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Vol. 70, No. 8

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January 2022

Features: About the Cover Photographer: Terry Schaefer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Publishers' Note. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Mysteries from Across the Pond: Helen Chappell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Stargazing - At One with the Universe: Bonna L. Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Up on Hawk Mountain: Richard Klepfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Tidewater Kitchen - Vegetarian: Pamela Meredith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Tidewater Gardening - New Year Activities: K. Marc Teffeau . . . . . . . . . . 81 Dorchester's Own Dave: A.M. Foley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Resolve and a Rule for the New Year: Michael Valliant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Changes - Coming Again - A Work Progress: Roger Vaughan . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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About the Cover Photographer Terry Schaefer easy as carrying a flip phone in his pocket. As technology expanded, so did the ease of ‘capturing the moment’ with a camera in your current portable phone. And today’s photographic quality provides professional grade photographs that some of the higher priced digital cameras generate. The front cover picture was taken in the February 2021 ice storm that provided a landscape of sparkling illuminations from changing light during the day. It was taken with a Nikon Coolpix P900, f3.5 1/60s at 4:43 p.m. after the rain shower stopped.

Terry Schaefer has been using photography as his creative expression since high school when he was introduced to the process of developing black and white film. His first ‘ah-ha’ moment was seeing his images appear when working in a darkroom. This experience of producing images seen through the lens and developed in front of your eye instilled a sense of accomplishment and creativity in a simple process. This introduction to the world of ‘capturing the moment’ expanded into college with more inclusive journalistic work for his school’s newspaper and yearbook. Terry’s dream was to contribute to the remarkable photography provided in the publication of the National Geographic magazine. Though in graduating during an economic recession (1975), and military service requirements, his passion was put on hold for several years. After moving to the Midwest, he realized that his passion for carrying a camera was still active. He converted his bathroom into a part time darkroom, while carrying his Single Lens Reflect camera with him regularly. He loves the whole process. As the digital age emerged, his habit of carrying a camera was as 9

Publishers’ Note:

Celebrating 70 Years! We would like to wish you all a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year! 2022 is a very special year for Tidewater Times.. It marks our 70th year in publication. We will be celebrating all year long, so keep an eye on our Facebook page for contests and giveaways. We are also planning a more formal celebration some time later in the spring. Stay tuned for details. It has been our goal these many years to salute the Eastern Shore and what it represents. We strive to highlight our past and spotlight the things that make our community a great place to live. It’s hard to believe that the first span of the Bay Bridge opened the same month that Tidewater Times came into existence. In 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president, a gallon of gas cost $.20, Elizabeth II became Queen of England, and the iconic musical film Singin’ In The Rain premiered at Radio City Music Hall. And, let’s not forget the music world with Eddie Fisher, Jo Stafford, Rosemary Clooney and Kay Starr. How time flies... Last month we ran a story about our volunteer fire fighters. The second part of that story will appear in the February issue. We’ve had a great response, so we will include

the addresses and phone numbers of the Mid-Shore fire stations again this month so you can let them know what a great job they are doing. Please remember to donate as they are all volunteer organizations. We want to thank again all of our writers, advertisers and readers for making Tidewater Times a MidShore fixture. ~ Anne, John and Pop 70 years!! AQUA considers it a privilege to be featured on the back cover of a true Eastern Shore institution every month. In our opinion the Tidewater Times is the best advertising we do! ~ Danny Morris, GM Aqua

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Mysteries from Across the Pond by Helen Chappell Downstairs, Brideshead Revisited and Downton Abbey had me and most of America hooked. There’s just something so sudsy and fun about soap operas featuring people with titles and tiaras. Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot still charm me enough to watch them again and again. They’re the epitome of the cozy, the genre that is gentle. No noir shoot ’em ups here, or if there are, it’s so smooth you barely Bogart.

I know I should have been reading. I’m a writer. Reading is what I’m supposed to do. But between the pandemic and my decreased mobility, I discovered streaming. You can find almost any show you want with Wi-Fi and the net. Like most addictions, mine started slowly. After all, the first one is always free, right? And the first one was Masterpiece Mystery on PBS. I do love a good British accent ~ Upstairs

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The books began to get cast aside. When you’re watching something, you don’t have to focus. At first I could do both at once: watch and read. Then slowly, as the pandemic set in and I was increasingly isolated, here were Amazon Prime, Netf lix and Hulu, all beckoning to me with a chocolate box of mysteries from the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, with just a soupçon of the continent to spice things up. But not too spicy ~ I’m so tired of U.S. television where the whole show is endless gun violence. (I’m looking at you, The Rookie.) If I wanted to watch shootouts, I’d go to Congress. But yes, streaming, where I could get almost anything I want-

And who could say no to Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Holmes and Watson? Then came Grantchester, about a handsome vicar who helps his best friend, a detective, solve murders. Highly addictive.

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Mysteries ed! Miss Fisher! The stylish lady from the Jazz Age in Australia with her bobbed hair and gorgeous clothes won my approval as she was smart, feminist and always got her man in the person of the handsome DCI she worked with. The series has ended, but there’s Miss Fisher’s Modern Mysteries, where her niece tracks the crime in swinging sixties style. Miniskirts and go-go boots abound. No list of Brit Mysteries would be complete without elevating the glory of Midsomer Murders, a series coming up to its 23rd season that may be the most popular of all. The murders take place in Mid-

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somer County, which looks like that chocolate box I mentioned before. Charming thatched-roof cottages, historical pubs, village greens. Characters we haven’t used yet. Everything in bloom. Filmed, like many other mysteries, in and around the picturesque Cotswolds, it’s run through two leading men and more young and handsome second leads than I can count. The great thing, in addition to clever and entertaining plots, is the host of guest actors. Britain’s got a lot of first-rate actors, and at one time or another, almost all of them have been in an episode of Midsomer Murders.

