News from the Front Porch Republic
Greetings from the Porch, I'm surrounded by boxes, but we are in our new home. During this time of transition, we've been very blessed by friends and...
News from the Front Porch Republic
Greetings from the Porch, Moving is a lot of work and not very much fun. I probably won’t get this email sent out next week as we’ll be in transit, but in...
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Greetings from the Porch, There are a lot of mosquitos in Michigan right now. Apparently last summer was relatively dry and many of the eggs never got enough...
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Greetings from the Porch, We've been enjoying wild black raspberries in our morning oatmeal this week. As the Wendell Berry poem I quote below reminds us,...
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Greetings from the Porch, This week we had the opportunity to watch a black-crowned night heron eat a five-inch catfish. It took the bird quite awhile to...
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Greetings from the Porch, We took a brief trip to Chicago this week while our house was being shown to prospective buyers. While there, I learned that the...
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Greetings from the Porch, We found time this week to spend an hour or two in a local strawberry field. The results are delicious. To my palate, it is...
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Greetings from the Porch, Our rather shady and damp backyard is full of toads. My daughter enjoys catching them, holding them gently, and examining their...
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Greetings from the Porch, We received some much-needed rain in central Michigan this week, and the flowers and plants here are looking lovely. Our...
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Greetings from the Porch, Thanks to all of you who have filled out our reader survey. It’s been a treat to hear what you appreciate about FPR. We’ll close it...
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Greetings from the Porch, As we've been working on projects and making plans, FPR editors and board members decided it would help us if we knew a bit more...
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Greetings from the Porch, A couple quick FPR updates. First, we're excited to welcome Anna Bailey as our new editorial intern. Anna is a recent graduate of...
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Greetings from the Porch, Watch out for those late frosts that threaten fruit trees and young plants. As Matt Miller writes, “What better teacher than a late...
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Greetings from the Porch, The sandhill cranes are arriving in southern Michigan in greater numbers now. Their calls are otherworldly, and I particularly...
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Greetings from the Porch, Large swaths of the US, including here in Michigan, got an April snow this week. It’s always a bit odd to stoke the wood stove...
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Greetings from the Porch, It's been a busy week on the porch. Without further ado, here are the highlights: In my weekly Water Dipper, I recommend essays...
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Greetings from the Porch, Spring is in full swing here in Michigan. Our buttercups and snow drops have bloomed, and now the daffodils are in their full glory...
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Greetings from the Porch, When we published an essay a couple of weeks ago suggesting that pro-lifers should be wary of the libertarian assumptions in anti-...
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Greetings from the Porch, This week FPR welcomed Doug Sikkema as another member of the editorial team for the website. Doug will be helping commission and...
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Greetings from the Porch, As some of you may know, my faculty position was eliminated last summer due to enrollment declines and COVID-19. This year, I’ve...