Country Scribe : Down on the Farm
Weekly Column Archives
September 7, 2008 Cutting firewood
August 29, 2008 Back roads
August 25, 2008 Mountain drive
August 17, 2008 Daydreams
August 10, 2008 Compliments
August 3, 2008 The life under our noses
July 28, 2008 Local foods
July 21, 2008 Summer celebrations
July 14, 2008 Chocolate contest
July 7, 2008 What to save, what to throw
June 29, 2008 Concord, MA
June 22, 2008 Boston
June 15, 2008 Cords
June 9, 2008 Lying
June 2, 2008 People Who
May 22, 2008 Nap types
May 19, 2008 Time to move Memorial Day
May 12, 2008 Frogs, salmon and coffee
May 4, 2008 Doorprizes
April 28, 2008 Late blizzards
April 21, 2008 Swamp life
April 14, 2008 Selling my soul
April 7, 2008 Queen Hillary
March 31, 2008 Opening Day
March 23, 2008 Crazy ministers
March 17, 2008 Air puffs at the airport
March 10, 2008 Train whistles
March 3, 2008 Cranky people
February 24, 2008 Winter driving you crazy?
February 17, 2008 Home again, home again
February 10, 2008 Karma on US 81
February 3, 2008 Portal, AZ
January 27, 2008 FWD: Spam
January 20, 2008 Shooting birds
January 13, 2008 The problem with fame
January 6, 2008 Authenticity
December 31, 2007 Holidays
December 23, 2007 Cell tower
December 16, 2007 Tax deductions
December 10, 2007 Dr. Doom
December 3, 2007 First ski
November 25, 2007 Artist's statements
November 18, 2007 Con artists
November 12, 2007 Manhattan
November 4, 2007 Anticipating Arizona
October 28, 2007 Faith and politics
October 21, 2007 Fall eating binge
October 14, 2007 Good old days
October 7, 2007 One good Yankee
October 1, 2007 Travel
September 24, 2007 Burns
September 16, 2007 iPod
September 9, 2007 Apples
August 31, 2007 Scandal
August 26, 2007 College
August 20, 2007 Tricks of Memory
August 13, 2007 Bible camp memories
August 5, 2007 Bridges
July 30, 2007 Quiet
July 22, 2007 New Bed
July 16, 2007 Dread
July 8, 2007 The old home town
June 29, 2007 Rules
June 24, 2007 Lateness
June 17, 2007 Twister
June 11, 2007 Cell phone etiquette
June 3, 2007 Rhubarbs
May 28, 2007 Laptops for all
May 21, 2007 Ritual
May 13, 2007 Quitting coffee
May 6, 2007 Rural revival
April 30, 2007 Swamp life
April 23, 2007 200,000 miles
April 15, 2007 Ranking
April 9, 2007 Norman Church
April 2, 2007 Herb Carneal
March 25, 2007 Television's effect
March 19, 2007 Immigrants
March 12, 2007 Career advice
March 5, 2007 Tire trouble
February 25, 2007 Squirt hockey
February 19, 2007 Traffic
February 11, 2007 Red Mustang
February 4, 2007 Trains in China
January 28, 2007 Sobering realities in China
January 21, 2007 Chinese traffic
January 14, 2007 Chinese food
January 7, 2007 Beijing
December 29, 2006 Shanghai
December 22, 2006 New Year's non-resolution
December 17, 2006 Buying gifts
December 10, 2006 Holiday parties
December 3, 2006 Gossip columns
November 26, 2006 The immigrants
November 20, 2006 Work Ethic
November 12, 2006 Veterans
November 5, 2006 Visiting
October 29, 2006 Deer hunting
October 22, 2006 Send in new clowns
October 15, 2006 Be where you are
October 8, 2006 Lessons from Laural
October 1, 2006 Washing windows
September 25, 2006 Wal-Mart
September 18, 2006 Torture, cont.
