Category Archives: Life Lessons

Poems Shared…

Two of my poems have recently been selected for inclusion in new publications. It is an honor and a joy to share my poems with a wider audience. The Writer’s Gravevine, Spring 2023, includes my poem, “Winter Walk: a Haibun … Continue reading

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Catching Up With Opal and Oscar (Their 19th season)

I’m writing this post at a serious disadvantage. It’s 2020, and we humans are dealing with a deadly pandemic; we are quarantined.  Our friends, other species, are carrying on their lives – migrating, nesting, brooding, and enjoying Spring’s delights. Fortunately, … Continue reading

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Fresh Farms Taking Root

Here’s my feature article from What’s Up? Magazine‘s March issue. Meghan Ochel and Erik DeGuzman are passionate about farming; it’s what they do. They met in 2011 while shopping at a farmers’ market. Meghan was working in public health for … Continue reading

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What’s Next? USDA & USAID Specialist, Poet, Warrior Against Hunger Janice F. Booth, Maryland Correspondent   Hiram Larew, right, traveled a lot with his job. Here he is pictured in Egypt in 1998. Photo courtesy of Hiram Larew Hiram Larew … Continue reading

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“What’s Next?” Earl, Buddy, Hance, former MD. Sec. of Ag

“What’s Next?” Earl, Buddy, Hance, Maryland’s Secretary of Agriculture, Calvert County Commissioner –  Janice F. Booth, Maryland Correspondent Mar 22, 2019 Updated Mar 22, 2019 “I always have the farm. I’m always going to be there,” said Earl “Buddy” Hance, … Continue reading

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