19
May
I Wuv Woadwork
It is roadwork season. Wherever we go around New England, at some point we will be down to one lane.
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05
May
Burn, Drag, Split, Stack
A pile of wood—branches and brush, or full-grown timber—imposes its presence. It can stop a truck.
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21
Apr
Grits Just Come
"Even if you don’t order them, grits just come. Same with email. Email just comes."
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16
Apr
Bridge Out
I think we should not build any additional bridges until after the next epoch, whatever that is. Maybe after the next ice age.
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24
Mar
How Was Your Winter?
Huckleberry and I hiked out to the secluded Shattuck Pond last week, which is about a mile from our back
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10
Mar
March Madness
I have always questioned the virtue of awarding an extra hour of evening daylight to March. I feel sure the
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25
Feb
Too Bad You missed It
And, thus, in those few minutes, I was possibly as comfortable, and at rest, as I had been in fifty years.
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09
Feb
Winter Distemper
I think the deep freeze we have been experiencing is making everything irritable
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27
Jan
Report from the Outside World
Except for those sanctuaries we have discovered along the way, we drove two thousand miles through an unimaginative, impersonal wasteland.
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29
Dec
What’s in Your Pocket?
What are you thankful for, I asked? What travels with you?
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