Writing about Easter in the Middle Ages has got me thinking about village life back then. It’s harder to pin down the lives of ordinary medieval people because they left little of themselves behind. I’ve walked over a fair few…
Month: April 2019
LIFE AS A DEPUTY ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER – Marilyn Armstrong
I live in a small town. Just under 13,000 people call Uxbridge home. The village, or as we say around here, “downtown,” has a classic brick town hall, circa 1879, an elegant old library, and several other historic buildings. Our… Read More ›
THE MOST NIMBLE OF ALL SQUIRRELS – Marilyn Armstrong
RDP Monday: Nimble This is our squirrel. He shows up in the middle of the day and hangs around, in the most literal sense, for hours. He wraps himself around the feeder like a fur coat, hanging by one paw… Read More ›
THE BRIGHTEST DAFFODILS – Marilyn Armstrong
DAFFODILS! I took these the last time we had sunshine, so it must have been Wednesday. Since then, it has been cold and rainy … but at least I got the daffodils when they were at the finest. There may… Read More ›
A UNIQUE PRODUCTION – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I recently had a unique, rich and rewarding experience. I wrote and helped put together a multimedia theatrical production about a horrific pogrom in 1919 that wiped out over half of the 1200 inhabitants of a Ukrainian town called Felshtin…. Read More ›
BUCOLIC CREATURES AND THE FEEDERS ON THE DECK … Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Bucolic How much more bucolic can one get than spending hours staring out the window, watching nature nibble its way through our feeders? These days, every time I get up for any reason, the first thing I… Read More ›
PROUD TO BE CIVIL – Marilyn Armstrong
Politically correct. What outrage that term produces! How dare anyone tell me how to behave, how to speak? I can say anything I want. I mean … look at our president! Yeah. Look at our president. Take a good look…. Read More ›
FIRE! – Rich Paschall
Engulfed in Flames, by Rich Paschall Fire fascinates. Fire frightens. Fire feeds. Fire consumes. We may all have a fascination for the dancing flames in a fireplace or a campfire. We may be able to sit and watch for hours… Read More ›
ALMOST SPRING BY THE BLACKSTONE – Marilyn Armstrong
Photographs: Garry and Marilyn Armstrong Almost spring does not mean the same thing everywhere. In New York, it meant that everything was budding. We were waiting for it to burst into bloom. Cherry trees and apple trees were often already… Read More ›
THE GARDENER’S RESPITE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Respite My right shoulder hurts. A lot. At least half of that is an old injury from my riding days … and the rest is probably hauling heavy pots — with and without food — in the… Read More ›
THE JOY IN JERUSALEM – Marilyn Armstrong
The odds favor that, if you live a full life, you will witness events that are historically important. Depending on your definition of “witness,” you’ll inevitably witness a lot of history. You can’t avoid it. Some events are more dramatic… Read More ›
ROMANTIC ME – Marilyn Armstrong
LOVE AND MARRIAGE ARE NOTHING LIKE A HORSE AND CARRIAGE I was 18 when I married for the first time. I was in my senior year of college, working at the radio station and beginning to get the hang of… Read More ›
Serendipity Seeking Intelligent Life on Earth 