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The Full Catastrophe

March is never simple. It is a time of transition. The birds happily nibble on seeds around the pussy willows one day and then come all the torrential rains, big winds and free flowing mud…

January

January

Have you ever seen a snow tornado? We had a humongous ice storm up here Tuesday night and then the second wave hit yesterday. The winds were whipping the snow around and you could look…

Shhh

Shhh

The ancient alchemists believed that your material goes black just before it turns to gold. That has always helped me in times of deep despair. Remembering that the most absorbing blackness comes before just the…

Religious Recipe

Religious Recipe

This time of year feels more religious to me than Easter or Christmas ever does. October is the time to put your bulbs in the ground which is a sweet symbol of belief and hope…

Choosing To See

Choosing To See

The quality of the light is reason enough to want to live in Vermont. Yes it gets dark early in winter, but even then we have the brilliant sparkly light of moon on snow. And…

Enough

Enough

One day a few sumnmers back, Benjamin came home and told us he’d found a waterfall. It was a kid thing. All the teenagers knew about it. I remember him mentioning it in passing at…

Elsie and Harry

Elsie and Harry

The geese are back. The year we first moved here we named them Elsie and Harry. They are back on the pond and this year they have three little goslings. They are a family of…