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Silver Balls

Posted on December 21, 2010 by admin

White ground, blue sky, green tree, silver balls. Colors and calm, how has it happened that we are relaxed rather than frenzied in this last stretch before Christmas? Agendas are still full, last weekend we brought wood to camp, cut … Continue reading →

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Out-flanked by Thanksgiving traditions

Posted on November 30, 2010 by admin

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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Borrowers Aboard!

Posted on November 3, 2010 by admin

What to do in Maine. Downeast weekend, part 1 A devoted Mary Norton fan as a child, I saw implements and opportunities for Borrowers everywhere I looked. The Borrowers are the about six-inch tall imaginary (maybe) humans that feature in … Continue reading →

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A Plague of Locusts

Posted on October 23, 2010 by admin

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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My, my, my, maitake

Posted on October 15, 2010 by admin

Harvesting from the garden is rewarding. It feels good to store away beets for the winter that we started from seed, then thinned, watered and weeded. And potatoes whose leafy plants we had diligently shoved dirt around in hills and … Continue reading →

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Surviving, or Trial by Fire

Posted on October 5, 2010 by admin

McKinley and Eden are two villages that have vanished from this Island of ours. They have left merely traces of their existence. Otter Creek has lost its school, its post office and this year the market is closed. And yet … Continue reading →

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Hands that see

Posted on September 20, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on September 16, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on September 7, 2010 by admin

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

Posted on April 28, 2010 by admin

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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