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secretary, the formidable hatwearing Mrs. M, and Lady Felicia, who is no better than she should be. When Lady F isn’t around, her wayward niece Bunty fills in admirably. Ably assisting Father in the heavy lifting is Syd, a reformed bad boy and chauffer to Lady F. The team’s f ly in the ointment is the local detective, a foul-tempered little man played by Jack Deam, who chews the scenery in a delightful way. Father Brown’s frenemy is Hercule Flambeau, a master thief who specializes in religious relics and is played by the devilishly handsome John Light, who makes all the FB Fan Ladies literally swoon. (Just 22

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Mysteries funny. A retired detective, she bakes bread for a hobby and freelances crime solving from her todie-for loft in New Zealand. Her Watson, one Madison, brilliantly wardrobed, has moved in with her, bringing those great clothes and computer skills to help Alexa solve the crimes that have the regular police stumped. Will these two ladies ever find love? We’ll see. Meanwhile, we have yet more breathtaking scenery and clever plots to see us through. Also set in New Zealand is Brokenwood Mysteries, where a country music-loving detective goes in and around with the local characters in a small town, ably assisted by his female second in command and a new hire. It’s got a nice gritty feel to it, and we’re hoping for more than the eight episodes we’ve had so far. A new fun one just offered last month is Madam Blanc Mysteries. An English widow, an expert on art and antiques, moves to her husband’s cottage in France when he unexpectedly dies. She has never liked to travel, so she’s stayed in the U.K. while he did the European buying tour. She’s settled in with the locals, who don’t lack for characters, and even become an advisor to the local gendarmes on cases involving art and antiques. Meanwhile, the mystery of how her husband died, who he was dallying

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Stargazing At One with the Universe by Bonna L. Nelson

The Cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the Universe to know itself. ~ Carl Sagan Coyotes were howling eerily near the edge of the farm field as the sun set in shades of amber, sky blue and rose. Venus, Jupiter and Saturn sparkled like a row of diamonds as the sky darkened. I shivered and wrapped my blanket tighter around me as protection against the chill 40 -degree air at the 2,200 -foot elevation.

The glorious cloudy stream of the Milky Way eventually emerged from the blackness of the night, encompassing and surrounded by glittering flashes from stars, constellations and galaxies. The universe was before us. All of space, time and their contents, all forms of matter and energy, planets, stars, moons, comets, asteroids, our solar system,

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us all as humans.” That revelation makes me wish that we could organize quarterly international night sky watches. Imagine if everyone on Earth would stare at the night sky, stars, galaxies, constellations, etc. and contemplate our humanity, our commonality and that we are all made of “star-stuff.” Might we noy become more enlightened and accepting of each other? Put away our differences and pick up our telescopes? The International Dark-Sky Association’s purpose is to protect the night from light pollution. According to their website they promote win-win solutions that allow people to appreciate dark, star-filled skies while enjoying the benefits of responsible outdoor lighting. Their vision is a night sky that is filled with stars and celebrated and protected around the world as a shared heritage benefiting all living things. They offer five types of dark sky designations: communities, parks, reserves, sanctuaries, and urban night sky places in countries around the world. International Dark-Sky Parks are

where our life began from stardust. What feelings did I have, besides feeling ver y, ver y cold? A mazed and humbled, fascinated and transported, confused and insignificant, privileged and thankful, a dream come true, at one with the universe. Stargazing puts life’s travails and challenges into perspective. Watching and learning about the dark sk y and its inhabitants brought me a sense of wonder, peace and tranquility. Bettymaya Foott, an astrophotographer and the director of the International Dark-Sky Association, stated that “the night sky unites 28

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John, and I planned a fall driving adventure to northern PA to view the changing leaf colors and to discover other wonders of nature. I had heard about dark sky advent ures f rom f r iends Ben a nd Rita Griffin, who are avid nature photographers. They have captured everything from the unique f lora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands to multiple lunar eclipses. They pack their fancy camera equipment and hit the road ~ or did, before 2020. During my research on our PA destination, I found a recommendation to visit Cherry Springs State Park, an 82-acre site in northern PA on the Allegheny Plateau surrounded by the 262,000-acre Susquehannock State Park. At the top of a 2,300-foot mountain and with the darkest sky east of the Mississippi, it is a mecca

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and a provide a positive stargazing experience. Further research on Cherry State Park stargazing revealed that there were limited ranger programs/tours, usually only in the summer, and they were not available when we were there in early October. Persistence paid off when I found a reference on the park’s website to a former park environmental education specialist who offered stargazing tours in a private setting, his grandfather’s farm. It was close to the park and was without the park crowds and interference from artificial light. We learned that the best time for stargazing is when the moon is dark, the week before and after the new moon, so there is no interference from reflected moon-

for astronomers and stargazers with its dedicated, unobstructed, panoramic night views from spring to fall. The pa rk was designated t he second International Dark Sky Park and the fi rst in the eastern U.S. It is noted for its amazing nighttime views of the Milky Way. The park was named by Sky & Telescope magazine as one of the “10 U.S. Dark Sky Parks You Need to Visit.” The surrounding forest is relatively undeveloped and the nearby communities are in valleys, shielding light from the park. Lighting in the park is also shielded and converted from white light to red light to preserve night vision

