Marianne's Three Favorite Things: November

"Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude."

—A.A. MILNE

Some of our best lessons came early in life.

Happy Thanksgiving!

COULD YOU SPEND THREE HOURS LOOKING AT JUST ONE WORK OF ART?

That’s an assignment a Harvard professor gives her students. Would you try it? If so, what artwork would you choose?

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Botany:

A PRISON GUARD CREATES A PLACE OF RESPITE

What started as a patch of concrete outside the unit has turned into a 4,000-square-foot garden, offering respite to dying patients and those caring for them.

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Design:

Francesca DiMattio

“If you walk into Francesca’s place in the city, she’s broken every convention."

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