Deck the (July) Halls
This week I found myself at Olive Garden, that ubiquitous family style restaurant. I’m chalking it up to the ’11 blizzards. In Groton, we’d had a run of days topping out […]
Groton
Farming Fiction
I rarely read non-fiction, despite the fact that there are fabulous writers producing fascinating works. Though I began my professional life as a journalist, my feet have been firmly planted in […]
Public Exposure
I’ve had an affair for years. It dates back to weekly trips to the Somers (Connecticut) Free Public Library and continues today with the delightful Groton Public Library. Libraries hold the possibility of […]
Long Time Passing
It looked like the 4th of July. American flags lined the street, poles stuck in the grass. Families, groups of teenagers on their own, adults on their own, but talking […]
My Wild Life
Wild life = exciting activities vs Wildlife = undomesticated animals. And sometimes they intersect in my life in the wilds of Massachusetts. For many years, living in New Haven, Connecticut, wildlife was […]
Bringing Home the Peeps
Driving along Rt 119, I passed this sign outside our local Agway. It immediately sent me back to days of spring rides home from Agway, on the broad backseat of the family […]