At one time in New England history, to be on the map as a community meant being incorporated into the region's rail network.
Fandango’s Flashback Friday -By Rail
Rooted
I entered my shop this morning to smell linseed oil, varnish, and wood shavings.
The Fall Bowls
Since writing this post last year, I've worked extensively with some of the purchased wide and thick cherry wood I discuss below. It's very easy to shape and carve. And I love the broad bowls that I can't get with the local wood. But, and but is a really important word here, that Alleghany cherry …
Winter
I published this last year, and nothing in my atitude has changed exceept i expect shoveling snow wil be worse. Unless of course climate change keeps on messing with things and there is no snow, and sap starts flowining in January. Sigh. I get conflicted when asked about my favorite things. Depending on my work, …
Winter
I published this last year, and nothing in my atitude has changed exceept i expect shoveling snow wil be worse. Unless of course climate change keeps on messing with things and there is no snow, and sap starts flowining in January. Sigh. I get conflicted when asked about my favorite things. Depending on my work, …
Dangerous First Impressions
Being watchful of erratic behavior may allow you to avoid contact with aggressive, distracted, or intoxicated people who seem more and more to occupy our roads.
Judy’s Number Game- #46
The number is 168 Wall art-Arts District, Burlington, Vermont I'm Innocent I tell ya' First stages in carving an eagle River rocks Sabrina in a hidden-hole The Arts District in Burlington has all sorts of wall art. Max is always innocent ( Right!) I have drawn the outline of the carving, and since this one …
The Great Louie Lefkowitz
It came up just the other day. Who was the best blues harmonica player ever? Someone to my right mentioned a member of a successful band. I almost choked on my soup. Then, one by one, my friends rolled off a list of their favorites: John Lee Curtis, Little Walker, Sonny Terry, and Charlie Musselwhite. …
Textual
I refused to get involved in texting until doctors' offices forced me to. They required it to confirm appointments, and I'd stubbornly refused to participate before. I am also known as a grumpy responder. Real estate people eager to buy my property for outrageous amounts have found that the obscenity of my vocabulary is only …
On Pat Paulson
An Idle mind is truly the Devil's playground. I've been busy but not really occupied the past several days. Work and the shop have occupied my skill sets but not truly engaged my mind. This can create a tough situation in which the wheels spin freely, but the gears are disengaged. Cold showers can only do so …
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