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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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A Day of Reckoning in Autumnal Sunshine

Bynhcarmichael October 22, 2022October 22, 2022

“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.” ― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The American Notebooks I write this knowing what awaits me. Today is the day of reckoning for a lover of trees. For in late October we turn our eyes from the skies to the work at…

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Community | Culture | Lifestyle | Personal Growth

Choosing to Be

Bynhcarmichael June 6, 2021June 6, 2021

“Every individual has a place to fill in the world, and is important, in some respect, whether he chooses to be so or not.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne The ground rules are simple, really. You either embrace where you are in this world or you don’t. Some folks are quite happy with where they landed in…

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Community | Culture | History | Stoicism

Leaving Long Shadows

Bynhcarmichael June 4, 2021June 4, 2021

“Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne The march through time continues. What will the shadow that we cast behind our lives look like? I’m reading through a couple of weighty tomes that run through evolution. Don’t know why the stars aligned in such a way that I’m diving deep…

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Career | Culture | Learning | Music | Personal Growth | Reading | Travel

Getting Lost is Not a Waste of Time

Bynhcarmichael June 26, 2020

“We can park the van and walk to town Find the cheapest bottle of wine that we could find And talk about the road behind How getting lost is not a waste of time Le Bois d’Amour will take us home And in a moment we will sing as the forest sleeps” – Jack Johnson,…

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History

His Majesty’s Pleasure: The Expulsion of the Acadians

Bynhcarmichael September 1, 2019

During the French and Indian War the British looked at Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island and saw a threat.  The Acadians, original settlers to this area from France, had been allowed to remain for 40 years after France had conceded this territory after the capture of Port Royal in 1713.  But the…

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