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Courage Reprised
Scary ride at Topsfield County Fair (photo by Mark Murphy with Chris Doktor’s fancy camera) Right now there are autumnal leaves on the ground. So why am I thinking about skiing? It has to do wit… more →
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Courage Reprised
wrote 7 months ago: Scary ride at Topsfield County Fair (photo by Mark Murphy with Chris Doktor’s fancy camera) Ri … more →
Rock Wrangling
wrote 8 months ago: Moving boulders? A classic New England tradition … It’s like a gift, this day of serene blue s … more →
Partings
wrote 8 months ago: Today Sarah joins her college classmates and sets off by plane for Greece. She’ll study nursing in T … more →
Stress: The Good Kind
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wrote 8 months ago: I’m so busy I almost can’t breathe. I’ve added every deadline, book, project or homework assignment, … more →
Puddles: To Leap or Not to Leap
wrote 8 months ago: Sometimes on dark days, when lightning and thunder crash overhead, when rain drenches, we need a rem … more →
Go In to Go Out
wrote 8 months ago: Yes, we all know by now, the seasons are changing, and many of us find ourselves in transition. In t … more →
Note to Self
wrote 8 months ago: Today at one of the orientation sessions for graduate school, incoming first-year students (that’s m … more →
Last Summer Wishes
wrote 9 months ago: Are you ever ready? Yes, yes, some of us are muttering, “Is it time for school to start yet? Will su … more →
Listen for the Music
wrote 9 months ago: This past weekend I finished 25 hours of training in order to teach or facilitate OWL (Our Whole Liv … more →
Same Place, New Viewpoint
wrote 9 months ago: Chimney on roof of Castle Hill during Thursday concert. Do you notice that you take where you live f … more →
Belated Ode to London Olympics
wrote 9 months ago: The Olympics are over, and I barely had a chance to see any coverage. Nor did I refer to them, in da … more →
Among the Overgrowth: Cilantro
wrote 9 months ago: Another week of picking up the share at Appleton Farms. You’ve heard me discuss the sometimes sacred … more →
Feeling Like an Imposter
wrote 9 months ago: During a recent conversation, one of my friends described her 20-year-old daughter, whom colleagues … more →
Ten Dollar Words, or When to Use 'Em
wrote 10 months ago: Ever heard of a “ten dollar word?” That’s a multi-syllabic, lots-of-consonants-and-vowels, ext … more →
Molting
wrote 10 months ago: I started this journal by admitting that I’d woven feathers into my hair. At the time, it was a cele … more →
Thresholds
wrote 10 months ago: I read another post by Jane, the mom of twins whose family is now 2 weeks into their cancer journey. … more →
What's the First Question You Ask?
wrote 10 months ago: When the phone rings at a surprising hour, or someone knocks on your door at the wrong time of day, … more →
Tuning Up, Trying Again
wrote 10 months ago: Did I mention that friends – the Colters — gave us an heirloom piano? It belonged to Pam’s mom … more →
One New Thing
wrote 10 months ago: When you learn one new thing during a day, it can make the entire 24 hours worthwhile, can’t i … more →
