Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Feb 2, 2012, 8:10 am
I went to a naturopath and discussed what was happening with my body to her. It cost $188 (a fuckton of money) but she was able to come to a conclusion: my entire digestive track is fucked up. From my teeth to to my butt, the whole system is in chaos. My GERD rarely gives
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Jan 15, 2012, 11:47 am
As birthdays usually do, I have become introspective of what this new decade will bring. I can’t read the future so I don’t know *exactly* what will wander my way, but I can make some guesses: gray hair, stiff bones, dwindling debt, and maybe the end of my moontime. And, of course, happiness and...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Nov 2, 2011, 2:39 pm
And not a small amount. We got about 8 inches and about half of it is still on the ground. This does not bode well. I fear what this winter will bring. We took the house off the market (again) a couple weeks ago. Good thing because it won’t sell when snow is on the
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Oct 18, 2011, 12:46 pm
The news just keeps getting worse for the 99%. Home-improvement retailer Lowe’s said Monday that it is making the cuts to focus on more profitable locations. The move involves closing 20 stores in 15 states and cutting 1,950 jobs. Before the closures Lowe’s operated 1,725 stores. (source) The Gr...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Oct 16, 2011, 10:23 am
Sorry for the quality of the picture, I took it on my crappy phone I’m just back from OccupyNH’s kick off yesterday. It started in Veteran’s Park in Manchester then moved to Victory Park, two blocks away, where we set up our tents. About 15 tents set up last night. Most tents had more than
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Oct 12, 2011, 10:23 am
These last few weeks I’ve been glued to my Twitter feed following OccupyWallSt and OccupyBoston. I’m glad to report OccupyNH will start this coming Saturday at Noon in Manchester’s Veteran’s Park. Why? Commuting from Howling Hill to Boston everyday for $12/hr is not a good way to be spending...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Oct 2, 2011, 12:14 am
Over the last couple weeks I’ve been glued to my Twitter feed diligently watching Occupy Wall Street unfold in New York City and around the world. Then I heard Occupy Boston was starting to heat up and I was overjoyed. I’ve been wanting to drop in on Occupy Boston since its inception last week b...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Sep 9, 2011, 10:40 am
President Obama’s speech about the jobs bill he proposed last night was on too late so I watched it this morning. I agree teachers and construction workers needs to be put back to work and taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations need to increase. He spoke of updating and maintaining highways...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Sep 3, 2011, 12:09 pm
Today Wolf and I put spinach, onions, carrots, garlic, and potatoes into the garden. We’ll see what come up this year and what comes up next.
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Sep 1, 2011, 9:02 am
Over the last few years Wolf and I have worked hard to clean up our diets. Eliminating processed foods has been the primary method which this cleansing has taken place. The gap has to be filled with CSA and farmers market foods. These foods taste and look better than anything that comes out of a
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 27, 2011, 9:10 am
Last week Wolf and I were in Maine for our yearly vacation. Being there totally re-centered me. And this year I actually took a swim in the ocean. Twice! Upon coming back I started putting much more effort into finding work here in NH so I don’t have to travel to Boston. Also, Wolf and
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 3, 2011, 4:14 pm
I finished a blanket I was making for a friend’s wedding. Putting myself under the gun like that was a good idea but I don’t want to do so again. I changed the pattern a couple times before I settled onto something that didn’t come out looking like I thought. I rushed through it because
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Jul 5, 2011, 9:17 am
Just woke up from having the water dream. This time, of course, it was different than the last bunch of times I’ve had it. I was in York but of course it didn’t look like York at all. I was walking around by myself enjoying some of my favorite shops. I stopped into one place
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Jun 19, 2011, 10:15 am
For a long while I’ve been wanting to eliminate using deodorant. The commerical brands available are full of chemicals I can’t pronounce. Despite my desire to eliminate deodorant, I have no desire to smell or have wet stains under my arms. I’ve heard of people using baking soda under their arm...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Jun 11, 2011, 2:30 pm
Since the New Year things have been a little off around these parts. First, we had no snow until January then it didn’t stop snowing until late April. We got storm after storm, each dumping a foot onto us. When it finally stopped snowing in April, it got warm for about two days then the
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Jun 3, 2011, 11:01 am
Boston mostly. Finally I found a job. Well, sorta. I’m temping at a nonprofit in Boston. I’d like it to turn into a permanent position… I’ve been taking the bus down to Beantown. The commute is long and tiring. Sleeping is what I do on the bus, well, I try to. Often someone is on
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - May 20, 2011, 7:05 pm

