“An archeological excavation is the exposure, processing, and recording of archeological remains.” I have been living in my family home … Continue reading Excavating a Home: An Archeological Dig, Part One
“In all our contacts, it is probably the sense of being really needed and wanted which gives us the greatest … Continue reading Three of Earth School: Preparing Room
I got a new fuschia-colored raincoat. It’s been a long time since I had a raincoat I didn’t get at … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: This Old House of Memories
Despite last week’s surprise snow, things seem well on the way toward a season change now. Other people have crocuses … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Lighter Than Air
The house is not the only place that needs to be cleaned out, or where I search for my mother. … Continue reading In Search of My Mother’s Garden
I’m immersed in the past living in this house, even as I continue to update it. I’ve moved more stuff … Continue reading Honoring the Past…and Cursing the Remains
The two old apple trees on my property are difficult to harvest—growing on the side of a lumpy hill. Six … Continue reading Of Apple Trees and Books, and Missing a Generation
On the Twelfth Day of Christmas The last gift I gave to my mother. You may recall, if you regularly … Continue reading The Twelve Days of Christmas: My mother saved everything, or my life in crafts
I’ve been thinking for some time it’s been too long since I saw my neighbor and one of these days … Continue reading Notes from Three of Earth Farm: Stopping by the Woods
She’s been gone six months and eleven days. It seems like forever. It feels like she was never here, that … Continue reading All Souls’ Day: Remembering My Mother
Writing Down the Story 