THOMAS DRUGS SODA FOUNTAIN Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… While our trip to Tennessee included the usual stops in Nashville, Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, we also looked for the little out of the way places that…
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NASHVILLE Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… This week Linda and I are on the road to Tennessee visiting family south of the Mason-Dixon line. Next week’s post will feature some of the highlights from our trip,…
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SWAMP AND WATER Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Marsh is not swamp. Marsh is a space of light, where grass grows in water, and water flows to the sky. Slow-moving creeks wander, carrying the orb of…
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REFLECTION Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Walked to Walden last night (moon not quite full) by railroad and upland wood-path, returning by Wayland road. I noticed the night before night before last from Fair Haven how…
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SIDEWALK FLOWER GARDEN Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… I labeled the photograph “Hutchinson sidewalk flower garden” because this was the front walkway into our house and my mother put most of her flower efforts into this…
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ERIC DOLPHY Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Tipping Point Billy Collins At home, the jazz station plays all day, so sometimes it becomes indistinct, like the sound of rain, birds in the background, the surf of…
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GREAT SPRING BLIZZARD Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… I came across several nostalgic pictures (color slides) of the Hutchinson boys planting potatoes in Aroostook County in 1949 and 1950. This first shot is my Uncle John driving his…
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MOTHER’S DAY Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Since Mother’s Day is this weekend I thought I would share a few photographs of the women on my mother’s side of the family. Of course once you start to…
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JOIE DE VIVRE Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… This is one of my favorite photographs of my father back in the day…I have no idea how he got on top of the post or how long…
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SCOTT NEARING Backwoods Blog; in the woods and on the road… Through decades our New England homesteading has given us a compelling interest in everyday life, helped to maintain our health, provided year-round health-giving food and shelter on use-economy basis, with chores suited to…