When we first built Copper House, we naively thought the contractor would be giving us the keys to a perfect house, complete with at least minimal landscaping, a walkway leading to the main entrance, and finished stairs to all of the outdoor entrances. Instead, we got the barebones house specced in the plans, plopped in …
Copper House Reflections
It’s Time for Spring Dreaming
“Spring,” said Leo Tolstoy, “is the time of plans and projects.” While we always have plenty of spring cleaning around Copper House—both inside and out—every year we stop to do a little spring dreaming as well. These bumptious months of change and transition are a good time to ask, What plans and projects do …
Put Your Organization on a New Path for 2025
If you’ve ever watched “Groundhog Day,” you remember how, as the movie grinds on and the same day keeps happening over and over, the camera pulls in for a slo-mo of the alarm clock flipping ominously from 5:59 to 6:00 am. It’s the dread moment. The radio clicks on and Sonny and Cher are singing, …