mrymntcpwDec 20, 20202 min readHere, Now, On the Edge12/20/20 Tomorrow, on Monday, December 21, 5:02 A.M. EST, the winter solstice arrives marking the first day of winter in the Northern...
mrymntcpwDec 13, 20202 min readO TannenbaumIt has become that time of year when we turn our attention to Winter and celebrate the holiday season. As is the tradition in many homes...
mrymntcpwDec 5, 20202 min readA Place for “Old Saint Nick”You better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I'm telling you why Santa Claus is coming to town. He's making a list And...
mrymntcpwNov 29, 20201 min readA Place for the Beaver MoonWhen? November 30, 2020 at 4:29 am “The Full Moon for November is named after beavers because this is the time they become particularly...
mrymntcpwNov 26, 20202 min readThanksgiving 2020: A Place for GratitudeOver the river, and through the wood, To Merry Mount away! We would not stop for doll or top, for 'tis Thanksgiving Day. Over the river,...
mrymntcpwNov 15, 20202 min readA Place for Time to ChangeSeasonal signs of change are all around us at Merry Mount, and it is time once again for the Earth to rest. The gardens must be put away....
mrymntcpwOct 24, 20201 min readO is for October and OrangeOctober O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild, Should waste them all. The...
mrymntcpwOct 17, 20201 min readA Place for AsaOn October 12, 2020 at 6:41 am, Asa Ruth Woliver made her entrance into the world, and on October 14, we welcomed her to Merry Mount. At...
mrymntcpwOct 11, 20201 min readA Place for "October Song"Being in the October of my life, I offer a song. As an introduction, I acknowledge Whitman. I tramp a perpetual journey, (come listen...
mrymntcpwOct 4, 20201 min readA Place Like No Other: Poem in OctoberObserve perpetually. I often walk Minnie around the perimeter of this approximate three acres we call Merry Mount observing the sights,...
mrymntcpwOct 1, 20201 min readBookend Full Moons in OctoberContinuing the Full Moon Series, we can look forward to a special treat (hopefully no trick) in October: two full moons. The first full...
mrymntcpwSep 27, 20202 min readA Place to Find Order in a Chaotic ExistenceTRMS brings T-Ruth about RBG. COVID-19 kills more than 200,000 Americans in seven months. "Proud Boys" and "Antifa" factions gather in...
mrymntcpwSep 19, 20204 min readAnother Place at Another Time: Ivanovka on September 20, 1891I ask that you indulge my romantic fantasy that involves a bit of time travel. For inspiration, I have borrowed (heavily quoted in...