This is prime real estate: an area called Furmanowa in Zab, just at the base of the Tatra Mountains. It's worth an absolute fortune, but still the owner uses it to grow hay for his livestock.
Blog
Various ventures into Mr. Scott’s mind.
Music, Dance, and Culture
When ethnologist Cecil Sharp came to America during the First World War, he was established as an expert on the British folksong. Unable to support himself during the war (there was not much need...
Regret and Repetition
It's early June: my thoughts always turn to an arrival in Polska. I wrote this a few years ago, after our return from a summer visit. 1 "Never regret anything, because at the time, it was exactly...
Exploring with My Son and His Friends
"Childhood in one shot," as their mother said.
First Day Out 2019
What are we teachers doing while you kids are out enjoying your first day of summer? We're emptying our rooms, getting everything ready for custodians to remove from the room so they can eventually...
The Neighbor
Once, when we were exploring my mother's-in-law childhood home, the neighbor, like all good village Polish grandmas, kept an eye out.
Spring Break 2019 Day 1
When the day starts like this, it seems nothing can go wrong!
What Spring Promises
Pyzowka, Poland
A picture of an idyllic village in southern Poland.
North Carolina Morning
You Might Not Get This
Gershwin
I was out today taking my father to the doctor. No update, but here's something to brighten your weekend, kiddos.
Shopping
In Poland, when I lived there 20 years ago, there were no such things as malls -- at least, not as we in America think of them. Instead, they had (and still have in villages) pawilion handlowy -- a...
The Mountains
These are the Tatra Mountains, and this view is about ten minutes on foot from my wife's family home.
