Posts Tagged ‘New England’
The how-to of collecting maple sap
Have you ever had pure maple syrup? Once you have, the other never quite works for you again. Pure maple syrup is deep in color, rich in taste, goes down slowwwww-ly, and lingers wherever it lands. It is sweet without containing the kinds of processed sugars we’re told to avoid, which makes it a super…
Read MoreWhere does the dock go in winter?
We were at the lake last weekend, looking out our windows at the winterness of it all. Winterness? Try bleakness. There isn’t much snow this year, and the lake hasn’t frozen thickly. Local officials actually had to modify the rules for the annual ice fishing derby weekend, because the ice wasn’t thick enough to support…
Read MoreLife’s little surprises
I love unexpected pleasures. Some hit me in the face, others are more subtle. But each is a joy. Take this blog. I set out today to give an early December update of I write, I knit, I live. And then, tucked into each paragraph, came a little surprise, turning what might have been just…
Read MorePowerless in the age of power
So. We’re watching “Margin Call” on TV Saturday night, starting to really feel the suspense, when suddenly everything goes black. I’m not talking about just the TV. The entire house is pitch black and eerily silent. It was the Nor’easter that had hit us, not so much with snow as with ice on trees that,…
Read MoreWriting in snow
We woke up this morning with a dusting of snow on the ground. It wasn’t a surprise. The weather guy has been forecasting it all week, and people have been talking, most with moans and groans. Not me. I’m ready. The trees are already half-bare; pine needles cover the yard. A coating of snow pretties…
Read MoreLake news
We were at the lake this weekend, and it was amazing. The foliage is past peak, but there were still a few brilliant shots. The lake water is colder now, so you don’t get the mist rising as it did in September when the water was warmer than the air. And the water is very…
Read MoreBig damage at a book signing
I kid you not. It happened yesterday in West Hartford, Connecticut, where I did an UPLIFT signing at Lyn Evans Potpourri Designs. Don’t know the name? If you live in New England, you likely do. There are eight of these stores in Massachusetts and Connecticut; they are specialty boutiques that carry chic clothes for women…
Read MoreDisplaying family pictures in a digital age
Remember when we used to sit on the floor sorting through boxes of photos, reminiscing, laughing or groaning depending on how we looked back then? There is no box now. Our photos are on the computer, the iPad or the phone. So how do we reminisce? I start by combing through digital files, picking the…
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