Thursday: Growing up in a family of 6, it wasn’t a question of who you were. That was said and done for you. I was

Take #1: Color! So late in October, now in the lower areas around the lake. Totally surpassed by the double rainbow. For some reason, it

Every morning, it’s a little darker. I both want to honor the seasons – rest more – AND I want to take Peaches out on

“How’s your soul?” my son Samsun asked me. I had phoned him spontaneously on a Thursday afternoon duing my hour plus return trip from Whole

(one of those cooler mornings on Squam) Does anyone like to be teased? Do you? I don’t like it. But sometimes yes. Okay, sometimes I

At the beginning of the week, my beloved sister Louisa visited en route home from Maine, headed to Virginia. We took a walk through the

Oh! What’s that? Peaches looks startled as something looks like it’s hopping across the trail. I think: a toad! But when I look again, I

Last weekend the lake was FULL : boats going back and forrh, people in kayaks and canoes and SUPs, swimmers enjoying late season lake water

What a great August here at Squam. Warm and sunny for days on end. Family and friends “lived” in the water, day in and day

I’m dedicating this blog post to Artemis who is 5 years old. Maybe someday Mischa, now 4 months old, will appreciate it. Both young artists