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“No Winter last forever, No Spring skips its turn”
Photo: An ugly shot of my back porch, which is an ugly mess of melting snow, mud brought up from the dogs and the humans trying to get to the chickens, and other detritus. Just a mess. An ugly shot of a place dearly missed all season. All of my favorite writing places are currently…
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Theory, Practice, and the Power of Both
Photo: I’m still a little obsessed with Glenstone. I went back with my husband and they opened the doors behind Andy Goldworthy’s Clay Houses when I was there. The first time I visited Glenstone, the doors of the Houses were closed. My friend and I thought that perhaps they were empty. Well no, they have…
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I’m Still Wintering and That’s Ok
Photo: Twilight during one of the short days. We’re smack in the middle of the short days. I’m absolutely delighted by these short days. One of the things I’ve tried to do since moving back home to Maryland is to live more attuned with the seasons and love each of them for what they are.…
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Quiet Thoughts: My Favorite Chicken Caesar Salad
Photo: This is not a chicken ceasar salad. This is… homegrown tomato and cucumber served with a little balsamic vinaigrette on a summer afternoon. Turns out, I don’t take a lot of photos of salads, though I eat them frequently. I suppose I should fix that? Anyway, the salad of this article is from a…
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Back to Square One and Other Thoughts at 41
Photo: I took a full-blown “old lady tumble” on Tuesday afternoon. One of those “I don’t know what I tripped on” sort of falls that sent me forward onto my driveway, hard on the wrist and the knee and on the foot. Being young (for a while longer) and foolish (likely forever), I of course…
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The Clutter of What is Done and What is Left Undone
Sometime in mid-August, we got our first egg. That egg, the one pictured. A milestone. A mileegg. Some of my dearer friends have made full fun of me, considering me to be a reactionary fool. Don’t get chickens when egg prices are up. Inevitably, the price will fall (true) and you’ll have spent a stupid…
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