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with the best clear sky. How kind and thoughtful. The day before our three-day window, he canceled all three due to poor weather predictions! We were so disappointed. Then he texted us a day later to set up a night when the skies were newly predicted to be clear. Hooray, the stargazing adventure was on! Interestingly, Greg doesn’t accept payment until the show is over since he is at the mercy of the skies to produce a show. Getting to the site was another adventure. We traveled north from our PA lodging near Wellsboro, past mountains decorated in the brilliant leaf colors of scarlet, orange, gold and russet. Deer scampered across the narrow, winding roads and we spotted a porcupine, but thankfully,

light. We booked our trip around the moon’s dark cycle. Thus, we found ourselves and a few other stargazers staring up-close and personal at the Milky Way with the naked eye and being regaled with stories about the universe by Greg Snowman, our tour guide. Greg had presented Night Sky Tour programs to thousands of people at the park and now shares his passion for the night sky through his Potter County Stargazing Tours. Part of the stargazing adventure preceded the tour. Greg was thoughtful in planning our night. Instead of assigning us just one night, he said to keep all three nights of our visit open and he would pick the one

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helpful, and we observed their education setting of benches and a big screen in the field. No park rangers were in sight. Stargazers of all ages were arriving carrying chairs, coolers, blankets and telescopes under skies that were just beginning to clear. Greg picked a clear, starry night. We then drove to a white barn on a twisting back country road, using only the map coordinates that Greg had provided. At 8 p.m., we met him and three other cars of couples. Right there at the barn at dusk, he pointed out our sister planets already glowing in the sky: Venus, Jupiter and Saturn! He loaded his equipment and drove us to his private, exclusive Astro Field Viewing area on another

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in real time and in color on all monitors without visitors having to struggle with the telescope eye pieces and taking turns to view. We could all see the images that he captured that night in real time, the wonders of the heavens above. The f irst par t of Greg’s Night Sky Tour included a review of the sky with the naked eye. He showed us the planets, the Big and Little Dipper and other constellations. To our surprise, he pointed to the International Space Station traveling quickly across the sky. Greg said the Space Station travels 250 miles above the earth at an astounding 17,000 miles per hour and circles the globe once every 90 minutes. It shimmered like a star, but Greg said that was due to the sun’s ref lection and not the space station’s ow n light. Of course, we also saw many airplanes traversing the night skies. Greg then took us on a night sky tour using a laser to point out constellations and stars in the northern area of the sky and then completing a full circle of the sky above us. He was entertaining, knowledgeable, and approachable, easily and patiently answering questions as they came up. After pointing out the North Star, which to my surprise is not the brightest star in the sky but ranks 49th, we saw approximately 15 constellations as he shared fascinating stories and descriptions about how the most popularly known constellations, like the signs of the Zodiac,

winding, narrow gravel road just as the sun was setting. We parked and grabbed our blankets and equipment, which for us amounted to a meager telescope that we didn’t use or need and my cell phone with an app for astrophotography, Neural Cam/Nightmode, that didn’t work very well. We set t le d onto c om for t able w o o de n b e nc he s a nd w r app e d ourselves in blankets while Greg set up his Celestron CPC8” motorized telescope with a wide assortment of eyepieces for viewing the planets and moon. To view deep space objects, he uses the telescope, GPS linked to space coordinates with a video camera specifically designed for a st ronom ic a l u se. Greg set up three monitors on a table (he has since replaced them with one large outdoor mov ie screen and projector, according to his Facebook page). He shows stargazers the space images captured by his telescope and video camera on the monitors. The images are shown

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contents with predicting when to hunt, sow and reap, and when to gather tribes…the ability to read the calendar in the skies was literally a matter of life and death.” In National Geographic magazine, Nadia Drake writes that the Dark Sky “is the whirling dance of orbital dynamics.” She also notes “Since civilizations first gazed skyward cultures practiced astronomy and astrology including aboriginals, Native Americans, Arabians, Mayans, Persians, Greeks and Romans.” We felt like we were getting in touch with our ancestors in a field in the wilds of PA with our fellow stargazers. As the night grew darker, we could see our own beautiful, glowing Milky Way galaxy stretched across the sky and easily visible with the naked eye. It appeared as a large white spiral band of stars with whirling clouds of gases. We learned that the Milky Way is composed of over 400 billion stars, according to Carl Sagan, and also that our universe is composed of over a hundred billion galaxies, one of which is ours. A truly thrilling experience! Our solar system is a part of the Milky Way galaxy. Greg said that the reason the Milky Way did not look colorful to us that night is because of our inability to see color with night vision. The brilliant, colorful pictures that we have seen of the Milky Way are usually taken with very specialized cameras and telescopes.

were named mostly by our Greek and Roman ancestors. Ancient astronomers watched the night sky (with very little light pollution) and named groups of stars by what they knew best: their animals, warriors, gods and mythology. Thus, we saw Orion, the Hunter; Ursa Major, the Great Bear, and the Big Dipper within it; Ursa Minor, the Smaller Bear; and Andromeda, the Chained Maiden. We also saw Sagittarius, Capricornus, Leo, Aquarius, etc. You have to stretch your imagination to see the shapes that our ancestors named. We were also entertained by a few meteor showers or streaks, sometimes erroneously called “falling stars.” Carl Sagan’s explanation about our ancestors’ naming of the constellations and understanding the universe makes perfect sense to me. Sagan said, “…We were hunter folk and we saw hunters, dogs and bears [in the sky] …our ancestral observers connected the universe and its

