Dec 20 2009
It finally happened. I was on Hogback Mountain shopping for Vermont things. I took my items to the cashier. The cashier asked, “Will you be using your senior discount?” “No,” I replied firmly, snapping my SIT ID on the counter. “As you can see, I am a student.” From there we descended three floors into [...]
Dec 20 2009
My ex-husband just sent an e-mail to tell me that Jean Ritchie, one of my all-time idols, has had a serious stroke. She must be in her eighties by now. For those of you who don’t know Jean Ritchie: she’s one of the earliest Appalachian singer-songwriters to emerge from the hollers into the eyes and [...]
Dec 17 2009
As of midnight last night, I hadn’t seen my younger daughter in four months. All that has changed. Further, I get to see my older daughter in less than a week. At 2:00 a.m. Lulu and I arrived home from the Hartford airport, after a 1.75-hour drive through sometimes blinding snow. What a wondrous thing [...]
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