From the category archives:

The Seasons

This Is WAY Too Early, Right?

29.01.2012

Still, here in New England—at least in my yard—hope springs eternal…

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The Door

18.12.2011

It’s in this threshold time of the year when I used to think of what’s just passed and what might be in store. I say ‘used to’ because the past several years, on a personal level, have been very difficult, and have left me spent and somewhat burned out. Okay, a lot burned out, just [...]

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Winter Knitting …

22.10.2011

… is no different from knitting any other time of the year—still, there’s something about winter and snuggling in with a hot cup of tea, a few chocolate cookies, and knitting on the needles. Here’s what I’ve planned so far (if you click on the pics you should get a larger view): I’ve finished one [...]

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The Great Danbury State Fair

14.10.2011

It was a long, untroubled day. There is nothing like it. So wrote E. B. White in The New Yorker on October 18th, 1930. He was writing about visiting the Danbury State Fair. I suppose most people who have State Fairs feel the same way about theirs as we felt about ours. Starting when I [...]

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