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Powering Down
Our beloved clothes washer stopped working last week. It turns out that one of those little wooden ice-cream sundae spoons–the ones that look like a miniature paddle–was stuck in the water pump. I see now that there’s a little door … Continue reading
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Flora and Fauna
The girls and I have been reading Great Lakes Nature: An Outdoor Year as part of our environmental studies. It’s one of those Plant or Animal of The Day diaries of a naturalist. We’re especially enjoying it since it focuses … Continue reading
Spring Chickens
Today I hauled out last year’s calendar and I see that I heard my first redwing blackbird last year on March 4th. Right now we’ve got six or so inches of melty, slushy snow which makes me doubt that the … Continue reading
