Braid Mission
Blog
Rebecca Edwards
Behind the Scenes
When I learned how to cross-stitch many years ago, I was told that the back side of a canvas should look almost as beautiful as the front...
Taking Care
Last weekend my husband and I took in four foster kittens at our house. It has been almost six months now since our old, beloved cats both...
The Hard Work of Hatching
This week I got to see a baby bird hatching out of an egg for the first time, thanks to a video a friend posted on Instagram....
Finding Beauty in Data
Over the past several weeks, I have been spending a lot of time working on the less glamorous aspects of Braid. Braid has grown enough that we...
Louder Than Words
I spent most of last week in almost complete silence. I was on retreat for five days at New Calmaldoli Hermitage, just south of Big Sur. In...
Learning From Worms
This summer I fulfilled one of my long-time life ambitions of becoming a worm farmer. I started modestly, with a plastic tub in the basement, some newspaper,...
Remembering Peg
This week we have been deeply saddened to learn of the recent death of one of our mentors, Peg Van Loo. Peg had stepped away from active...
Love and Loss
As you know, today is Valentine’s Day. In the Christian calendar, it is also Ash Wednesday. This is the first day of Lent, which is a season...
Taking The Risk
This week I have been thinking a lot about research, reward, and risk. On Monday, Chris and I had lunch with our good friend Tom, who is...
Feeding and Being Fed
At my house we recently discovered the TV show “Worst Cooks in America.” The show is in its twelfth season, so we are pretty late to the...