All Hallows Eve
I’ve never much cared for candy, at least not of the sort you get on Halloween (maple sugar candy? — sure, truffles? — lovely, Butterfingers? — entirely missable). The holiday…
Where We Were Going, Where We Have Been
A great many people today asked me what the date was, which suggest that the many efforts to make sure that we Never Forget are, perhaps, failing in some way. …
On the Importance of Landscape, and the Landscape of the Imagination
The other day my friend Sara and I were discussing camp. She went to a number of camps; I went to one camp for many, many years. Neither of us…
Saturday Night Thought
From last night, posted tonight. I thought I might expand upon it, but no, this is all there is: Every now and then, it dawns on me that Garrison Keillor…
Once and Again
What follows is partially prompted by a discussion over at the Hermits’ place and partly simply my own muddled musings. Once to every man and nation, comes the moment to…
male, female, etc.
How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings. Luke 13:34 [partial] I had thought to do a little blogging of…
water story
Last month I didn’t have water for a week, and I decided to write something about it for Writers on the Range. Since they don’t seem to want it, I…
incidentally,
I still have no water. More on that after later. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
it is exactly 0 degrees outside (a sad story that is actually happy)
Fahrenheit degrees, that is. Last night it got down to -17. This morning I woke up to discover that, despite having a) left two faucets dripping, b) double-checked to make…
QotD: Thanksgiving
What are you thankful for? The Milky Way, and living in a place where I can see it almost every night. Family and friends and all the many people who…