Category: Everyday Events
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The Return of the Good Neighbors
I’m sitting back in my favorite Adirondack chair on our deck. Every so often, a kayak or canoe paddles past our dock. I can hear them but can just barely see them. I have to do some trimming to clear the view to the water. I thought about doing this a few weeks ago, when…
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The Sociology of Corn
I was staring at the obvious and it suddenly hit me like a bolt of blue lightning. People drive past acres of cornfields everyday and most miss it. I did for a long time, until I saw what was happening in the cornfield. It was awesome! On this particular day, I stood at the roadside…
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The Incredible Shrinking Woman of the Adirondacks
Chronicles of the North Country: Part I [shrink v. To become constricted or to dwindle from heat, moisture or cold.]–The American Heritage College Dictionary, 3rd ed., 1997. “Population of northern upstate New York shows signs of shrinking.” —The Adirondack Times Herald, August 3, 2012 You may think that you’ve seen and heard it all. You…
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This Is Not A Blog
Let me say this right from the get go: This bit I’m writing right now is NOT A BLOG! Tonight we had a dinner party to say good-bye to summer. Now, up here in Northern New York State, saying farewell to August and the warm (read buggy and sweaty) days is to say hello to…
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Good Neighbors
It looked like rain. I stood staring out of the sliding door of our downstairs family room. It was getting gloomier by the minute. That was fine because my tomato plants needed some water. I went back into my office and sat at the computer. I was working on revisions of one of my books…
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