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Out-flanked by Thanksgiving traditions

This Thanksgiving my sister-in-law requested I make Holiday Salad. “What is that?” I queried. One time we brought pie, another she asked us to bring turnip. I love turnip, and love making it. “Amy is making the turnip,” she said. … Continue reading

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A Plague of Locusts

It is rainy and dark as I dash to the house, pushing the door shut against the buffeting wind. No, it is not a dark and stormy night, merely rainy and dark. I flick on the light and see dozens … Continue reading

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Hands that see

Biking 100 hundred miles on a golden September Sunday in Ohio was a peaceful entry into the world of organized group biking. The weather was warm and sunny, the roads flat and swept, and while we had not done serious … Continue reading

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Bats, bugs and garlic

A solitary evening in the backyard, very rare, no bonfire, no family or friends just stars, crescent moon and breeze. And bats. The air is still pale enough to show them as dark silhouettes as they fly close overhead. I … Continue reading

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Bud Cans and BBs

After months without writing, the words and ideas flood my mind, each yammering for attention. “Me! Me“ they shout, and ricochet in my head like BB’s in a Bud can. “Why a Bud can?” we have been asked, when we … Continue reading

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Latte Lawyers

As a latte lover, I appreciate there is skill involved in making a perfect latte, but does it really require a lawyer?

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Christmases Past, Cards Sent, Exhibit Ending

39 years of making home made cards, and I cannot remember them all. There were a few lean years, years I couldn’t afford it, didn’t have the time, should have been working instead. But I never missed a year. I … Continue reading

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The ol’ shell game

First we harvest them. Then we cook them. Then we eat them. Then we give the shells to the crows and ravens to clean out. Then we use them again, in the garden or sprayed silver for the Christmas tree.

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Coming clean in Otter Creek

After 42 years of keeping people clean, the hot showers in Otter Creek are gone. Are we destined to have a lot of dirty campers? Fear not, a new improved model will be built this winter. Those improvements include a … Continue reading

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Watch out for slow dust

That stuff can be dangerous! and in case anyone was wondering where Pluto had gone…

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