by Carolyn M. Crane | Dec 11, 2012 | Essays
I’m republishing this with a dedication this year to Susan Nance of Nevada City for her ‘”Pay It Forward for the Holidays” project. You can find it on Facebook.
by Carolyn M. Crane | Aug 26, 2012 | Essays |
Thirty two years ago today, I lost someone special to me. Here is the story of his burial, just six years ago this month. RIP Rodney Wendell Emerson Roberts. I no longer dwell on you, but you cross my mind most days. You probably always will. On Saturday, August 19,...
by Carolyn M. Crane | Jul 2, 2012 | Essays, Farming |
It is about 8 a.m. on July 2 and I am wearing a long underwear shirt and winter slippers as I sit here. I’ll go out for my walk in awhile and will pick up my pace through the shade to get out of the chill and the consistent swarm of gnats that seem to congregate...
by Carolyn M. Crane | Jun 15, 2012 | Essays |
This radio essay is from 1995–six and a half years before my dad died. I saw him many more times after this, including a memorable visit a few weeks before his death, when he was still perfectly healthy. I am blessed to remember our time together with such...
by Carolyn M. Crane | Jun 8, 2012 | Abbey Country, Back Yard Days, photographs, Sustainability |
Hummer has been slang for hummingbird since 1868, when Titus Fey Cronise used the term in The Natural Wealth of California. For birders, the term refers to one of dozens of species of hummingbirds rather than obscenely big cars or bedroom frolics. Having spent some...
by Carolyn M. Crane | May 21, 2012 | Abbey Country, Back Yard Days, photographs |
“I’m sure the way to enjoy life is to live in obscurity with frequent escapades” –Freya Stark, late 19th Century explorer Cochise County: May 12, 2012 I arrived at the airport near my mom’s house with Tony the Amazing Tour Guide and...
