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Turkey is a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for many Americans. It is a carry over from the pilgrims and their original feast of Thanksgiving when the native bird was plentiful in the wild. So why do we call it Turkey? There is a reason and as happens so many times, the all-American bird got its name [...] Continue reading More Greece Please What a magnificent Sunday! It was lazy. It was warmish outside. The leaves continue to fall into their singular and collective oblivion. Actually they are the nutrient loam of future growth, but today they are the crinkled collection of crunch in which children can play and adults can rake. What a gift. There is nothing [...] Continue reading Thoughts and Memories on a Fall Day Fall is here or at least its harbinger is. One of the signs of fall in my region is the changing color of the White Tail Deer. In the spring and summer they are a creamy buff, almost orange, but when the temperatures start to dip and the calendar says September, the deer change to [...] Continue reading The Coming Fall I am thankful for many, many things. Clean water and air. Flowers. The scent of a pine forest. The love of my family and friends. I give thanks to the Turkey who gave his life so that we can celebrate this holiday with a feast of abundance and I thank you for tuning into the [...] Continue reading Thanksgiving Turkey is a traditional dinner today for many Americans. It is a carry over from the pilgrims and their original feast of Thanksgiving when the native bird was plentiful in the wild. So why do we call it Turkey? There is a reason and as happens so many times, the all-American bird got its name [...] Continue reading Turkey Day Some thoughts on the history of Thanksgiving. The earliest record of any observance of Thanksgiving within the territory that now comprises the United States, was held by the Popham colony settled in Sagadahoe, Maine. That was in 1607. They did not celebrate the whole day like we do now, then it was just an observance [...] Continue reading Thanksgiving |
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On the mend
In addition to not feeling great because of Lyme disease I have been swamped in preparation for a new project. More on that later. In the meantime the rains continue to devastate the northeast. These are not gentle rains. These are steady pours running off an already saturated ground. They are the last vestiges of [...]
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