JarvisCoffin Bear The counselors positioned it this way after breakfast: go back to the cabin, brush your teeth, put on good shoes, we’re going bear hunting.
Postcard They're Baaack The black flies came early this year. The adage has been Mother’s Day through Father’s Day, but I think they were here right after Easter. We live in the woods by the water, prime conditions for the little bloodsuckers.
Country living Thank you, Puppy I have a lifetime to try and make good on my obligations to humankind, but the dogs are never around long enough to even the score.
Jarvis Coffin Pilgrimage Streams of people ahead of us down the footpaths, all of us coming behind those who excavated the caves of worship centuries before
Country living Snail Salad It is entertaining to imagine myself at the table with my grandchildren, bargaining with them to finish their snail salad.
Country living February The rhododendron leaves are folded up very tight this morning. I could pluck one and slide it into a cigar tube. It is forecasted to be twelve degrees tonight, and the temperature is headed down for the weekend.
Country living Ice A couple of people went through the ice last week on a nearby lake. They were rescued, thankfully, but it always sends a shock and a reminder.
