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Grey Matters

Inspired and written while at The Homestead after a discussion with my friend Pete and a hike with my wife.

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August 24, 2020
Letters

James at six weeks

James, Today, Sunday, November 1st, you are exactly six weeks old.  And in your grandparents’ minds that is an important milestone. And here is the reason. When your dad was…

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November 1, 2020
Farm, Musings

T.C. turns 84 years old 11.7.20

Yesterday, my father-in-law, T.C. Dickerson turned eighty-four years old. And it was a great day. T.C.’s health has not been the best for the past four years. Three years ago,…

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November 8, 2020
  • Poems

    Broom Grass 4.2.21

    April 2, 2021 /

    A poem inspired by a memory from adolescence.

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  • Front Porch Picnic
    Letters

    James at Six Months Visiting Farm

    March 30, 2021 /

    A letter and poem inspired by our grandson's first visit to Virginia.

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  • Poems

    Basketball 3.14.14

    March 12, 2021 /

    A basketball poem

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  • Daffodils at Poor Creek Farm
    Poems

    Daffodils – William Wordsworth

    March 6, 2021 /

    I read this poem aloud to Elizabeth this morning. Our daffodils are almost ready to bloom!

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    Senescence 7.31.19

    March 3, 2021 /

    A poem I wrote a few years ago when getting introduced to a new word. I choose to believe we do not deteriorate with age, but that we change. And that change creates opportunity.

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  • Books,  Curated

    Review of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    February 21, 2021 /

    A Review of the novel "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"

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    Letter to James on Friendship 2.20.21

    February 20, 2021 /

    A letter to James on Friendship

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  • Home in Boston
    Letters

    January with James 1.28.21

    January 29, 2021 /

    A letter reflecting on my time in Boston with James

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  • Photos

    January with James in Boston

    January 17, 2021 /

    Photos from our times with James in Brookline, MA and his mom and dad during January of 2021.

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    Silver Linings

    January 1, 2021 /

    A poem inspired a short video that I received through my office email. It is worth watching - for it represents all of us during much of 2020. https://youtu.be/7lXoH3DMdts

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