Surviving the Suburbs

It's fascinating to me when, what seem completely independent, aspects of my life converge.Deus Ex Machina and I are historical fiction fanatics.  We really enjoy television series that have a historical basis.  We were huge fans of the historical dramas...

I like to stand in a crane position, with my right foot on my left thigh, balancing on that single left foot.  It's a stretch, too, and it feels good.  I like long stretches, like those performed in Yoga.  When I'm feeling particularly bound-up, I do...

We have been having some really wicked weather here in Maine over the past couple of weeks.  A Nor'Easter knocked out power for a lot of the folks living near the coast, including my job.  I got to work from home for the first time since I started working...

The last few weekends were spent working wood for our winter heat.  We had some delivered by a local firewood purveyor.  Some was from coppiced wood that a local tree firm had cut and gave to us last year, because they didn't have anywhere to dispose...