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The Best of 2011, A Motmot’s View

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

1) Best Rediscovered Antique Food: Apples and Cider. If there’s a characteristic product of New England, it’s not maple syrup, it’s apples and cider. In drawing the ruins of cider mills, I obsess over apples,  modes of milling them for … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Henry David!

Posted on July 12, 2008 by

How do you celebrate the birthday of an American icon, naturalist, writer, dedicated observer and commentator on the landscape of his native New England? I suggest doing what I did today: sitting under a tree by a pond, painting and … Continue reading →

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