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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - May 1, 2011, 11:13 am
Happy Beltane everyone! After months of gray, cold, wet weather (and skies!) here in central New Hampshire we got the most beautiful weather yesterday. Warm sun, blue skies, warm air. It was as if Mother Nature finally got the weather order I put in months ago. Wolf and I spent the day cleaning up t...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Apr 13, 2011, 12:46 pm
For the last two weeks I’ve been temping at a nonprofit in Boston. I’ve been enjoying it though I wish I had a little more work. It’s a part time job, five hours a day, four days a week. However, I know the goddess has been looking out for me because she knows my brain
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Apr 2, 2011, 1:13 pm
Howling Hill is heated by a combination of kerosene and oil. The kerosene is mixed in to keep the oil from freezing in the bitter cold. Due to the limitations in heating choices (wood just isn’t feasible in our home) Wolf and I are very cognizant of how much oil/kero we use to heat our
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Mar 15, 2011, 3:00 pm
For the first time in months I can see the ground in my driveway. And, AND, it’s muddy. That’s right my friends, spring has come to NH. Mud Season is that time between winter and spring. It’s when the snow melts under a bright sun but the air is still cool. There’s no wearing tshirts
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Mar 11, 2011, 9:25 am
This morning I had the 911 dream again. This time I was in Boston (?). I was in a car with a guy who I think was my prisoner. In the next car (we were in a parking lot) there was a man who looked passed out in the front seat. I said to my
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Feb 10, 2011, 7:33 am
See my post on Sustainable Yarn over at The Greenists.
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Jan 25, 2011, 9:07 am
Thus far 2011 has not been a very good year. I hope it’s not an indication of the whole year. A few week ago my aunt became ill. It took her a few weeks but she died. She was the matriarch of my family. She could be difficult at times but all in all she
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Jan 12, 2011, 9:16 am
The darkest part of the year is over. Imbolc comes at a steady pace. Soon my favorite time of the year will be here. That time when the snow melts, light lengthens, days warm, and slowly, every so slowly, Mother Earth awakens from her deep winter slumber. Soon the birds will return and the trees
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Jan 2, 2011, 8:57 am
2010 has not been one of my best years. Actually, I’d put it up there with 1978 and 1982 as the worst years of my life. As a matter of fact, the first decade of the 21st century was pretty lousy for me. The shining glimmer of the decade was marrying Wolf, otherwise it pretty
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Nov 18, 2010, 8:53 am
I certainly hope I’m still in the RSS feeds of all my regular readers! I know it’s been a long time since I blogged. Honestly, there’s been so much going on and nothing going on at the same time. Still unemployed Have an interview today Weather has been very mild for this time of year
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Oct 8, 2010, 8:17 am
I’ve been absent from Howling Hill a lot over the last year. I’m thinking I need to wind it down here. I’m not going to delete this blog, but I won’t be writing on it with any consistency. Please keep it in your feed so if I do post you can read my words. xo,
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Sep 28, 2010, 11:14 am
Last night it started to rain. A gentle, soaking rain. It continued throughout the night and into this morning. Right now it’s not doing anything but it is still gray and dreary. I’m told more rain is coming over the next couple days. Wolf is going to check the level of the well when he
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Sep 22, 2010, 8:26 am
Today marks the fifth day without water here on Howling Hill. Wolf and I are adapting to this new way of living though I’ve made it perfectly clear to him I will not live here in the winter without water. I can do it in the warm months but not in the cold, frozen months.
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Sep 20, 2010, 7:59 am
We are still without water here on Howling Hill. Wolf and I are coping relatively well. We were talking about which of our friends/family/co-workers would be able to cope and believe me when I say the list was short, and mostly contained men. The thing we both find the most annoying is having to do
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Sep 18, 2010, 3:11 pm
Wolf and I have been well aware there’s been a drought all summer here in central New Hampshire. We’ve been good about not wasting water. Apparently not good enough, though. It seems our well has gone dry. I noticed the other day when the washer was taking a wicked long time to fill. I d...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Sep 13, 2010, 8:30 am
Points she brings up Getting a job is more dependent on whether you have a car than if you have a GED. The modern day environmental movement was cemented after an oil spill in 1969 Mr. Burns is a modern day John D. Rockefeller 29 cents of each oil dollar is spent on health care
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Sep 6, 2010, 1:49 pm
I’m heading to Boston for the night. I have an interview in Cambridge tomorrow morning. In the mean time, I leave you with this link: Bacon.
