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“Come Darkness, Come Light”

Less than two weeks away from the Winter Solstice, this hemisphere’s longest night of the year, our Christmas season is pervasive darkness, punctuated by a variety of lights. We have just more than 6 hours of daylight now. If the sky … Continue reading

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Comfort and Joy

Yesterday, around noon, I took the first real shower I’d had in nine days. We worked hard all day Friday on rebuilding the water system. We brought the new/used water heater over from the boat house, sledding it through the … Continue reading

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