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Typical day

Was today typical? Yeah sure. Coffee, toast. Walk the dog. Talk to the neighbors about why the young couple didn’t buy the big house on the street they had been fixing for the past year….wondering what finally scared them off. … Continue reading

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Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle? Started more than 20 years ago…replaced incandescent Luba with eventually led… solar security lights electric lawnmowers and now fully electric yard tools…finally solar on the roof … Continue reading

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What’s the most delicious thing you’ve ever eaten? A plate of fresh fried clams and hot. Dripping butter lobster and on the outdoor deck at Shaw’s wharf new village Maine ..fresh sea air and swarming seagulls

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If you were forced to wear one outfit over and over again, what would it be? I pretty much gave up formality yet years ago … so jeans are the outfit… no forcing no weighty thought process …wear em till … Continue reading

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How do you waste the most time every day? Define waste…are we all type As turning every moment into progress, every action into a win…maybe that’s the waste…how about seeking old friends and lovers making peace sitting in the yard … Continue reading

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How do you want to retire? We leave jobs but our skills are used in different ways…. Retirement is an ad campaign…there is always work to be done

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How do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen? Not hard…you simply ask this question…do I really need to read a story about how experts say I should clean my patio furniture? … Continue reading

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What jobs have you had? First job I had was at age 7 picking blueberries in Maine…I also led a strike by pre-teens because they wanted us to rake spots that had already been raked….later restaurants factories the newspapers for … Continue reading

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Do you remember life before the internet? I remember life before the internet, life before the cell phone,before the computer before the dial phone…simpler? Just different

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How do you feel about cold weather? I’ve lived in the NE US my whole life…. Cold weather is a part of life along with snow ice shovels snowmen and mud season…wear a coat and good boots…lately i worry a … Continue reading

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