Happy New Year to all. I usually start the January newsletter with Oprah’s famous quote, ”A new year and another chance to get it right.” I still like the thought of that. A second chance is always good. Every year […]
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Column, Living the Dream
Livin’ the Dream: The weight of snowy eyelashes
It is quiet. Almost eerily so if you aren’t used to it. All I can hear is the squeak of my skins as they slide across the snow and the sometimes random clicking of a binding or a boots […]
Column, Movie Diary
The Movie Diary: Fun in the Sun
In 1950, a young George Martin, having been educated at the acclaimed Guildhall School of Music and Drama, joined the British record label EMI as a producer. Five years later he became the head of Parlophone Records where he specialized […]
Column, The Outside Story
The Outside Story: The phenomenon of winter light
In mid-winter 1988, I went contra-dancing at the Congregational Church in Lyme, New Hampshire. During intermission, I joined other dancers who stepped out of the overheated hall into a star-studded night alive with shimmering waves of color, from blue […]
2017 E-Editions, Column, Mountain Meditation
Mountain meditation: Heed the winds of change
“We are stars wrapped in skin. The light you are seeking has always been within,” said Rumi, a 13th-century poet. When winds of change stir up our world, we often feel unsteady and confused. But these strong winds are ushering […]
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Poetry Is Power: Snow
Mounds of snow, Pile up high, Getting taller and taller, Reaching the sky, Falling to the ground, Without a single sound, The snow falls, Piling up, Its sparkling crystals, Glitter so bright, Just as the sun hits them, Shining […]
Column, Cosmic catalogue
Cosmic Catalogue: No turning back
When something is seen, it can’t be unseen. When something is known, it can’t be unknown. Some words, once spoken, can’t be taken back. This week brings something truly unique. Something that in years to come, may turn out to […]
Column, Looking Back
Looking Back: Winter memories from the ‘50s and ‘60s
Winter memories from the ‘50s and ‘60s My classmate from first grade through high school, Pat Maroney Embree, shared some wonderful winter memories with me from the ‘50s and ‘60s. As I read her email it prompted me to […]
Column, Living the Dream
Livin’ the Dream: Here’s to chapsticks!
My dad always kept a chapstick in the driver’s side door of any vehicle he ever owned. And he must have kept one in a pocket somewhere, because I can vividly remember him being able to pass me a […]
Column, Movie Diary
Movie Diary: Back from the dead
In the summer of 1816, Mary Shelley, along with her future husband Percy Shelley and a few friends, spent time at the beautiful Villa Diodati near Lake Geneva in Switzerland. This was known as the “year without summer” due to […]