Transporting Myself

As I’ve moved eastward, I’ve become more suburban. Though I still consider myself a city girl, loving the amenities of urban life, I do admit the suburbs have some benefits, especially when kids are in the picture. Today I came across a blog dedicated to researching and writing about smart transit. It got me thinking [...]

Everyone’s Planet

This phrase keeps circling back into my consciousness weeks, even months after I read it on my friend’s blog. Poor people don’t care about the environment. I don’t know who should care more about it than poor people, because as our climate changes they will be the most deeply affected. Last fall I participated, rather [...]

Sunday Outing

Today we took a family field trip to a nearby dairy. We drove down a dirt road off a small highway into the “country” and were immediately greeted by a dozen Jersey and Holstein cows. One twin was afraid the cows would want to eat his pizza, so we headed off to a remote corner [...]

Beaverdale Symphony

When the sun comes out in Beaverdale a cacophony of mechanical low frequency humming wafts through the neighborhood. First from the north, then from the east, then south, then west. All around, the symphony of yard work has begun. It is the sound of lawn mowers. It is the sound of America. Our 2006 move [...]

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