September 10, 2006 Wasp
September 1, 2006 Wise and Prudent vs. Bold and Big
August 27, 2006 Reunion responses
August 21, 2006 Two capitols
August 13, 2006 Planned obsolescence
August 6, 2006 Twins game
July 31, 2006 Spuds
July 23, 2006 Still around here
July 17, 2006 Herons
July 10, 2006 All the lonely people
July 5, 2006 The Maples
June 27, 2006 The Lake
June 25, 2006 MoMA
June 18, 2006 Jersey Shore
June 12, 2006 Swamp life
June 5, 2006 Nicknames
May 26, 2006 Memorial Day and graduation
May 22, 2006 Donny
May 15, 2006 Good teaching
May 8, 2006 Aesthetics
May 1, 2006 Concentration
April 24, 2006 Economic development
April 16, 2006 Learning to hear
April 9, 2006 The Power of Pouting
April 3, 2006 Opening Day
March 26, 2006 Competition
March 19, 2006 Nursing homes
March 12, 2006 Kirby
March 5, 2006 Caucuses
February 27, 2006 Baseball and therapy
February 20, 2006 Worlds yet to be discovered
February 13, 2006 Singing
February 5, 2006 Feeding finches
January 29, 2006 Tire rotation
January 22, 2006 Low on Gas
January 15, 2006 Prosperity
January 8, 2006 The grass is greener
December 30, 2005 Janitors
December 23, 2005 New Year's non-resolution
December 18, 2005 Christmas memories
December 11, 2005 The flu, then and now
December 4, 2005 Bad roads
November 27, 2005 Adventure
November 20, 2005 Winter survival
November 13, 2005 Divine retribution
November 7, 2005 Risk avoidance
October 31, 2005 Old toys
October 24, 2005 Instilling priorities
October 16, 2005 Rummage sale
October 9, 2005 Computers in the classroom
October 2, 2005 Inheritance
September 26, 2005 Competence and kindness
September 18, 2005 Tour of the west
September 11, 2005 Farm exchange workers
September 1, 2005 New Orleans
August 29, 2005 Spying on the neighbors
August 22, 2005 Seasonal work
August 15, 2005 Act your age!
August 7, 2005 Moving in
July 31, 2005 North Shore
July 25, 2005 Time goes by
July 18, 2005 Picnics
July 10, 2005 Contrarians
July 1, 2005 Strawberries
June 27, 2005 Bad weather
June 20, 2005 Kinder, gentler
June 12, 2005 Hustle and bustle
June 6, 2005 Small-town trust
June 1, 2005 Salespeople
May 22, 2005 Work
May 16, 2005 The swamp
May 8, 2005 Grass fire
May 2, 2005 Sawing down trees
April 25, 2005 Old garages
April 17, 2005 Moving
April 11, 2005 A Wurlitzer Prize
April 4, 2005 Swans
March 28, 2005 Red Lake tragedy
March 21, 2005 Grandpa and Alf
March 13, 2005 Rice vs. Clinton
March 6, 2005 Remembering the weather
February 27, 2005 The right to Sudafed
February 21, 2005 Mexican surprises
February 14, 2005 Mexico City
February 5, 2005 Pipe organ tour
January 27, 2005 Winter ain't so bad
January 23, 2005 Owning a snowblower
January 17, 2005 Cutting wood
January 10, 2005 Lonely in a crowd
January 2, 2005 Crazy ideas
December 27, 2004 The pleasures of dictatorship
December 19, 2004 Thin ice
December 13, 2004 Canadian Brass
December 5, 2004 Shop ghosts
November 28, 2004 Thanksgiving disorientation
November 22, 2004 Early Christmas music
November 14, 2004 A defense of hicks
November 7, 2004 Voting
November 1, 2004 Freedom
October 24, 2004 An important meeting
October 18, 2004 Reading directions
October 10, 2004 Dropping in
October 3, 2004 House in a swamp
September 26, 2004 Ode to Fall
September 20, 2004 Santana
September 12, 2004 Commissioner race turns nasty
September 5, 2004 End times
August 30, 2004 War politics
August 23, 2004 Chiseling
August 15, 2004 The Attic
August 8, 2004 The Sturgis effect
August 1, 2004 Decks
July 26, 2004 Conventions
July 12, 2004 The Stages of Life
July 4, 2004 Suburbanites back for a visit
June 27, 2004 The key to happiness
June 20, 2004 Rural real estate boom
June 14, 2004 June pessimism
June 7, 2004 Reagan
May 30, 2004 School's out
May 24, 2004 Gravel roads
May 16, 2004 Graduation Speech
May 9, 2004 Torture in Iraq
May 3, 2004 The Spud
April 25, 2004 Old photo album
April 18, 2004 Dignity
April 12, 2004 Funeral rituals
April 4, 2004 The Bare Bottom Test
March 28, 2004 Stomach flu
March 22, 2004 Steroids in baseball
March 16, 2004 Martha's downfall
March 14, 2004 Uff da
February 29, 2004 New Cat
February 22, 2004 Home Sweet Home
February 15, 2004 The great issues of the day...
February 8, 2004 Burns, OR
February 2, 2004 Redwoods
January 26, 2004 California dreams
January 18, 2004 Big Sur Highway
January 11, 2004 Whale watching
January 4, 2004 Martian drama in Tucson
December 28, 2003 I think I saw a Vikings game
December 21, 2003 Moss and the Media
December 14, 2003 The minds of monsters
December 7, 2003 Street Signs