So. Do you remember the dock tree? Okay, so if you don’t want to read all about it, just: A. Look at the photo... Read More
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… on beauty in the dark
Last night, the moonlight was playfully haunting. I was tired, and barefoot, and quietly turning lights off downstairs. My mind was on a bed... Read More
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… on just waiting on a room
I had a dream. Totally not in the same realm as the civil rights movement or anything. My dream, when we first set eyes... Read More
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… on more so(s) and a sign
Maine’s winter crop is Gossypium nivis. I know, right?! I sound so botanical! I’ll write more about my attempts to be more botanical in... Read More
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… on the bigger stuff
Oh. I know. When the back yard looks like this, it’s hard to imagine that Disney/Pixar hasn’t come in and prepped it for a... Read More
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… on nor’easter panic (or…)
Last night the snow fell and fell and fell and we woke up to a phenomenal winter wonderland. And it is supposed to snow all... Read More
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… on the dawning early light
The other day when I woke up, there was still a bit of snow on the ground. Wait. I just wanted to say that... Read More
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… on the real safari
One of the most amazing things I have learned about grief is that it can close us up tighter than tight. Chase us into... Read More
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on the memory seeds
Grief I’ll trust the softly petaled path Toward the Memory Seeds There I’ll nestle Dip a toe Run my fingers Through the cool, dark... Read More
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… on an inn, empty
“Sometimes when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.” – Alphonse de Lamartine “Just one tiny human isn’t here, and the entire house... Read More
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… on the great escape of 2018
Okay. Let me get this out of the way right now. I have permission to tell this story, directly from the perp. Also, yes, the... Read More
