Stunned by Gifts and the Giving Story and Photos by Alice Schenk “Dad, Mom, there are some big birds out on the front lawn,” one of the Gentry children said to her parents on the sixth day of
Ode to the Past Story and Photos by Desiré Aguirre When I was three years old, a photographer came to our suburban neighborhood with a Shetland pony. He had the complete setup: he’d place a cowboy hat and
A Working Time Machine By Eloise Kraemer The smell of snow is in the air. A brightly colored leaf drifts down to join those already gathered along the bike path under the ghostly silhouettes of deciduous trees spotted
Idaho Farms Import South African Laborers Story and Photos by Diana Hooley The harvest was busy last September in the farming community where I live on the Snake River near Mountain Home. The rhythmic grind of hay-balers could
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By Les Tanner Many cancellations or changes in Idaho events have occurred over recent months because of concerns about COVID-19. Indeed, so few events are scheduled for January 2021 that we will suspend publication of the Calendar at
Cold but Not Alone By Michael Stubbs In 2016, the author wrote about accompanying Tom Klein on part of his sporadic quest to hike the more than nine hundred miles of the rugged Idaho Centennial Trail (“Along with
But Not at Your Typical Kitchen Garden By Les Tanner “Who brought the peppers?” someone asked. She pointed at a box that sat on the bench in the gym. “Connie did.” As was common in September, people who
More Than You Thought By Steve Carr I’ve always felt kind of bad for December. Don’t get me wrong, I like December. I think December has a lot going for it. I guess that’s my point. Despite all
By Amy Story Larson This month’s recipe contributor, Melissa Crow, is a stay-at-home mom of twenty-three years and a military chaplain’s wife. She has used baking as a way to supplement the family income and as therapy while
