While sipping some herbal tea and watching songbirds at my feeder from my kitchen window,…
Food for Thought
Muskrat Love
On a cool, sunny February morning, I met Sonny and Karli Diefenderfer on a remote…
Candlelight, Fruitcake and Tradition
December skies have a different look to them, or at least they do to me.…
My Cranberry Crush
The shiny red cranberry, whose blossom looks like the head and neck of a sandhill…
Cold Stove, Warm Fridge
In late September of 1985, I cautiously trudged through cold river water in darkness to…
Emily Post in a Pandemic
Last fall I purchased a wondrous curiosity of a book at the Oxford Fire Company’s…
Popsicles Provide Summer Comfort
As I sit down to write this article, I am enjoying a popsicle my son…
A Tale of Two Gardens
An exploration of two gardens in Trappe, both labors of love and colorful examples of…
“Time Well Spent,” Part Two
When we are used to buying almost any food we want when we want it,…
Time Well Spent
In mid-March, I wanted to bake a pecan pie and subsequently discovered there were no…