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A Town Meeting, October 13, 1985

(This is an essay I wrote in 1985 and only recently discovered tucked into an old file folder. I am including it here because my kids are…

Oct 21, 2021

A Town Meeting, October 13, 1985

Oct 21, 2021

Owls Head, 100-year birthday party

A group of rambunctious musicians from our small town on the coast of Maine rocked back and forth, tapped their toes, swayed in rhythm to…

Oct 14, 2021

Owls Head, 100-year birthday party

Oct 14, 2021

The Art of Cheese

As you may know by now, I’m working on a cheese-related project, which I call Shelf Life. Last month, Zoe Brickly, the Creative Director of…

Oct 7, 2021

The Art of Cheese

Oct 7, 2021

A Runner’s High

Running has become so much more than exercise for me. No longer trying for faster splits or personal bests, I focus on what I see along my…

Sep 29, 2021

A Runner’s High

Sep 29, 2021

“Real People” of Maine

It’s a chilly fall morning in 2019. Krista Tripp’s 36-foot lobster boat, Shearwater, rumbles out of Spruce Head harbor into the lapis blue…

Jun 14, 2021

“Real People” of Maine

Jun 14, 2021

Are We Done Belonging?

My family has grown accustomed to my wry comment about being everywhere, all the time. I usually comment as we head through the blurred…

May 8, 2021

Are We Done Belonging?

May 8, 2021

Finding Bliss While Fishing for Oysters

The Daughters of Edward Darly Boit, painted by John Singer Sargent in 1882, almost fills a single room at Boston’s Museum of Fine Art…

Apr 14, 2021

Finding Bliss While Fishing for Oysters

Apr 14, 2021

A Visit to a Norwegian Fish Farm

In the ocean, God is in charge, regulating the lifecycle of the fish, the tides, and the water. Whether you think of a divine power as God…

Jan 23, 2020

A Visit to a Norwegian Fish Farm

Jan 23, 2020

Who Moved My Champagne?

That glass of bubbly Champagne may cost you more than you’re willing to pay this New Year’s Eve….or perhaps it won’t be Champagne at all…

Dec 26, 2019

Who Moved My Champagne?

Dec 26, 2019

October Outages Bring Us Back Together

Darkness enveloped my house when the howling wind cut off power to our small village along the coast of Maine last month. As a result of a…

Nov 5, 2019

October Outages Bring Us Back Together

Nov 5, 2019

Robyn Metcalfe

Robyn Metcalfe

Writer, Producer, Historian, Creative. Fascinated by how we feed cities. Order my new book, Humans in Our Food: https://humansinourfood.com

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