Our Town
I kept thinking . . . all these people are paying what it costs to buy food for a week to hear what Mr. Wilder can share with them about life . . . . in our small corner of the world.
Wood Heat
Heating with wood is a complex business . . . one manufacturer described the process as more art than science.
Election Day
“The price of greatness,” Winston Churchill said, “is responsibility.” He was talking to us.
The Pumpkin Period
Currently, you may have noticed, we are mired in the Pumpkin Period, characterized by the flavor of pumpkin in almost everything.
Fall
Within a second of its release from a branch, an acorn falls to earth at the rate of approximately thirty-two
Quiet Time
I finally went to the trouble of getting a canoe onto on body of water known as Carpenter’s Marsh.
Chicken Barbeque
. . . nothing says community—or, Old Home Day—like a volunteer fire department and chicken barbeque.
Harvest Jitters
For us backyard gardeners, this is the time of year we fear most for our crop. It is not like we have a super abundance to go around.
Visualizing World Peace
Attendees at this year’s [MacDowell] Medal Day, were given white luggage tags and a pen and urged to write our wishes and hang them on fruit trees in the MacDowell Gardens.
Summer People
The July and August people have arrived, bringing with them their patronage of our stores and their vehicles, requiring me to look both ways before pulling out of the driveway.
