Last weekend Arlene and I went with my mom and two of her neighbors to her 70th college reunion. Let’s see –
Thurs 21 May – drive from Newton to Northampton via Lexington, Concord, Greenfield.
Fri – attend alumnae college classes in AM, go to Old Deerfield in PM.
Sat – alumnae parade and meeting in AM, art [...]
When I was a kid the cub scout handbook had directions for making a willow whistle. The idea is that the bark will slip right off a willow stick, and from there you can go on to make a whistle. I never met a willow tree that I could cut a branch from, and never [...]
Maybe it would still really be spring even if I weren’t planting more fruit trees. I’m still a glutton for punishment in the form of tree planting, though. I have, however, found that a mattock is a good supplement to a spade for digging holes to plant in, especially in northern New England ground. I [...]
