On TimeGSunday, September 27th, 2015 Backward, turn backward, O Time, in your flight. Elizabeth Akers Allen As I grow older, I have become increasingly troubled by the rate at which time seems to pass. My late mathematician grandfather used to say that this shift in velocit...
Common Ground Country FairGSaturday, September 26th, 2015 For the past few years, Tyler and I have tried to coordinate a visit to the annual Common Ground Country Fair with our friends, Mike and Eliza. Last year at this time, I was mourning the loss of my beloved grandmother, and the year before that, we ...
Wild Grape JellyGThursday, September 24th, 2015 When Tyler and I felled a small sapling to make room in our orchard for a pear tree, we discovered a whole mess of wild grapes tangled in its branches. I was thrilled about the unexpected bounty and felt no remorse about removing them. Grape vines ...
The Adventure Cycle Touring HandbookGWednesday, September 23rd, 2015 When Tyler and I first began dating and planning our big bike tour together, we bought two books: Lonely Planet's Southeast Asia on a Shoestring (which was a bit premature, and thus we never used it) and the bible of all bike touring books, The Adv...
This is MartinGTuesday, September 22nd, 2015 During our strawbale workshop, we were fortunate enough to meet Martin, a sweet man from New York City who came to participate. Over the course of the week, we were delighted by Martin's humor, down-to-earth kindness, and musical enthusiasm. What ...
Starting an Orchard in Vermont, Part Three: Planting TreesGSunday, September 20th, 2015 Today, we woke early, excited to finally plant our eighteen fruit trees. Tyler got busy digging holes, while I weed-wacked the entire hillside so we could get a sense of the contour of the land, hidden beneath knee-high burdock and nightshade. ...
Starting an Orchard in Vermont, Part Two: Clearing a HillsideGSaturday, September 19th, 2015 Today, Tyler felled the last three trees we've been talking about removing for our hillside orchard. They were perfectly healthy, but they would shade our site more than we wanted. It was hard for me to let go of them, but if we didn't do the work ...