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Sep 4, 2010, 9:59 am
Lately my desire to write just hasn’t been there. Desire, in general, hasn’t been available for me, except the desire to be working and paying down the debt I incurred getting educated. Even now, writing this post, is difficult. The words aren’t flowing. They aren’t coming ea...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 31, 2010, 2:57 pm
The temperature here in central NH is high. Like in the 90s. I’m sitting on the couch sweating my boobs off. And I stink something fierce despite taking a shower. I’ll take this over the cold though.
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 30, 2010, 11:13 am
For the last bunch of months — maybe a year — Harley has been hungry. And I mean HUNGRY. No matter what Wolf and I feed him he still wants more. And despite all the extra food he gets (yogurt, sour creme, chicken, cheese, pork, fish…) he doesn’t gain any weight. He’s no...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 29, 2010, 11:22 am
To say I’ve been bored these last few months is quite an understatement. At first I kept busy with blogs, tweets, books, and yarn but even those are starting to wear on me. And when I start to get bored I start to get destructive. I’m trying really hard not to descend into destruction. T...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 27, 2010, 9:15 am
I didn’t realize how much I missed the freshness of the vegetables until I got back from Maine. I also didn’t realize how crappy we ate toward the end of the week. Wednesday and Thursday all I could think about was light, greaseless food. This week we got Red leaf lettuce Zucchini Summer...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 26, 2010, 10:08 am
Here’s today’s post by me on The Greenists.
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 25, 2010, 3:34 pm
From this weeks stats: Laconia Bike Week 2010 Boob Shots 13 views Beets, Carrots, Peppers, Oh My 13 views I’m glad the vegetable posts get the same number of hits as the boob shot one. Believe me when I say the veg one is the more interesting of the two posts.
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 25, 2010, 10:20 am
Ah, vacation. There’s nothing like a week at the beach to refresh one’s soul and spirit. Wolf and spent our anniversary in York, Maine. It was, of course, blissful. I don’t have much commentary to write because I’ll have a post on The Greenists tomorrow about our vacation and...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 14, 2010, 7:19 am
Wolf and I will be in Maine for a week. Be back on the 21st. If you leave a comment it won’t get approved until next week. Be miserable without me =)
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 12, 2010, 4:58 pm
We’ve had beets in our fridge for a while now (should you keep beets in the fridge?). Neither of us had any idea what to do with them. I sent Wolf a link which uses beets in chocolate cupcakes. He seems intrigued by the idea but hasn’t made them yet. Anyways, I was continuing to
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 12, 2010, 9:00 am
Vegetables from the CSA arrived yesterday. To say we’re inundated with veg is an understatement. We have so much food I don’t know what we’re going to do. Well, I do. We’re going to eat. And eat well! Here’s the list for this week. Corn (6) Cucumbers (4) Zucchini (2) Po...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 11, 2010, 9:18 am
Many municipalities require an employee to live in the community they live in. For instance, if you’re an employee of the City of Boston you must live in Boston to keep your job. It doesn’t matter if your the mayor or a janitor, a teacher, DPW worker, or cop. The city has a residency req...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 10, 2010, 7:52 am
Yesterday I had the pleasure of spending the day with fellow Greenists writers NPW, Malfeasance, and Mickey. We had a nice lunch then took a walk around the city to some of the tourist attractions which I had not been too. Along the way I found this gem in the yard at Paul Revere’s house.
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 7, 2010, 11:54 am
Maybe I’ve mentioned this, I don’t remember, but I’m putting together another patchwork afghan. This one won’t be as colorful as the one I made for Wolf because I don’t have yarn in a variety of hues like I did the last time. I started to put it together the other night...
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 5, 2010, 10:21 am
There’s a story in my family about a peach tree. One grew outside my bedroom window. It was big and glorious, producing lots of peaches. Dad felt the peach tree was dangerous (all those bees) so he cut the peach tree down. It’s one of the few memories I have of Dad (who passed when
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Howling Hill posted an article on Howling Hill - Aug 3, 2010, 7:50 am

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