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Navigating the boundaries of thriftIt is an old-fashioned virtue, but it persists in my life and in that of Maine. There are limits, though.
As long as we鈥檙e talkingMy father鈥檚 love of conversation led him to a career, a credo,聽and a path toward peace. I think of his words often聽in my job as an educator.
A jungle has developed in my digital libraryA digital camera is perfect for my artwork and for capturing聽a hummingbird鈥檚 best side. But 4 billion photos later, I am lost.
Remembering Justice Ginsburg: To my mom, she was 鈥楻uthie鈥�The late Ruth Bader Ginsburg was one of 11 women accepted at Harvard Law School in 1956. My mother was also among them.聽
In which I witness someone falling in loveShould we even be here at the dog shelter, given COVID-19 strictures? Then a police officer pulled up.
Picture of comfort: Gardening in times of crisis (animation)In times of crisis, gardens can bring joy and solace. Our animated take on an essay about the two gardens that helped one writer cope.聽
Confessions of a self-talkerThe trick is to be circumspect about talking to oneself in public, lest genius be mistaken for madness.
Proud to be included as 鈥榦ne of the guys鈥�I wanted to play all the sports the boys were playing. In those聽pre-Title IX days, it was not to be. But that hasn鈥檛 stopped me.聽
What I was told I could grow up to beWhen I was young, my parents observed that I was unlikely to be prevented from doing whatever I wanted to do.聽They were right.
Our daily deerI break down the data from my daily nature walk with Freya June, who is 聽3 1/2 months old.聽We鈥檝e seen thrushes, does, and even a聽porcupine.
A paean to the porchA screened-in porch brings the best of all worlds; memories of childhood intertwine with the pleasure of being outside while inside.
A bold and wise princess who doesn鈥檛 need a princeAs a woman in what had been a man鈥檚 world, I was a target. But I learned not to let barbs fester, and that helped me forge ahead.
Heeding her invitation, six decades laterA son unpacks a long-ago memory of a walk with his mother聽and finally appreciates the delight she intended.聽
How a childhood dream came trueSo many horse books I鈥檇 read聽had that dramatic night ride scene in them. Then one day, I got to live the fantasy.
How I鈥檝e spent my extra timeI鈥檇 always wanted to watch bushtits build their astonishing nests. Now I had a front-row seat, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.
Seeing China face-to-faceShorthand turns people into monoliths 鈥� until we step closer, into their homes and lives and hearts.
Zumba in lockdownWith social distancing and videoconferencing,聽every home can now become聽a music-filled exercise studio.
Out of quarantine, and into my heartBleu needed a temporary respite from the shelter, and I was newly bereft of a pet.聽And now we鈥檙e in this together.- Too many figs! Or so I thought.I ate them. I made jam. I gave them to friends. I sold them. I grew desperate. Enter the Fish People.
Recalling close quartersOnce, my family stayed in a fishing cabin for three months.聽It was stressful, and our routines were upended. But I loved it.
