Category Archives: History

Pepysing back at the 1665-66 plague of London

Posted on April 24, 2020 by

I aimed for a weekly post about the health of the natural world, but here I am dwelling on coronavirus again. Is anyone undistracted by this pandemic? This time I dusted off my copies of Samuel Pepys diaries in which … Continue reading →

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My Neighbor's Maple Syrup Sugar Shack

Posted on February 21, 2020 by

There’s a family I know in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia that has made maple syrup for over a century. As they are now short-handed of youngsters leaving for city work and the retainers get older and frailer, I … Continue reading →

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George Washington’s Stars & Stripes

Posted on October 7, 2017 by

On hearing an organ playing inside a church last Sunday as I strolled along Trumpington Street in Cambridge, England, I felt drawn inside to listen. It was Little Saint Mary’s Church which sits tightly between the Fitzwilliam Museum and Peterhouse … Continue reading →

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