Darn, we’re tiny

I’m sitting at my keyboard wearing sweats. In warmer times, I would be clad slightly less bulkily, looking out my back window at squirrels, cardinals and hummingbirds. This morning, the 43-degree breeze pushes waves of leaves into colors only hinted of a few months ago.
The aforementioned squirrels have begun pruning the oaks that surround our [...]

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Affordable housing needed

I have attended two hearings in Harrisburg this month. Although they were before different committees, the theme was the same: People need a place to live, and some people need help finding a place that is affordable and safe.
“Affordable” is a variable term, of course. People making Big Money can afford Big Mortgages. On the [...]

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Here we go again

It’s a sunny Sunday afternoon in south central Pennsylvania. Hummingbirds visit the feeder hanging from the pergola over the back deck. Grass will need mowing in a couple of days, grown up from recent rain — but not today. Tomorrow, we will head out to a Jimmy Buffett concert, maybe stop at a winery or [...]

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