• Lent

    The Shelburne Birches

    Driving through the evergreen forests of New Hampshire on an afternoon in early spring, we were wrapped in a green blanket.  Thick stands of evergreens- spruce, fir, hemlock, and pine– lined both roadsides of Route 2, the highway that spans that…

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    Dutch Treat

    On the road that joins Wilton and Farmington Maine off to the right on the top of a small hill, there is a startling sight. It’s a building made to resemble a Dutch windmill. The white sails are made of wood,…

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    The Bad Guitarist

    Once upon a time, the casserole dishes were covered in foil, the 8 X 10 tables were stacked, and the remains of a fellowship dinner were cleared away.  Guys were arranging folding chairs in a semi-circle in the multipurpose room. Kids…

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    Chaos Theory?

    My office is covered, you might even say littered, with papers, books open to post-it marked pages, stacks of folders and jotted ideas pinned to one of three bulletin boards.  My computer screen has 6 windows open as I toggle back…