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We learned that stars are gaseous matter, masses of plasma held by gravity and emitting energy. Stars usually appear white to the human eye, but they range in color from red, orange and yellow to green, white and blue, with red being the coolest and blue the hottest. Specialized equipment can detect the colors. Our Sun, the center of our solar system, is a dwarf yellow star. According to NASA, our solar system consists of our star and everything bound to it by gravity: the planets (large, round celestial objects that revolve around the sun in fixed orbits) and smaller objects such as dozens of moons and millions of asteroids, comets and meteoroids. Our solar system is in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. Our tour ended all too soon. We will go back. I love that we humans continue to explore the universe, the moon, Mars, and asteroids and occupy a space station. Space exploration is always in the news and will continue to be. Maybe we will all experience space one day with NASA, other countries and Bezos

We learned that a galax y is a system of millions or billions of stars, along with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction. Galaxies are composed of stars, planets, moons, comets, asteroids, nebulae, dust neutron stars and black holes. A galaxy is considered an oasis in space Nex t, we v iewed Deep Space Objects (DSOs) such as planets, gala xies, nebulae and open and globular clusters beamed through Greg’s telescope and camera, which were pre-programmed to locate the objects. We were surprised to see the varying shapes of galaxies. Some were circular, some were oval, some were spiral, but all the galaxies had components held together by gravity, just like ours. We saw our closest neighbor in the galaxy, the Andromeda Galaxy, about 2.3 million light years away. The varying whirling shapes and colors in pinks, blues and whites were glorious, fascinating and mesmerizing. The colors could be seen through Greg’s equipment.

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his last book, Billions and Billions. Both books offer both astronomy lessons with a healthy, welcome dose of philosophy. Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Astrophysics for People in a Hurry was also informative. Both of their television programs about space are entertaining and available to stream. I also read the Great Courses text, Our Night Sky, as well as several night sky pocket guides to the universe. Any technical mistakes in this text are my own, those of a mere amateur stargazer. You may contact Greg Snowman to book future trips at 814-558-8539 or at gregasnowman@yahoo.com. He has closed for the season, as it is too cold for visitors and equipment during winter in northern PA. His Potter County Stargazing Tours can also be found on Facebook and Trip Advisor, where the tours enjoy a five-star rating and a 2021 Travelers Choice Award. While waiting to stargaze with Greg, go out in your backyard on a clear night and enjoy the dark skies and universe above you. One last thought from Carl Sagan: “The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood and the carbon in our apple pie were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of star-stuff.”

and Branson sending non-astronauts out into space or sub-space. I learned that for me, stargazing is a form of meditation or prayer. Stargazing takes us above the earth, out of ourselves and our worries and into the universe with its limitless possibilities. It was an unforgettable, magical, astronomical experience. To write about this adventure, I had to use our memories from that special night as it was too dark to take notes. I also had to dig back to 5th grade science/astronomy class for my last studies of the universe. I thank Greg for his informative tour and for recommending his favorite book for beginning stargazers, Chet Raymo’s 365 Starry Nights. I reread Carl Sagan’s Cosmos, which I highly recommend, and

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Feeling a bit confined by the winter weather, my wife, Kay, and I decided to do something about it. We both like to backpack into unusual places ~ locations that are off the established trail. What we are generally looking for is a route upon which we can see something unique and camp where there is little likelihood of running across anything that resembles a crowd. My idea was that we could hike up Hawk Mountain, a place in southeastern Pennsylvania named for the proliferation of migrating hawks that seasonally go there to take advantage of the thermal

currents rising along the slopes. While during the summer it would be congested with hawk watchers, it was now January, and the place should be desolate enough to be interesting ~ neither of us had ever been there. Our chances of having an unsullied trek were greatly improved by the weather. It was snowing heartily, so much so that I began to wonder if the roads would be clear on the day we had set for our departure. We asked our friends if any had a few pairs of snowshoes ~ no deal. Neither were there any places that rented them. Well, so what ~

Hawk Mountain we were no strangers to snow. We would just break our own trail. It would be an even better adventure. We piled our gear into our Volkswagen and set out. The snow had stopped, but there were a few feet of it on the ground. And it was cold. We had no concerns that the VW would have difficulty in the snow ~ we had put this car through many trials, and it had never let us down. As we neared the mountain, the drifts became higher. We turned off onto ever-narrowing roads until we came to a dead-end alongside a farm. I jammed the car onto the snow-drifted shoulder, we got our gear out of the trunk, and we set off. I had a USGS quad-map of the area, so we had an idea of which direction to head. We hefted our over-burdened packs and headed for the hills. It was snowing again. I was happily trudging through the snowdrifts, conversing over my shoulder with Kay, when her replies became less and less distinct. I turned to see her struggling through the heavy snow with a

