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DONKIES Claire Wallace

Posted on February 27, 2013 by admin

  Haffas Farm. Family name? Think again. “Half-assed, of course,” chuckles Claire Wallace. “My husband and I both had full-time jobs and no spare time, and then we bought a couple of asses without really knowing what we were doing. … Continue reading →

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Fog travel

Posted on January 25, 2013 by admin

As night paled the outlines of the trees across the pond became more distinct. It wasn’t sunrise yet, but the dark had yielded. This is camp, where my toes at the foot of the bed are about twenty feet from … Continue reading →

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Another year, another camp tale

Posted on January 6, 2013 by admin

Arrive in heaven, forty minutes. The GPS gives me a countdown to arrival at camp; it is our first visit this winter, and a last-minute decision. Maine was hit with several feet of snow, the first snow of the season, … Continue reading →

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Seeking sunlight, we went looking for caves.

Posted on December 17, 2012 by admin

It is the time of year when days are short. During the week it is barely light when I head to work, and usually dark when I head home. Weekends are the chance to get some sun and soak in … Continue reading →

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Tying one on

Posted on November 5, 2012 by admin

String, twine, rope, and ribbon, once part of everyday life, are seen less and less. The lumpy Kraft paper package tied up with fraying cord that was delivered parcel post is now rejected by the United States Postal Service. They … Continue reading →

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Mushroom fever

Posted on October 18, 2012 by admin

Death by mushroom happens every year, as it has for hundreds of years, but it does not deter me from gathering my favorite edible fungus, Grifola frondosa, sometimes called hen of the woods. Death in mushroom is a newer concept, … Continue reading →

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Back to Green

Posted on September 12, 2012 by admin

The plants in my garden flower abundantly in the Spring and Summer, going from the dreamy mauve and pink of lupines and bleeding heart to bold orange day lilies, blazing scarlet Monarda and deep purple monkshood. Now it is Labor … Continue reading →

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The people behind the plane

Posted on September 5, 2012 by admin

Fly-in in Greenville this weekend–it’s all about planes. FLY_180 Gary and Maureen Norris The white Cessna 180 bobs and shifts on the sparkling waters of Moosehead Lake. Gary Norris and his wife Maureen pull their canoe off the pontoons and … Continue reading →

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Just squidding around

Posted on August 17, 2012 by admin

Pale and luminous, the squid drift in a group towards our lures, and then scatter. Their movement is smooth, so different from fish that swim with tail flicks and fins. They slide. Propelled by sucking water and then forcing it … Continue reading →

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Samovars, Nijinsky, and Russian tea in Otter Creek

Posted on July 30, 2012 by admin

Steaming cups of strong black tea, silk-gowned ladies on a wide wrap-around porch, and yeast rolls that never fail–the Russian Tea Rooms were an exotic destination in the rural landscape of Otter Creek. Here secrets were whispered on the piazza, … Continue reading →

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