If the US elections can be hacked, so can your data. Are you protected? I took my concerns and my computer to Steve West at Fearless Computing to see what I could do to keep my data safe. MAC v. PC “You’re already using a Mac,” Steve said, “which puts you way ahead of the curve.” […]
Affirmations, Not Resolutions
Affirmations, Not Resolutions I used to celebrate New Year’s Eve in the accepted and conventional manner: I’d stay up till midnight, fortify my resolve with champagne, and vow to live cleaner, work harder, and sustain a calm, orderly, life. I’d make these resolutions at midnight, and in the morning – just hours into the New […]
Bucking the Usual Christmas Traditions
We bucked all our Christmas traditions this year. With none of our adult children at home and still reeling from the election, there didn’t seem any point in decorating a tree, baking cookies, or preparing a Christmas Day feast. So we didn’t. We hiked Stratton Mountain instead. The weather favored our outdoor ambitions: snow-cover, sunshine, […]
Recipes for the Food We Carried
As promised, here are recipes for the food we carried on the Long Trail. GENERAL INFORMATION I purchased most of the ingredients for these recipes from the Brattleboro Food Coop, which runs a fabulous bulk department of grains, legumes, nuts, dried fruits, seeds and spices. I bought shelf-stable cheese tortellini, and prepackaged foods like pasta […]
Snow in December!
Snow in December! To have both sunshine and snow in December is a gift. On Monday, I woke to the town plow rumbling down my road: A few inches had fallen, and it was still coming down. This was a tremendous gift after last winter’s dearth of snow and this past summer’s drought. We need […]
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