Month: May 2011
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“Gentle Arms of Eden”
Now there’s smoke across the harbor, and there’s factories on the shore And the world is ill with greed and will and enterprise of war But I will lay my burden in the cradle of your grace And the shining beaches of your love and the sea of your embrace This is my home, this is…
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Notes from Spring Gulch Folk Festival May 20-22, 2011
Wet eyes started early for me Friday when Tom Rush launched “Child’s Song”. I don’t know if it is the memory of my leaving home at 16 or the realization that my own son is about to leave for college, but this song gets me every time. The festival surprise was NewFound Road. I had not…
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Best fish to eat – revised May 2011
This list is compiled from various sources and was revised May 2011 for updated environmental and health concerns. 1) Wild Alaska salmon – all wild-caught varieties OK (avoid farmed salmon) 2) Atlantic mackerel (avoid Spanish and King mackerel due to mercury) 3) Arctic char (aka iwana as sushi) 4) Sablefish from Alaska or British fisheries (aka black cod) 5) Atlantic…