The conundrum of mothers
& daughters.

Though you are grown
And no longer need my help to walk
We cherish our time together
Close to our hearts.
(When you were a little girl
I asked you what color you were.
You always replied,
“I’m golden.”)

We battle furiously.
We whine a… Read full post »

This is my backyard this weekend. The amazing foliage season this year seems to go on and on with the past few days bringing an eye-dazzling array of golden shades, filled with sunlight. Yes, that is my solar-powered clothes dryer.

The maple in my front yard bordering the… Read full post »

Now that Pumpkin Festival is over it's time to concentrate on Halloween and Thanksgiving. But wait, you have all those pumpkin pieces left over from carving cute little pie pumpkins into jack-o’lanterns.
You need a knock-out dessert. And you don’t want to pay the Chee/… Read full post »

The count of lighted jack o'lanterns in one place, namely Keene, New Hampshire's downtown, stood at 29,068 this past Saturday night, October 17. Crowds estimated at 70,000 (more than double the city's population) descended to witness this event, featuring a Keene Pumpkin Festival record num/… Read full post »

Saturday marks the 19th Annual Keene Pumpkin Festival. Growing from a modest community-based Harvest celebration it has become a world-record showplace for thousands of carved pumpkins. Even more thousands of enthusiastic visitors come to view them. The Festival is an ev/… Read full post »

Fall foliage color is at its peak on this Columbus Day Weekend in New Hampshire. Here in the Monadnock Region in the southwestern part of the state, we have amazing displays of gold, orange, red and yellow.

Above the treeline, the 3,165 foot (965 meter) granite visage
of Mt.… Read full post »

The gods of performance smiled on us last night. The stage hands had to add more chairs as the number of concert-goers grew. The show went really well. The audience was happy and stayed after for a meet-and-greet.

%I… Read full post »

 I'm heading out in a few minutes for a dress rehearsal of our Saturday night show. We'll be singing for some of the students at my old high school. Wish for me to break a leg! Meanwhile, here are some photos of our recent rehearsal in the space at the Colonial Theater.

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Bill S. reported last week on the foliage peak in northern Vermont. Here in southwestern New Hampshire we're just getting there. C'mon up this weekend and have a peep!

Ashuelot River Park, Keene, NH
October 5, 2009

Looking out my back door.

Looking out my bac… Read full post »

Tonight take a few moments for the work of Warren Zevon to speak to you.

(4-Aminobiphenyl, hexachlorobenzene
Dimethyl sulfate, chloromethyl methylether
2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-
para-dioxin, carbon disulfide)

(Dibromochloropane, chlorinated
benzenes, 2-Nitropropane, pentachlorophenol,
Benzot/… Read full post »

Main Street Four is a quartet of singers.

Three of us have sung together since high school, and we perform Broadway show music. We have been together in this configuration for years.

Now that we've been rehearsing for several weeks, they are once again seeming like members of the… Read full post »

Was this contest more difficult than the one in August? You betcha!         

I hear that the honorable august judges were elated with the quality of the submissions and with the variety of horseshoe-shaped floral tributes that Coyot… Read full post »

While you're waiting for the august judges to render their decisions on CoyoteOldStyle’s OS Anniversary Photo Caption Contest, take a few minutes to watch and listen carefully to this important Public Service Announcement featuring Will Ferrell.

It has been a year since I pitched my humble tent here.
During that time, I have been fortunate to have made some wonderful friends at Open Salon. With all humility and gratitude, I thank each and every one of you for the enrichment you have brought to this Old Style coyote’s/… Read full post »

I am rehearsing feverishly with my singing group, the Main Street Four, preparing for a benefit concert we are doing in October. I have also started a new job. That leaves me precious little time for posting here.

But the end of summer is upon us. And now and then… Read full post »

Believe it or not, this contest was tougher than July's.         

I hear that the honorable august judges are planning a long-weekend getaway to recover from this one. Apparently, their August weeks en vacance didn't do en… Read full post »

It is a comforting feeling to know where your food comes from, and by that, I do not mean from which supermarket. Because the blueberries have been plentiful in Cheshire County this summer, I have had the privilege of taking some newcomers to the blueberry fields on their first… Read full post »

      With a nod to Open Salon’s slogan “You make the headlines,” on my page,
You Make the Captions!

Last month, we had a lot of fun with CoyoteOldStyle’s “U-Haul U-Caption!” Photo Caption Contest . Once again, I’m offering/… Read full post »

This summer we have fruit in abundance and while fresh fruit is a handy and healthy snack on its own, sometimes our thoughts turn to more decadent desserts. This cake is rich with butter and sugar but isn’t too sweet.
The plums bring their own fresh tartness to the/… Read full post »

It was raining today but yesterday morning was just cool and a bit cloudy.

This is the view from my living room window. It was made even more entrancing by a hummingbird who came and hovered between the apple tree and the window. That photo will have to remain in my mind… Read full post »

The moving is over. The physical carrying of boxes and bags and mattresses and computers from one place to live to another is finished. Now the hard work has begun. The frustrations have set in. 

I can feel my tension rising every day as we try to sort out this stuff.… Read full post »

In the sweltering dawn, she takes a bite of another ripe plum. The juice drips from her mouth, mingling with the dewy perspiration on her skin.

No breeze disturbs the green lushness of this morning.
No wind will affect the course of the sweetness/… Read full post »

This contest was even tougher than last time.         

I hear that the honorable august judges are still hoping for the call from Orbitz. But is it the call for the discounted tickets to Fiji? Or is it the call to judge this we… Read full post »