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a welcome happenstance, and one that we decided to take advantage of. I beat a path to it, and we discovered that not only was there a lean-to, but an outhouse as well. This cheered Kay immeasurably; she does not enjoy relieving herself while perched over a snow-covered log. I went into the loo first ~ to check it out, and to take a longneeded pee. It was a simple structure: a wooden shanty with a standard plastic seat affixed to a box and a wooden shelf with a coffee can turned upside down on it. I supposed that the can was covering a roll of toilet paper ~ perfect! I verified that there were no Sasquatches, escaped convicts or skeletons in the place, peed, and turned the facility over to Kay. I was feeling good about this ~ all these unexpected comforts of home. My revery was shattered by a piercing scream emanating from the outhouse. Before I had time to react, Kay erupted from the place with her snow pants around her ankles. MICE!!!, she yelled as she

grim look on her face. I waited for her to catch up and, when she had regained her breath, she described the difficulty she was having in getting through the snow that was nearly up to her waist. We decided that I would take baby steps from this point forward, breaking a trail that her shorter gait could manage. I wasn’t concerned, as the trip to where we were to camp was not more than a few hours farther on and we should be there well before dark. Somewhat short of our intended camp, we came upon a small leanto poking out of the drifts. This was

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hunting knife, and Kay eyed the small axe lying on our pile of firewood. Presently, a party of perhaps ten individuals emerged from the brush, heading in our direction. When they discovered us and deduced that we had squatters’ rights to the lean-to, they had a muff led counsel among themselves. This gave us the chance to check them out. It was a group of teenagers and two adult males. They were not equipped for hiking in the woods in winter. Eventually, one of the men came over to Kay and me and apologized. They explained that they were a tough-love organization that took delinquent teens and tried to sort them out before they became delinquent adults.

ran past me. When she had calmed down and pulled up her trousers, she told me that when she had lifted the coffee can, a clutch of tiny mice had poured out onto her knees and over her boots. I tried to conceal the humor I saw in this. Kay vowed to hold her toilet needs for as many days as it took. I knew to keep my own counsel about the snowy log option. Things settled down after that excitement, and Kay composed herself sufficiently to get some supper on the tiny backpacking stove we had brought. She is a master of making gourmet meals out of dehydrated food packs and her special and top-secret sauces. It was just before an early twilight when we heard a commotion in the distance. Soon we could discern human voices echoing closer ~ unhappy voices. I felt my belt for my

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this boy had done to be forced into this situation ~ was he a murderer? Was he a drug addict that might fancy the bottle of wine I had in my

bit farther on and leave him in the brush. We didn’t think this was a good idea, but we had no say in it. It was too late in the day for us to move on to another camp, and we stood our ground. We were advised that we should not go anywhere near the young hoodlum, nor to offer him anything. They stomped off ~ the adults hurling insults at the boy all the while. Kay and I realized that our peaceful night was no longer possible. The adults and the remainder of the boys soon came back through and told us that they would return for the lad the next day. They never mentioned what horrible things

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pack? Would he survive the freezing night with nothing but a snowdrift to shelter him? After their voices faded away in the distance, we decided to break our instructions and find out where the boy was ~ better a known devil than one unknown. We followed the footprints a hundred yards or so, whereupon we found the pitiful huddle of the aspiring miscreant. Kay violated two additional rules by bringing him a little food and a blanket. He was incommunicative and spoke only grunts. He gave us evil looks, but ones that brightened a bit with Kay’s offerings. We had a fitful night. I slept lightly with the hatchet by my side, and Kay had the kitchen knife. We arose early in the morning and decided to depart before breakfast. There were sounds of movement coming from the prisoner’s camp, so we knew that he hadn’t frozen to death overnight. Kay donated the blanket to the effort, and we broke camp and headed up the trail be-

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clean or with just a few wet crumbs clinging to it. Remove the mini cup cakes from the oven and place on a rack to cool a bit. Make the frosting while you bake enough batches to use up the batter. To make the frosting: Sift the confectioners’ sugar into a bowl or onto a piece of wax paper; set it aside. Melt the butter in a mediumsized saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar and salt and cook, stirring, until the sugar starts to melt and the mixture becomes fairly smooth. While you may still notice a bit of grittiness, you shouldn’t see any melted butter pooled atop the sugar. Add the milk, and bring to a boil. Remove the syrup from the heat and pour into a medium-sized mixing bowl (large enough to accommodate the confectioners’ sugar). Let the syrup cool in the bowl for 10 minutes. Pour the confectioners’ sugar into the warm syrup in the bowl, then add the vanilla extract or desired f lavoring. Whisk until everything is thoroughly combined. You need to work fast here; the frosting stiffens up quickly as it cools. Pour the warm frosting onto the mini cupcakes, spreading it over the entire surface. Store the mini cupcakes, covered, at room temperature for several days; freeze for longer storage.

Preheat the oven to 350°. Using a pencil, draw a 9 x 10-inch rectangle on a piece of parchment paper placed on a sheet pan, then turn the parchment paper over. Over a double boiler, stir the chocolates together until they melt. Stir vigorously until the chocolate is smooth and slightly cooled; stirring makes it glossier. Pour the melted chocolate onto the parchment paper and spread it lightly into the drawn rectangle. Sprinkle the top evenly with the raisins, ginger, apricots and cherries. When the bark hardens, cut it into 18 to 20 pieces and serve at room temperature. A longtime resident of Oxford, Pamela Meredith, formerly Denver’s NBC Channel 9 Children’s Chef, has taught both adult and children’s cooking classes on the south shore of Massachusetts. For more of Pam’s recipes, visit the Story Archive tab at tidewatertimes.com. 77

