Invasion of the garlic mustard
The down side of not taking a weekend away is that all those projects and chores which are conveniently out…
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Digging in the dirt
French Intensive is not a language class. One of many names for double dug gardens, it is the name I…
Roads less travelled
Abandoned road near the old radio base on Otter Cliffs Roads connect us. They get us to work, bring us…
Pick up lines
Every April our town offers a roadside pick up. Things too big to put in the weekly household trash collection…
Nesting, Nesting 1-2-3-4
Snowshoeing several weeks ago I startled a downy woodpecker. She flew from a perfect round hole in the decapitated, shoulder…
Common Cause
When we hear of quilting bees and barn raisings, we are mentally transported to colonial America, or perhaps a 1950’s…
Flattery. Simple Pleasure #4.
Filling the wood box, a frequent task, is satisfying. There, a chore is done. Chopping, slicing, sauteeing, blending flavors, and…
Spring snow, sweet syrup
Boots and shovels then tee shirts and rakes, stoke the stove and open the window, freeze, thaw, freeze, thaw, spring,…
Roe, roe, roe we gloat
Winter roe is never found on the menus of local restaurants. Never is a word to be treated with great…
Looking for a sign
Rabbit tracks, the neat silhouette where a deer has slept, the sharp outlines of a coyote’s claws, these imprints are…