whenRecently, M has been asking me a series of “when” questions: –when did the hummingbirds return last year? –when did… |
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whither the weatherThis morning’s local paper forecasts severe weather for the afternoon—heavy rain, winds and thunderstorms. I then scrolled on over to… |
back-to-schoolIt is back-to-school season, and off I traveled to Woodstock, NY for a one-day workshop with Natalie Chanin. Even though… |
ye olde tyme revivalIt is the time of church fairs, jumble, estate & yard sales here in the Northeast hills. Tables under tents… |
stepping stonesAccording to the garden historians, Rudy & Joe Favretti, “At the time of the American Revolution, about ninety-four percent of… |
sourcesOne of my favorite sources for all things colonial is the online journal, Common-Place, sponsored by the American Antiquarian Society…. |
re-spooledFriday afternoon, I picked up a disc of scanned 35mm slides. Of course, these were not glass slides like the… |
mend.repair.fixYesterday, I took a pair of shoes to the cobbler for repair. Today, I mended a pair of trousers and took… |
april fools60 degrees at high noon. Hail at 1pm and snow showers at 3pm. Mother Nature’s April fool day joke, I… |