Full of observations, reflections on our place in and as part of the natural world. A delightful reminiscence of a year spent building a cabin while writing with Thoreau's words as prompts.

"Wonder, and the reverence it brings, is the best part of human nature." ...more

This book was a lot funnier than I expected it to be, and also more spiritual. It's not just about finding a place in the woods in order to be reflective: it's about the balance between that space away and the space immersed in the everyday, the bustle, the technologies and demands of modern life. ...more

I loved this book. I really liked the funny storis and especially like the many references to Henry David Thoreau. ...more

Great book, definitely worth reading for anyone who likes or even tolerates Thoreau and lives in suburbia like me. ...more

Not quite the book I was expecting, but I enjoyed the essays. A short book (197 pages)

The author, a community college English professor, writes of stories of his year (actually, several years condensed into one for purposes of the book) tying his time alone at his cabin in Southwestern Michigan with ...more