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Back to England
Thirty-five years ago, in June, 1983, I traveled to England as part of a 4-H exchange. I no longer remember exactly how I came to sign up for the program, but what’s clear in retrospect is how much that summer … Continue reading
Posted in home, travel
Tagged Beachy Head, England, Housesteads Roman Fort, London, Northumberland, Talkin Tarn, University of Lancaster, Weymouth
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Leaving Words at Home
I often say I write about my home place, but that’s not true all the time. The book project currently consuming my writing energy, for example, is about scientific literacy. (Though it might far afield from the natural history and … Continue reading
Posted in observation, travel, working from home, writing
Tagged Azores, Canyon de Chelly, Fire Island, Iceland, Istanbul, journaling, Palm Springs, travel
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Packing for the Trip
First things first: I am not a poet. As I mentioned in my last post, my writerly sensibilities are suited to essays, and that’s where I’ve long staked my claim. If I were to pursue poetry again, I suspect the … Continue reading
Beyond the Frame
In mid-October, I hit the road for Santa Fe, where I attended the Women Writing the West conference. After a socializing, talking shop, and attending sessions on craft and the business of writing with colleagues for a few days, my … Continue reading
Posted in driving, observation, travel, writing
Tagged Anasazi ruins, ancient puebloans, Canyon de Chelly, Colorado Plateau, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks
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Seeing Voices
Back in early June, I packed my too-heavy suitcase (too many books, too much paperwork) and left the horses and the garden and the weeds and the house in care of my husband. I was off to Vermont, to the … Continue reading
Between Urban and…Urban
Even though we live in the sort of place most people escape TO, my hubby and I feel the impulse for a break now and then. Sometimes the change of place from this semi-arid ridge in central Colorado’s mountains is … Continue reading
A Rainbow in the West
When a delicate early-morning rainbow appeared late last week, I hustled to find the camera and take a picture. “We almost never see rainbows in the morning,” I was thinking to myself. And it’s true. Most of the time, rainbows … Continue reading
Posted in home, observation, travel, weather, writing
Tagged Dingle Peninsula, Ireland, rainbows
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Homebody on the Road
I don’t get out much. This is intentional and by nature. I enjoy the vast good fortune of a life that revolves around a home place in a beautiful natural setting. I work from home, and my husband and I … Continue reading
