Buttermilk Falls
We’d been in Claverack for a few weeks when my father said he had heard of a neat place to …
Monthly Archives: February 2014
From the Shore to the Hills
The difficulties for a child moving to a new place were made worse by the smallness of the village, and …
Keeping My Feet in the Water
As the years passed, I learned well the lesson to become very quiet about what I knew and saw. Even …
Fevers, Dreams, and Knowings
When I was six years old, I contracted Scarlet Fever. I didn’t understand what my parents meant as they talked …
Lake Fog
We moved to the small town of Long Beach, east of Michigan City, Indiana. Our house was on the sand …
The Threads Begin…
I have a memory of the main staircase at my grandparents “Pinchpenny Farm” in Eastern Massachusetts. I also remember the …
To begin…
They have gone away from me now, and yet I am still alive in the dreams I had as a …
Weaving the Magic Thread 