The Cedar on the Corner
As a naturalist, I like to visit places over time. You can see how plants grow, what animals may have come and gone, and what changes people have made to the place. This is a habit I have, that I guess I was born with. I like to garden the same way, putting in small shrubs and bushes so I can watch them grow. I have been watching one red cedar tree for over fifty years, the one that grows on the south west corner of Summer Street and Route 53 in Duxbury...

"A Revolution in Resolutions..."

HIM:  She made a list of New Year’s promises but nothing that would knock me off a chair. Since the list was bereft of anything that I could cheer about, allow me to draw up “Resolutions I would like to have heard her make.”

Resolution #1: She will quit smoking. Not only is it a dangerous, unhealthy habit…it is expensive. The cheapest ...