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Caroline County – A Perspective Caroline County is the very definition of a rural community. For more than 300 years, the county’s economy has been based on “market” agriculture. Caroline County was created in 1773 from Dorchester and Queen Anne’s counties. The county was named for Lady Caroline Eden, the wife of Maryland’s last colonial governor, Robert Eden (1741-1784). Denton, the county seat, was situated on a point between two ferry boat landings. Much of the business district in Denton was wiped out by the fire of 1863. Following the Civil War, Denton’s location about fifty miles up the Choptank River from the Chesapeake Bay enabled it to become an important shipping point for agricultural products. Denton became a regular port-ofcall for Baltimore-based steamer lines in the latter half of the 19th century. Preston was the site of three Underground Railroad stations during the 1840s and 1850s. One of those stations was operated by Harriet Tubman’s parents, Benjamin and Harriet Ross. When Tubman’s parents were exposed by a traitor, she smuggled them to safety in Wilmington, Delaware. Linchester Mill, just east of Preston, can be traced back to 1681, and possibly as early as 1670. The mill is the last of 26 water-powered mills to operate in Caroline County and is currently being restored. The long-term goals include rebuilding the millpond, rehabilitating the mill equipment, restoring the miller’s dwelling, and opening the historic mill on a scheduled basis. Federalsburg is located on Marshyhope Creek in the southern-most part of Caroline County. Agriculture is still a major portion of the industry in the area; however, Federalsburg is rapidly being discovered and there is a noticeable influx of people, expansion and development. Ridgely has found a niche as the “Strawberry Capital of the World.” The present streetscape, lined with stately Victorian homes, reflects the transient prosperity during the countywide canning boom (1895-1919). Hanover Foods, formerly an enterprise of Saulsbury Bros. Inc., for more than 100 years, is the last of more than 250 food processors that once operated in the Caroline County region. Points of interest in Caroline County include the Museum of Rural Life in Denton, Adkins Arboretum near Ridgely, and the Mason-Dixon Crown Stone in Marydel. To contact the Caroline County Office of Tourism, call 410-479-0655 or visit their website at www.tourcaroline.com. 79

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in the house and the environmental conditions it is exposed to will dictate its water needs. If the plant in question is growing in a cool, north-facing room, it will need less water than one that is in the living room, den or family room where a woodstove or other heat source is being used. If the leaves of your houseplant are turning yellow and dropping from the bottom toward the top, the plant may be suffering from overwatering. This condition sometimes results when a plant is sitting in too large a pot. In this case, excess soil around the roots holds too much water, leading to low oxygen levels and root rot. To avoid this problem, never put a plant into a

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efficiently and safely, but firewood that sits around for several years may rot and become infested. It’s best not to let firewood rest directly on the ground for lengthy periods of time. Rotate and stack piles of firewood that have been standing in the same place for a year or more, and keep the piles covered to keep the wood dry. Bring only a one- or two-day supply indoors at a time. If you see insects or spiders, suck them up with the vacuum cleaner or whack them with the broom or fly swatter. A pyrethrum aerosol insecticide labeled for the general household control of crawling and flying

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Dorchester’s Own Dave by A.M. Foley

The Life of Dave (As Told by Himself) tells us that the English Setter, Dave, was born in a shed near East New Market in the mid1910s. The shelter where he and his litter mates were penned was quite undistinguished, as was their post-whelping diet. His lineage, on the other hand, was distinguished. Though he had no memory of him, his sire reputedly was a field trial winner named California Bell Boy. Many people were later heard to say that in maturity he resembled

his champion sire, who apparently had gained some fame, at least around Dorchester County. Dave’s story was conveyed through the pen of Frank E. Butler, who had sought him out for his wife, who wanted a bird dog to take along on the treks afield that she enjoyed above all things. She and Frank had traveled for decades while she performed as Annie Oakley, internationallyrenowned sharpshooter. When the middle-aged couple finally felt

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Dorchester's Own Dave ready to slow down and establish a home base for themselves, out of a thousand towns where they had appeared, the Butlers chose to settle in Cambridge, Maryland, which they judged “a sportsman’s paradise.” They planned to build a home on the Choptank River but were newly arrived and still staying in a downtown hotel when Frank went to East New Market and found the dog for Annie. Over some weeks before, all Dave’s litter mates had found new homes, leaving him penned up alone with his beautiful mother. She had lost interest in him, making life dull for the

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Dorchester's Own Dave solitary, precocious puppy. When Frank Butler came along, they instantly felt drawn to each other. Initially the owner denied he would ever part with either mother or pup. This may likely have been a bargaining ploy, because Frank eventually succeeded in buying the puppy. They left in a wagon together, the setter snuggled against the fall chill under a blanket with his new human. Frank surely took pleasure in introducing the soulful-eyed youngster to Annie. Ten years her senior, Frank was anxious that she be content with their new, quieter life. Now that her time was her own, she needed only a canine companion to complete her pleasure in forays afield. She and Frank were both jollier than Dave’s first human. The Butlers chose to name their new addition Dave in honor of a well-known friend, comedian Dave Montgomery (the original Tin Man in the Broadway musical, The Wizard of Oz). After Dave spent one night exiled in a Cambridge stable, bedded down along with a pointer, Frank gained permission for him to join the Butlers in their hotel room. The well-trained pointer was on loan from a neighboring sportsman to model good behavior in the field for the pup. Frank took the two dogs hunting on a property about

ten miles out of town, likely the down-river duPont estate, where the Butlers were frequent guests. Frank trained Dave afield on the fine points of quail hunting; Annie taught him show tricks. He picked up on both so quickly, the Butlers were soon besotted with Dave. The feeling was mutual. On Dave’s behalf, Frank opened The Life of Dave philosophically: I’ve often heard my friends and admirers say, ‘I wish you could talk so you could tell us what you are thinking about.’ I suppose they meant well, but I always got along very nicely without talking, and from my own observations, I find that many people get in trouble by

