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The Memory Door
I have a door at home that hides a secret—not because it closes off a room; it usually stands open, its back pressed against a wall.One day I shared this secret with a friend who was mourning the loss of … Continue reading
Mother’s fruitcake for Christmas and always
Family recipes are inherited like sepia photos of relatives who passed long ago, meant to savor the memories. None is more precious to me that a fruit cake. My last edition came out of the oven months before Christmas and … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain Falcon Scott, Christmas, fruitcake, Gethsemani Abbey, Great British Baking Show
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Into the Wild at Knepp Estate
Isabella Tree and her husband Charlie Burrell loved to travel from West Sussex to the fauna of wilder places in the world. No longer. They have re-envisioned their ‘backyard’ as semi-wilderness. Some backyard! They own the Knepp estate of 3,500 … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, nature, Other
Tagged Frans Vera, Isabella Tree, Knepp estate, Oostvaardersplassen, Rewilding, West Sussex
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Death of a Lawn Mower
The novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald knew that Americans find public expression of their successful lives in a neatly groomed lawn. Jay Gatsby was so horrified at Nick Carroway’s ragged lawn next door that he sent his gardeners over to mow … Continue reading
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Tagged Dutch white clover, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby, lawn care, lawn mowing, scythe
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 