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A November Roadtrip

The main purpose of my Nov 6th-8th trip was to see Zoe Keating in concert at Higher Ground, Burlington, VT. Zoe Keating is one of my favorite musicians – a fantastic cellist who uses a looping peddle...

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Am I having a mid-20s crisis? Well…..probably.

I spent the month of November giving myself eyestrain and headaches and a crick in my neck. Which is to say, I spent the month of November researching MY NEXT MOVE. You may recollect that back in...

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Pandorica Boxes and November Cakes

I had a couple of blog posts in mind for the weekend, but I ended up going to Burlington, VT to bid farewell to another sister (lots of farewells when you have so many sisters!) before I leave New...

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Beach Hopping: ME to OR Roadtrip, Part 1

To be honest, I was a little bit nervous about the first section of my trip – the ME to GA section, which would take me three days and would involve driving through NYC and camping by myself 2 nights...

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Atlanta: ME to OR Roadtrip, Part 2

My friend lives in a part of Atlanta that I like quite a bit – Cabbagetown. She and her kids are big walkers, so while I visited we went on several long walks around the neighborhood. The graffiti in...

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Graced: ME to OR Roadtrip, Part 3 or whatever

Although I made no real promises either to myself or anyone else, I had visualized quite a few more “parts” to my roadtrip story. After Part 2: Atlanta I meant to write the part about New Orleans and...

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Car Talk with Vonnegut and Green: ME to OR Roadtrip, Part 4

While driving from Livermore, CA to Klamath Falls, OR today, I started musing about how great experiences like the ones I’ve enjoyed lately both humble you, putting you in your very small place in the...

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It’s not over ’til it’s over: ME to OR Roadtrip, Part 5

And of course it’s never really over. The journey continues. I start my practicum at Aprovecho Institute today, and plan to be there for about 3 months. When June rolls round I will be on to the next...

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My Year Thus Far, in Brief

As Inigo Montoya said, “Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.” Since I last wrote, I… …helped build a dry stacked stone retaining wall at Aprovecho, and went to Las Vegas for a wedding!...

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Bending It

Goodness, my blogging muscles are stiff…! It’s been ages, but my little bit of internet space feels cozy and welcoming. Maybe a little shy of me, worried that I might get it’s hopes up only to drift...

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In the summertime, when the weather is fine…

It seems like a summer wrap-up post is always required round here. Last summer I was so busy playing in the mud and building things that I didn’t have time to blog. This summer I was busy making pizza...

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Plunging into Pittsburgh

Happy October! We are in the midst of my favorite season, and I have the pleasure of experiencing autumn in a new place. The spectacular fall foliage of the east coast was calling my name so loudly...

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High Point, PA

Now that I’m working, a day off is a special thing – doubly so when it coincides with the day off of a friend. What grand adventure can be cooked up in a hurry? Well, yesterday afternoon you would have...

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Counting Bridges

No need to picture sheep when I have trouble sleeping – I need only to start trying to list the bridges I’ve seen in Pittsburgh thus far. I don’t usually have any trouble falling asleep though. My days...

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One Last Thing

I finally made it back to Maine, where I spent a lovely Christmas with my family. It had been almost two years since I saw my sisters or the Atlantic ocean. Plenty of laughter and hugs and crisp salty...

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Here We Go Again…!

I began the year in Ohio, surrounded by LE’s family, amid much hullabaloo as pots and pans were banged, crackers were pulled, dogs barked, and peals of laughter disturbed the deer probably lingering at...

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Trollope Explores America

While perusing the interesting Pittsburgh: A New Portrait by Franklin Toker, I came across a word sketch of the city by none other than Anthony Trollope. His abundant scribblings have been on my list...

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Growing Things: Plants and Plots and Such

Last month crashed by at high speed, spurred on by thunderstorms and a heat wave. I began squeezing those new projects and ventures in around a still busy work-schedule, and left myself with little...

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Johnstown and Juárez

I have two cities on my mind today. One lies only 67 miles east of my dooryard, while the other would require a journey of over a day. It’s likely that I’ll visit Johnstown, PA, sometime soon. There’s...

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Reggae Roads

              I usually hope for a window seat on an airplane, but it was absolutely necessary when I flew to Jamaica on Aug. 13th. I wanted to see the moment when I left the North American continent...

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