Wisdom of Audrey Sutherland

A bit more of the wisdom from Audrey Sutherland's book previously mentioned worth sharing.

Selected things every kid ought to be able to do by age 16

• fix a meal
• splice a cord
• change a tire
• change a baby
• listen to an adult with empathy
• set work to be done and do it

What to do if you fall off a mountain

Roll onto your back: you dig in better with your heels than your hands, your vital parts are better protected, and you can see ahead where you are sliding. She adds, "sort of" to that last one. Makes sense.

Quotable quotes

"The ability to live in a variety of styles, city or country, with people or without, in different languages and cultures, with enthusiasm for the small luxuries, gives me a power over the future"