The Archies: 60 Peaks in 2011

One of my professors encouraged her blog readers to participate in the Archies, which looks at tangible matter from the past year before you delve into the next one. (This is my second year to celebrate Archies, but you can check out last year’s list by clicking here.) The presences on the list are not categorized as good or bad, but they were of import. In a way, they are they are the most visible ridges in the year’s vista. The Archies exclude constant presences such as the loved faces of family, friends, and Wayne Robin.

2011- a year thick with many things. It was my first year to cross the pond to visit England, Scottland, and Ireland. With graduation approaching, I am having to make decisions about life after the Honors College. Environmental threats, political unrest, and especially climate change call for attention.

1. 350
2. David Abrams
3. Leon the Cat (saved as a kitten by Wayne from the jaws of Stella)
4. Hiking in Eden Falls Cave with my family
5. Women Farmers, Women working in Agriculture
6. Building Big Wayne’s Greenhouse
7. UCA Environmental Alliance
8. Ballot initiative: The Natural Gas Severance Tax Act of 2012
9. My brother Josh protested that fixxing the cat was unethical. He said, “Isn’t that like abortion?”
10. The Jerwood Centre, Dove Cottage
11. Striding Edge of Helvellyn
12. The Globe Theater
13. The Red River Gorge
14. Vegan
15. Persimmons
16. Waterboxxes
17. Fairytale Eggplant from the Farmers Market
18. Antiquarian bookstores
19. The Lake District
20. Vandana Shiva
21. Shittake Logs
22. Coffee Mornings with Patrick
23. Stop Arkansas Fracking
24. Movie: Jean de Florette
25. Class Action Settlement for Arkansas Rice Farmers, whose fields were contaminated by genetically modified rice from Bayer
26. Madame Bovary
27. Herman Daly
28. Compost
29. Deep Economy, Eaarth (Bill McKibben)
30. Dad’s Extended Garden
31. Abbotsford
32. Carpools with Raleigh
33. Movie: Forks Over Knives
34. Movie: Hotel Rwanda
35. John Ruskin
36. Coxcomb Celosia
37. Ponca Lost Valley Canoe (#1 returning Archie- good people, great conversation, and Simba the Cat)
38. Bodum Thermal Stainless Steel French Press
39. The National Trust
40. Chickens in our family gardens
41. Wendell Berry
42. Huffington Post
43. Beef Beef’s Blog
44. The Unicorn Tapestries at Stirling Castle
45. UBINIG
46. Wayne at 24HHH
47. “Block by Block, Occupy Little Rock!” (the Police assisiting protestors at the Occupy March in November)
48. The Weekend Theater
49. Keneth Branagh Shakespeare Adaptations
50. The Spirit Cathches You and You Fall Down
51. Little Rock Climbing Center
52. CAAH
53. Two Moms in the Raw - Blueberry Granola bars
54. Cold Frame (made with Dad)- all winter salads
55. Martha Graham Dance Company
56. Sunsets from the Rest Stop at Highway Seven
57. Ozark Highlands Trail
58. Wordsworth's Indian Rock Houses
59. The Natural State of America
60. Allegro Queen Bee Tea