A Democratic Socialist New Year
We watched Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as New York City’s mayor today. It was so moving. I never lived in New York City but I’ve spent enough time there to almost feel like a New...
Category: events
New Year’s Eve
It’s supposed to snow starting tonight. And more tomorrow. We will stay in, maybe go for a walk or a short cross-country ski. I feel solemn and sad. I am stuck in the middle...
A white Christmas!
Snowing on Christmas morning! How perfect! I made a digital greeting I could text and email, and also post here. This tree had blue lights on it last year but this year I didn’t...
Happy Halloween!
My love of large squash goes way back.
No Kings, October 18
(Updated to include names of indigenous speakers) We attended a No Kings rally in Ellsworth, Maine, on Saturday. The weather was beautiful. I started out with a coat on, but I shed it as...
Common Ground Fair – fiber
The last batch of photos: Fiber! I felt so proud of the Wednesday Spinners group for maintaining such a strong presence at the fair year after year. Here’s an article about the group from...
Common Ground Fair – plants, music, misc.
More photos: mostly plants, music, booths, and other things that caught my eye. These next three photos show a new part of the fair which might be my favorite yet. It’s called “Whimsical Woods”...