The price of mangoes
There is a sprawling mango tree that looms over my backyard, but it belongs to my neighbor. Every January, it sprouts clusters of tiny…
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The weight of water
I grew up in a city that was built around a river, is famous for its locks, was flooded by a creek, and is…
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How to tell when it’s winter in a Michigan farmhouse
The years have a way of making technology lose its bluster. And so do the centuries. When our southern Michigan farmhouse was built, the…
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Just a block away from seven figures
here’s a moment in the evenings in northern California when you can feel the heat of the day let go: after dinner, before sunset….
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