Tara

Really feels like I'm watching SNL right now

Get your passport.

Marketing automation tools know far more about us than is comfortable.

Seems like a deliberate new paradigm to reduce access to education

THIRTY percent of federal workers are veterans… compared to five percent in the rest of the workforce.

When the Trump-Musk administration does their indiscriminate firings, veterans disproportionately pay the price.

Jordan Pond, Acadia NP, April 2024

Devastated for Acadia

Positive news for Mainers

If you can today, try to find a bit of nature, and remind yourself that you are part of it.

Philly has a very strong sense of self — always has. 💚

“I’ve learned to let the beauty of the world and the bravery of other people pull me up and out of the despair.” - Kate DiCamillo

A snowy forest scene with a trail leading into the woods

World-weary? The woods are always here for you 🩵

I learned about him when I studied the NYC immigrant experience during the early 1900s

Starstruck by this ice

Winter is so lovely 🩵

I mailed something to the IRS on 11/15 with return receipt. I just received the postcard receipt back a few days ago, with a postmark of 11/27…

Extremely cool

Patterns in the show that look like islands

Wind-carved archipelagos

When you control what kids read, you get closer to controlling what they believe + how they think.

Absolutely love their patterns of sprawl + how old they are

Seeking gardeners in bear country to share advice about securing my garden with electric fencing around the perimeter. Any specific tips? I’m growing a range of produce, including berries. 🐻

Flannel fabric with a playing card print, a rotary cutter, and a cutting mat laid out for a sewing project

The good news about learning how to sew is that you never really forget how to do it. #sewing

I can’t wait to read this!

A forest in late fall

I love Stick Season because it shows me the architecture of the forest.

I have the same bittersweet feeling with packing up my kayak for the winter. Have you tried the XC trails at Penobscot River Trails? That’s on my list!

I’m excited to read this, too!