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Dorchester's Own Dave talking too much. Anyway, I got along very well, for I could always understand my master and my mistress; I never had any trouble in making them understand me when I wanted anything. Frank and Annie were genial people and popular among their new neighbors, many of whom were fellow sportsmen. When their house was completed on Hambrooks Bay, overlooking the Choptank, a visitor described being welcomed there, including by Dave, “a member of the family.” Annie took to sending letters and Christmas cards with his picture,

signed “Dave Butler.” She was so tiny, that after a year Dave was nearly as tall as Annie if he put his paws on her shoulders. Annie was fond of sewing and embroidering, so often needed to press fabrics as she worked. This was one interest of hers that excluded Dave, but he waited patiently until she set her sewing basket aside. When the iron had cooled, Annie would sit down and ask, Do you want your ears pressed? As he leaned in against her leg, she would spread one of his long, f loppy ears across her knee and run the iron over one, then the other, pretending to straighten their wavy black hair. Annie had thought (not for the

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first time) that she was tired of living in tents and hotels and was ready to retire. Traveling shows had been the way of life for her and Frank for decades. After a while, though, as much as Annie enjoyed being afield hunting with Dave, she became restless at home. She gladly accepted invitations to show Dave off at charity shows. In exhibitions at the fairgrounds out Race Street, the pair astonished audiences when Dave hopped onto a stool and calmly sat, balancing an apple on his head. One quick shot from Annie sent splintered apple pieces f lying. Dave caught a sliver out of the air. Or sometimes he held a piece of chalk in his mouth as her target, duplicating the way she had

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living on the Choptank, the United States entered World War I. With Dave along, they resumed traveling, entertaining troops at their cantonments and raising money for them through the Red Cross. Annie challenged audiences to wrap up a donation and conceal the money anywhere within one hundred yards. Blindfolding Dave, she offered that she and Frank would match any sum that might elude Dave as he attempted to sniff out the donations. Dave’s nose never failed him. Dubbed The Red Cross Dog by the media, Dave became

more famous and much better traveled than most humans of his day. Frank could name at least twenty hotels that forbade pets but welcomed Dave. In 1922, the Butlers decided to sell their year-round home in Cambridge and spend time at alternating locations farther south. They planned to live seasonally in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and Leesburg, Florida, promoting resorts where they stayed, giving hotel guests shooting lessons and exhibitions. Annie was fond of riding and liked to incorporate a horse into her act. Dave had no cause to be jealous of her horse. When the day was done, it was he who went home with the Butlers. After one performance, a wealthy hotel guest was so amazed he offered to buy both animals for any price. He tried to give Annie a blank check, but she refused, saying there wasn’t enough money in the whole world.

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The first winter after leaving Cambridge, outside of Leesburg, Florida, the two Butlers were passengers in a friend’s Cadillac when the driver lost control and the car rolled over. Annie was confined to hospital and rehabilitation facilities for months afterward, having suffered a fractured ankle and hip. Frank took a room nearby, and he and Dave spent their days at her side. One day as the two were walking out, a car struck Dave. Annie was to emerge from treatment some weeks later, walking with a heavy brace, but Dave’s accident was fatal, a terrible blow to both Butlers. Perhaps they regretted ever leaving their Cambridge home, where Dave had been with them from the beginning.

Widespread newspapers eulogized Dave, remembering his public performances and contributions to the war effort. Unlike his Tin Man namesake, no one ever suggested that Dave lacked heart. Frank memorialized their lost companion, writing from his pal’s point of view. Frank closed The Life of Dave, As Told by Himself, published June 24, 1923, with an Epilogue: Dave, the beautiful setter dog owned by Frank E. Butler and his wife, Annie Oakley Butler, their faithful loving companion for nearly ten years, was killed by an automobile at Leesburg, Florida, February 25, 1923. He worked through the canton-

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Dorchester's Own Dave ments for sixteen weeks, doing his bit for his country and bringing sunshine to the hearts of our dear boys, who like the faithful dog now lie beneath the green sward, but whose spirit lives on. Dave was more than some humans. He sat for weeks waiting faithfully by the bedside of his

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Resolve and a Rule for the New Year by Michael Valliant New Year’s resolutions are not a tradable currency. Many of them disappear like so many January gym memberships. I gave up trying to come up with them. But there is something I know I need more of in the coming year: resolve. Think of it as a mindset, an approach to the year and to life. There are two writers who give glimpses into what resolve might mean for us: Anne Lamott and St. Benedict of Nursia.

