Category Archives: Lifestyle

Wet & Dry Wisdom For the Novice Canoer

Posted on July 13, 2017 by linlmercer

I recently ran across my list of “personal lessons-learned the hard way” after my first canoe trip down the South Branch of the Potomac with a local volunteer water conservancy organization. Although the trip occurred a few years ago, I … Continue reading →

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What’s Beneath Our Feet?

Posted on January 6, 2016 by linlmercer

A tale of hiking in the Rockies. Continue reading →

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Harriet Homeowner’s Plumbing Career Goes Down the Drain

Posted on August 7, 2011 by linlmercer

     I have come to the firm conclusion that it was the fault of the women’s liberation movement that my toilet blew up. It used to be when something went wrong with the plumbing you screamed for the nearest male, be … Continue reading →

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Deja Vu and Marcellus Shale “fracking”

Posted on July 24, 2011 by linlmercer

I chanced upon a program this morning that actually seemed balanced and fair-sided on the issue of fracking. They concentrated on the Marcellus Shale area in Pennsylvania but I stopped to listen since we are facing the same conundrum in West … Continue reading →

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The “Feel” of Quiet

Posted on July 24, 2011 by linlmercer

Sunday morning. A clear sky. Not humid yet and an ever so slight breeze. It “feels” like a quiet morning here in the mountains.  “Feels” like quiet? Yes, feels. True, the usual cacophony of birds is absent. They’ve finished their territorial calling … Continue reading →

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