early November
I found a mouse in my toilet. When I called the pest company, I asked, how can that be? She mentioned vents or doors or pipes as access. But this is the far end of the house. There are no doors to the outside, no pipes, or vents to invite creatures in… (?) It must […]
who am I?
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 #3. I was the one who was easygoing. Which basicly meant, I didn’t stir the pot. I hid. By being good. I’ve mentioned my problem eyes, and the transformative operation […]
what journey?
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 brings to mind my trip to Finland, years ago. I was in my late teens and it was summer. Why not bicycle through northern Finland and northern Norway to see […]
maybe… possibly… yes!
Every morning, it’s a little darker. I both want to honor the seasons – rest more – AND I want to take Peaches out on the walk before anyone else. I want that quiet early morning to myself. Just me and Peaches without her getting woofy and tail-wagging scared of anyone else, much less someone […]
your soul
“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 Foods, and then launched into my latest diatribe: yet another Lyme pain story, to which he reliably replied: “Eat more salmon.” And then steered the conversation in a more essential […]
the tease
(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 do. I feel like I’m getting teased by the weather: let’s try a little cold, no colder than that! Oh.. you got out some winter clothes! Ha-ha, let’s give you […]
little moments – Squam in September
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 woods together and at one point, she stopped and looked around. “I LOVE these woods,” she said. “The rocks.” Moss covered granite rocks sculpt the surroundings, as the soft earth […]
Let it rain
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 see it’s a mole, stopping and starting as it wends its way over the dry, dry trail. I’m guessing the poor mole couldn’t find or make his usual hole in […]
Surrounding space
Last weekend the lake was FULL : boats going back and forrh, people in kayaks and canoes and SUPs, swimmers enjoying late season lake water (still warm-ish). Labor Day Weekend.This weekend, clouds, thunder, rain. Quiet. Summer is ending. I knew it would. But why is it so hard? Why am I sad? Part of it […]
end of August, Squam Lake 2025
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 out. But now: Where did they all go? The cormorant, taking a moment to dry his wings, wants to know. But I also want to know where the cormorant was […]
