TRUSTY David Trust
Is the ice safe? A reasonable question, since every winter, somewhere, someone goes through. But not David Trust, and not…
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Common Cause
When we hear of quilting bees and barn raisings, we are mentally transported to colonial America, or perhaps a 1950’s…
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…
Change of scene
There is comfort in the familiar. I wake every morning and before rising I can lift my head and view…
All that glisters is not gold…
My jewelry collection includes beach stones, spirit-filled levels, seaglass, arrowheads, washers and nuts from the hardware store, but not very…
Thirty-six eyelets, or, these boots were made for walking
Winter in Maine and the annual Clam City Ball is again crowded with rhinestone sparkling women and top-hatted men. Boas…
Finding things
What delighted surprise, what eye-widening happiness, what an unexpected burst of joy accompanies finding something you had thought lost and…
If Candlemas be fair and bright, winter has another flight
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain, winter will not come again. The coldest part of winter lies ahead, but each…
Simple Pleasures: My Sister’s Washcloths
Washcloths are fairly uniform in size and shape, but their qualities beyond that are sometimes overlooked. They can provide an…
Whiteboard white-out
A wonderful winter blizzard brought mounds of white snow to play in and shovel and snowshoe through. Spinning gusts of…