Monthly Archives: December 2016
Becoming a fly fisherman. Mountain Princess
Mountain Princess If I were to be a Princess I would reign among the mountains. Keep the jeweled tiara, Weave my crown of herbs and flowers Give me wading boots and sandals Not soft slippers made of satin. Let me climb among the boulders, Dip my fly into the water, Catch a nice fat trout […]
Becoming a human rights activist. My First Gun Rights Policy Conference.
Becoming genie. Cave Broad and the pot: the invention of ‘Women’s Work’
One hot summer day I was struggling through the rooms overlooking the rental house next to my Inn. As all the windows were open, I had ample time to listen and occasionally watch one of the tenants as he grilled the main course for lunch. Once or twice he called for his wife to come out […]
Becoming a skier. If you can walk, you can ski!
“If you can walk, you can ski,” I tell my beginning students. “If you can’t walk, you can still ski, we will just have to connect you with Maine Adaptive!” That is the second thing I tell them. The first is that I wish I could be learning to ski right now…with an instructor like […]