Notes from Three of Earth Farm: The Shed
Cleaning out the shed at the back of the carport wasn’t on my agenda today. But when something big that’s … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: The Shed
Category: writingdownthestory in Memories
In Celebration of My Mother—and Seminary Hill Natural Area
A bit of straightening up the home my mother lived in for 58 years uncovered several things she wrote. Her … Continue reading In Celebration of My Mother—and Seminary Hill Natural Area
365 Days: Life After Death
Spring was busting out. Leaves were popping into being around chartreuse flowers that dripped from branches of big leaf maples. … Continue reading 365 Days: Life After Death
My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 3
Someday I will transcribe Joel Brigham (Goodell) Baker’s letters from the Civil War; they are truly amazing. For now, we … Continue reading My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 3
My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 2
Aurilla Stevens, c. 1823 Aurilla Stevens, my great-great grandmother, was born in 1803 the town of Painted Post in New … Continue reading My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 2
My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 1
It is a family tradition that a Goodell either talks or writes.” —Ethel Goodell Clark, my 4th cousin once removed, … Continue reading My Family of Storytellers for 385 Years in America: Part 1
Love Letters from the Footlocker
Back in the olden days, when lovers were apart—a few miles or thousands—they explored love on paper. There were few … Continue reading Love Letters from the Footlocker
