BE-COMING HOME: smoke and showers

Into each life some rain must fall. [The Rainy Day, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow] The Aufrichte was only Part I of our roof-raising revels.  We celebrated Part II the next day, with a smudging. I’d smudged before, of course.  Twice.  Third time’s the charm, especially as we capitalized on the lucky number by smudging in triplicate.  … Read more BE-COMING HOME: smoke and showers


In the Heart of the Season

When the oak tree fell last December, it crushed my daughter’s car and robbed the potato vine of its fence.   The unsupported lianas have been heaped at the base of the oak tree’s stump ever since — a gigantic ball of brown twine with a few green threads stretched over the top.  We cut … Read more In the Heart of the Season