Archive for: August 2011

How the Story Begins

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Thanks to all of you who have ordered your copy of Tales from High Mountain. The book is now available on Amazon for the Kindle, for those who prefer that (and if you’ve enjoyed the book and would like to leave a review there, I’d be grateful). To tempt the… Read More

The Summer List

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Thank you so much for your incredibly warm reception of my Japan book and fundraiser. This cause is close to my heart, so your generous support means more than you can know (thank you! thank you!). I’ll be talking more about it later this week, but for the moment, I… Read More

Introducing: Tales from High Mountain

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In the first moments after I heard Japan had been struck by an earthquake last March, I wasn’t worried. Japan has plenty of earthquakes. I’ve felt them myself, and I know they are more prepared to weather such things there than in any other country on earth. This was before… Read More

Making Memories (and Peach Ice Cream)

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Of all the types of ice cream, it seems people have the most nostalgia about peach. I’ve heard more stories of homemade peach ice cream than any other flavor. It seems an old timey treat: fresh peach ice cream on the front porch on a summer’s day. Hand cranked, of… Read More

Making Cheese at Quillisascut Farm

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I’ve been sitting here all week trying to figure out how to tell you about Quillisascut, the farm where I spent five days last week. I always have this problem when I try to write about things that matter to me. On top of it, Quillisascut is a hard thing… Read More