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Season’s Greetings
The last cruise ship of the season is here. So is the first day full day of Fall, and also right on time: white frosting on the high peaks and ridges-- I don't like to call it termination dust, since the first snow on the mountains feels as much like a beginning as an...
Sunday’s Thought
"I need eternal verities-- otherwise I worry that there are no verities." Anna Quindlen
Something Funny
A very wet fisherman commenting on the driving rain as he stepped into Mountain Market for coffee: "I'd be drier if I was at home standing in the shower."
A Lot Going On
First, Genny did beat Harry in the swim, but only by about eight feet. He convinced her to shorten the distance to 50 meters, and to do the back stroke. The gallery was full for the less than two minute event, but we all agreed it was worth getting out in the rain to...
Halloween Woman’s Day Column
I wish I could write a country song, and since I haven't been able to do that, I thought I'd try a poem inspired one-- (Morning Miracles on the previous blog entry.) Hope it is not too self indulgent to publish your own works in progress, but there you have it. Here...
Morning Miracles
"Just another morning here. It's a miracle and it comes around every single day of the year."- Nanci Griffiths In October, after a storm, it is good to take an inventory, upon waking, of the miracles in your own home. An electric light that brightens the hall with the...
The Difference Between Two and 52
This is the difference between two and 52: when you are two you can push an empty stroller all day long and everyone thinks you are adorable, but if you do that when you are 52 you are either a bag lady or a terrible grandma who has misplaced the baby. (I had walked...