I know a family who celebrates the vernal equinox by cross-country skiing for 12 hours from sunup to sundown. Today I celebrated the blinding, healing sun while walking back and forth between the house and the sugarhouse (as I… Read More
Eye Gap and Crucial
WEATHER: It snowed for a week and then the sun came out. The sky today was blue as can be. Even the snow was blue down deep in the holes made by my ski poles. HOW’S IT RUNNING? The trees are buttoned up and have been since March 6th, except for one mild afternoon… Read More
Let The Games Begin
Dear Reader, Out the window on this Monday morning after the final day of the 2018 Olympics, a squirrel sprints across the snow. Old Blue, the 1964 International truck that is not blue but green, rests angled beside the stack of pine chunks harvested from the road the day after the Halloween Wind Storm. Winter… Read More
Salade de printemps
Next we hear from Maple Trout Lilli who writes: Here’s a recipe I found online for a delicious, bold take on asparagus. It’s hearty enough for a light dinner and the crisp, sweet caramelized scallions are delicious paired with the asparagus. Bon appétit. SPRING SALAD ¼ cup farro or any grain really 2 ½ teaspoons soy sauce… Read More
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