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My husband and I have a large vegetable garden, almost half of which is taken up by raspberries. The raspberries were there when we bought our house five years ago; […]

The type of crayfish one might encounter in Massachusetts. My parents are really into Cajun and Zydeco music. They had a Louisiana-themed party this summer, and several guests asked whether […]

A snapping turtle at the roadside. One evening in late June, coming home from work, I pulled into the driveway just in time to see a foot-long mama turtle take […]

The heart-shaped pond at Kingston’s Evergreen Cemetery. When I was twelve, I dated a boy I knew from church. When we could manage it, we’d skip Sunday School and sneak […]

The car museum at Larz Anderson Park in Brookline. My husband Chris grew up in the city – mostly in Brookline. Over the years, he has told me a number […]

A view of Jacobs Pond in Norwell. When I was ten or so, I “discovered” the woods adjacent to the cranberry bogs behind my parent’s house. Going out to the […]

When skunk cabbage and ferns begin to emerge, you know that spring has begun. Spring is here! . . . Or is it? One day it’s seventy degrees and mild, […]

Photo: Rosanne Cerri in her back yard. Over the past few years my family has developed a tradition of taking a long walk outside on Thanksgiving morning. While my husband, […]

Niagara Falls Earlier this fall, my husband and I took a week’s road trip around the state of New York. We try to go away at least once each year, […]

Natalie Loomis Recently I had the good fortune to spend some time with Mrs. Natalie Loomis at her home on the South River in Marshfield. Knowing that I love a […]