extremely upheld and wanted to write it down. … More Post-gathering gratitude | Dankbaarheid na het samenkomen
I would like to talk about my experience with the regular practice of epilogue today, and start a conversation about how we, as young and busy people, can make space in our daily lifes for quiet contemplation and expectant waiting. … More The Practice of Epilogue
Today we publish the second part of the pictures and texts you sent to us made during the Willy&Penn workshop at our Special gathering 2020. … More Objects that meant something to us during lockdown │ Part II
Today we publish the first part of the pictures and texts you sent to us made during the Willy&Penn workshop at our Special gathering 2020. … More Objects that meant something to us during lockdown │ Part I
Door/by/von Lisette Nijboer English below, German even further down below We schrijven mei 2020, en we weten (net als altijd, eigenlijk) niet hoe we over vijf, tien of honderd jaar terug zullen kijken op deze tijd. Wat we wel weten, is dat het geschiedenis is. Het is een rare, unieke tijd en ik wil het … More We schrijven mei 2020 | We write May 2020 | Wir schreiben Mai 2020
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