I skipped the gym on Wednesday so I could clean up the side garden – it got away from me in the fall, due to the early snow in November. And it had continued so cool so far this spring that I hadn’t wanted to disturb anything that might be overwintering. But we seem […]
The other way to get a beach to yourself on Cape Cod is to go with a local to the beach that only they all know the back way into. (We didn’t get it completely to ourselves, but that was just because the sun came out, and everyone wanted to get out of the house.)
Black Beach – Falmouth, MA Read More »
Here’s how you get a Cape Cod beach to yourself – go on a rainy day in April (pictures are from last weekend).
Herring Cove Beach – Provincetown, MA Read More »
First post of the season! It’s been a cool March and April, so not much growing yet here in Southern Maine, but the quaking aspens came through for me this weekend. It’s snowing right now, so we’ll see what’s next, and when.
Spring Preview – Scarborough Marsh, Scarborough, ME Read More »
It’s winter in Shrewsbury, and a particularly bad storm puts a hole in the roof of the Abbey. While the brothers are up fixing it, Brother Haluin falls from the roof. His injuries are grave, and they do not expect him to live. Because of this, he makes a confession that Brother Cadfael is there
The Confession of Brother Haluin – Ellis Peters Read More »
I think this book can best be described as Pride and Prejudice in the borderlands between two alternate realities, where one has magic, and the other does not. Rose lives in the Edge – those that do live a bit of a hardscrabble existence, being neither from the Broken (our world, because magic is broken)
On the Edge – Ilona Andrews Read More »
Here’s what the garden looked like on Saturday, when I dragged the herb pots out of the garage. I contemplated a little clean up, but it’s been fairly cool still, so I don’t want to throw out something that’s overwintering. I took today off to go renew my license. Good thing that was my
