Berry experts

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Talk Dirt to Me

I have small path of Alpine strawberries that doesn’t get a lot of attention. I weed it a few times a year and that really seems to be all it needs. The only real threat is the bindweed, so as long as I pull that back occasionally, I get berries. The youngest...

Facebook Mea Culpa

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Standing In The Shadows

Admittedly, I’m a gratitude junkie. I “get it” that for me, the more gratitude I find the more there seems to be available to be found. Sure, to declare gratitude (current Facebook meme) is an exercise. Gratitude declarations—to yourself or...
Stagestruck: The Distaff Side

Stagestruck: The Distaff Side

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Stage

Every year or so I give myself a disagreeable chore, always hoping it will be less depressing than last time. I look at the plays presented in the region’s theaters to see how many are by, or directed by, women. And I’m usually disappointed. It’s a...
Slammed

Slammed

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Stage

When it comes to having a rough time in school, I know a thing or two. Not because I wasn’t a good student—I possess, somewhere in the back of the closet, actual medals for citizenship and algebra—but because I spent so much time as the new kid,...
New England Landfall

New England Landfall

by | Sep 24, 2014 | Stage

The hurricane that devastated southern Louisiana in 2005 has become a symbol of human folly, injustice and resilience. Katrina was the poster-storm for the multiplying ravages of global warming, soon joined by siblings Irene and Sandy, which made sobering visits to...