Opinion

The star, the shepherds

Old Man Christmas (moi) has been out shopping and found a shop that sells hiking shoes so, being married to a hiker, I went in and saw beautiful alligator boots, also a pair of sharkskin, and wouldn’t this be perfect for my beloved venturing into ungenteel neighborhoods, boots made from man-eating creatures, better than pepper spray or a Smith & Wesson, but the price tag was staggering –– I’m the son of a postal clerk –– so I moved on.

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Berries and meat

Many Homesteaders who came to our area in many cases felt “Nature will provide sustenance;” seldom did the “free harvest” not require sustainable effort.Every spring, children worked with their parents in the maple syrup harvest.

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Happy Holidays

The West Fork of the Black River Literary Society is set to usher in 2024 and say farewell to 2023 when they meet the last week of December between the holidays to celebrate the inner poet elegy’s of the year passing and the adventure of the next 12 magic months to come.

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