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Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Jun 155 min read
We Just Saved the Land That Saves Us: Everyday Magic, Day 1,101
A few days ago, after 39 years of trying to save the land that we love and where we live, Ken and I spent five minutes signing papers to pro
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Feb 8, 20132 min read
I Wanted An Enchilada, I Got a Prairie Fire: Everyday Magic, Day 676
I didn’t feel like bundling up so I could strip down as I dragged fire through the cold, but it was the right thing to do because I live...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 29, 20122 min read
Lighting a Big Field On Fire: Everyday Magic, Day 526
Would we burn the whole field before the rain and lightning came? It was hard to tell, and we almost stopped several times, but then we...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Mar 13, 20122 min read
Unromancing the Fire: Everyday Magic, Day 517
I was surrounded by fire in the dry grass as it ran forward, little triangles composed of small flames licking the grass. I tried to put...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Apr 17, 20112 min read
Making Fire: Everyday Magic, Days 268-269
I think the flames look like two of Santa's reindeers It was too much to go home and make fire, I told myself, after balancing the...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Apr 13, 20092 min read
Prairie Fire!
Saturday around 4 p.m. when we were at the hardware store, Ken said, "You know, I think the only window to burn is about right now." He...
Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Apr 28, 20082 min read
Burn, Prairie, Burn!
A few weeks ago, we burned the prairie near our home, an annual rite of passage for us and for the grasslands, which need to be freed...
