Living In Place
The Project, Part 3: My Growing Glossary of Masonry Terms
As promised last week, here's my growing glossary of masonry terms. Learning new words while laying bricks makes hard labor interesting. Mortar Board (noun) I have a BA, MA,...
The Project, Part Two: Learning to Lay Bricks
Bricks in a rowlock pattern, outlining the future oven. I’m learning to lay bricks as part of this summer’s Big Project: building an outdoor, masonry bake oven. Slow Going We...
AN OUTDOOR MASONRY BAKE OVEN AT LAST
PART ONE: GETTING STARTED In addition to growing fruit and vegetables, raising new laying hens, and tending a flock of meat birds, every summer we also often undertake A...
Martina Tyrrell’s Newsletter for Writers
Writer and editor Martina Tyrrell publishes a newsletter for writers “to inspire and support you to meet your writing goals.” Because I’ve been tangled in a long-term project and...
Missing Hummingbird Feeder
I was eating lunch on the porch. The hummingbird approached, but the feeder was missing. It lay smashed on the patio. Did it just fall? I thought so. Then I saw the nearby scat....
The Right to Live in Peace
Some of my siblings are unequivocal in their support of Israel, and some of my children are unequivocal in their support of Palestine, leaving me uncomfortably caught in the...