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  • Of Trees and Roots and Names of Things

    When my grandpa Averill bought property on Wolf Lake in the Irish Hills of Michigan in the early 40s, he picked the choice lot for himself, and then parceled out smaller lots along the lake edge in a little barony he named “Averill’s Basswood Terrace”. (My grandpa liked to see…

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  • More shelves

    The shelves on the left are covered with thick plastic on the back and have plastic that can be pulled over the front, to make…

  • My view

    The lady next door has an in home day care, so I get to spend warm weather days listening to one of my favorite sounds:…

  • Studio, the other end

    More tall shelves, these were trash picked — and a short shelf unit that has a plaster wedging board for emergencies. (My good one is…

  • more studio

    This big table used to be in a conference room. It’s heavy and white and easy to wipe down, and it hides all kinds of…