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- Once again, the river runs wildThe now-undammed Penobscot River has brought bounty to my backyard.
- Some feathered pros lend a handMy gutters needed attention 鈥 and got it in a delightful way.聽
- In new situations, I sing an old songI鈥檝e never been up on current tunes, but I鈥檝e never had to be.
- Hither, thither, and everywhither?The Elizabethans had more options for adverbs of place than we have today; are we missing anything?
- The mystery of knitting ... remains a mysteryKnitters create holes with string using sticks and a clickety-clickety noise.
- A golden host of my ownWith spring bulbs, a minimum of effort is overwhelmingly repaid.
- A freight train sings me an iron lullabyThe screech of the rails, the blast of the horn say all is well.
- Gratitude in an age of automatonsIf you think it鈥檚 tough to file a complaint today, try filing a compliment.
- What we learned from our winter hikeNow we know why most people don鈥檛 hike then 鈥 and also the freezing point of mayonnaise, perhaps.
- Modesta鈥檚, and my, life-changing choiceMonths of planning come down to a 30-minute deadline.
- This is how badly I wanted a better jobLiving in Norway, I applied for a position without really knowing what it was.
- I keep running into Mary RichardsFirst she was my idol, then my peer, and finally a lesson in grace.
- A decades-long chat among friendsHigh-school buddies find that shared trips promote wide-ranging reflection.
- I find my hidden strengthThe fact of the break-in rattled me. Then I realized what was missing.
- How I stumbled upon a work of art in GreenlandI have a poor eye for art. But in this case it fell into my lap, so to speak.
- A gift to my future selfI was far from home for the first time. My host gave me a journal.
- A cottony clash of quiltersHow a collaborative sewing project became the fabric equivalent of a riot.
- How Mom confounded the phone manHe wanted to pay her. She resisted.
- On the front lines of the migrant crisisI saw tragedy in the Mediterranean, yes, but also compassion.
- Marmalade worthy of Paddington BearThe real stuff is rare, but the work聽of making it yourself is rewarding.