by Dawn | Jan 14, 2014 | simplicity, Zen
Seed catalog season. They started coming last month. I really should be planning the garden. I can virtually smell it around me… Wait, that’s compost. It’s been a couple weeks and a few feet of snow since I took out the compost. That little carbon...
by Dawn | Jan 9, 2014 | Teaching
“You there! In the shorts. Did you take my geography class? Didn’t I teach about climate? It is cold outside.” A balmy New England 12°. With a windchill of 150 below. Today was the first day I didn’t see teens in shorts. I was...
by Dawn | Jan 1, 2014 | gratitude
“We’re out of meat.” That normally doesn’t affect me. It was the last day of the year. Vegetarians don’t ring in the new year with dead creatures, but meat makes the others happy. I like to make others happy. Being unable to wave my magic...
by Dawn | Dec 14, 2013 | Rhode Island
When a snowflake threatens to dangle in the air, Rhode Islanders go out in full force. Today, was no exception. Every single last Stewie and Vincenzo went out for bread and milk. Because it might never be available again… I didn’t intend to go into the...
by Dawn | Oct 25, 2013 | family, gratitude
The wood stove is on. Rural New England’s got “the-leaves-have-turned” chill that sparks my competitive spirit. It’s five degrees colder than urban New England where the collective effects of the sun beating off the black pavement and all the...