2021 was a year that often felt like treading water, at times going under, often not feeling like I was getting anywhere. I would get done the daily tasks that needed to happen, move on to the next day, the next things on the to-do list, then crash, feeling stuck. Welcome to life in a pandemic. Resolve says keep at it; get back up. I can do more. Lamott’s book Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and

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Resolve and a Rule Life gets its title from a conversation her father had with her older brother, who at age 10 had procrastinated writing a report to the point that he didn’t think he could get it written. “He was at the kitchen table close to tears, surrounded by binder paper and pencils and unopened books about birds, immobilized by the hugeness of the task ahead,” Lamott wrote. “Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother’s shoulder, and said, ‘Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.’” That’s the first part of resolve I want to keep with me. When life

feels too big and the number of things coming at me feels like too much, “just take it bird by bird.” Lamott’s book claims to be instructions for writing and life ~ one is not unlike the other. We write the stories of our lives, day by day, just like writing bird by bird. We don’t always think about writing or creating our lives. What do we do if we get existential writer’s block? What if we don’t know what to say? What if we think we won’t do a good job at it? “Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts,” Lamott wrote. “You need to start somewhere.” She talks about crappy first drafts being something everyone has. I can certainly translate

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stuff of our lives. Order comes out of chaos. I understand the mess part of things. And the need to create our own order. And that is where I pass the baton to St. Benedict. Benedict

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for others and live in community. I need more of that, please. I have become a huge fan of Rowan Williams, who was the Archbishop of Canterbury in England for 10 years and writes books that make me want to, and try to, live a better life. In his book The Way of St. Benedict, Williams explains that learning and practicing a rule of life is about “acquiring tools for living accountably alongside others.” He goes on to say: “We are badly in need of the undramatic but transformative wisdom of Benedict’s Rule if we are to live with gratitude and in the very fullest meaning of the words, com-

mon sense in our feverish, lonely, and fearful world. Listen: other ways are possible.” If I want to give Benedict a try and see what using such a rule might look like, how am I going to spend my time? The Friends of St. Benedict point out that the rule revolves around five practices: prayer, work, study, hospitality, and renewal. Let’s break those down a bit. We can think of prayer as quiet time, meditation, and reflection. Work isn’t just our jobs, it’s also those aspects of working in our communities, doing things together with family, those active aspects of creating something with our lives. To study is to be a lifelong learner, to

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Resolve and a Rule deepen our understanding. Hospitality ~ even we introverts need connection to others, how we treat others and invite people into our lives. And renewal ~ that sense of leisure, rest, taking time to be grateful for what we have around us and to recharge. Adopting our own rule of life, putting some structure in place so that life, and living in community with others, has more meaning and value, and recharges us. That is something I know I want more of for the coming year. Benedict and Lamott both have some further words to get us going in the right direction, very simply.

In his rule, Benedict says, “It is time now for us to rise from sleep.” Lamott puts it back to us, remembering the writing and life connection: “Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing to be?” Michael Valliant is the Assistant for Adult Education and Newcomers Ministry at Christ Church Easton. He has worked for non-proﬁt organizations throughout Talbot County, including the Oxford Community Center, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum and Academy Art Museum.

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Chapter 2: Grady ing white around the edges, and his The phone rang. Andy watched face was weather beaten, an occuGrady pick it up and answer it in pational hazard. Grady had always that quiet, understated way he did been a boat guy. He still was, as far everything: “Grady.” as Andy knew. Grady Smith, his father in the Once again, Andy took in the livflesh at long last. And what a guy, ing room of this waterfront pad, a marvelous reality after 20-odd part of a boatyard south of the Sydyears of having lived the lie that ney Harbour Bridge. It was meant the vile Mitchell Thomas was his to provide a no-frills emergency father. Thomas, the man who had overnight for customers, but Grady murdered Deedee, had made it his Andy liked calling him his mother; the man home ashore. The who had tried to kill Grady. It was a little late boatyard owner was Andy a couple times, a mate. There was for “Father.” and who was now nothing much to it: locked in prison for the rest of his living room, bathroom, bedroom, miserable life. Andy sincerely and galley, altogether smaller than the unflinchingly hoped it would be accommodations on a 40-footer. miserable. But the location couldn’t be beat Andy took a sip of his Victoria if you enjoyed being around boats. Bitters and watched Grady get up There was a view of the Bridge out from his chair and walk slowly the bedroom window. It was a little away, trailing the extra-long tele- noisy during the day, but it was phone cord behind him. Andy liked good noise ~ grinders and sanders calling him Grady. It was a little late and travel lift and crane motors ~ if for “Father.” He sure looked good you like boats. Grady was bicoastal, for 60: fit, spare-framed, balanced. Andy had found out, commuting He was just under six feet tall and between this small apartment here had a thick head of hair, blond go- in Sydney and similar digs in Fre121

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most of the time. Without wind, the combination of damp sails, cooking mantle in Western Australia. Grady smells and sweaty bodies made bewas a bit of a mystery, but then they low decks rank. Andy’s All American had done had just gotten started. The last leg of The Ocean Race, well, winning the leg over skipper around the south coast of Australia Jan Sargent’s Kiwi rival, Alistair to Sydney, had been mostly boring, Koonce, steering Ram Bunctious, slow, giving credence to the claim by half a day. In addition to frusthat 70 percent of ocean racing is trating the sailors, light wind sepalikely to be sailed in light to mod- rates a fleet. The luck factor goes up erate conditions. While not as dan- in light air from around 15 percent gerous or physical, light air is just under moderate conditions (10-15 as hard on a crew as a gale, with the knots of wind, reasonable sea state) constant sail changes required and to 30 percent or even more. Boats the need to pore over weather fax- just half a mile apart can be sailing es trying to figure out where wind in different wind conditions. Light wind is the enemy might be hiding until one could hardly see 70 percent of ocean racing is of close finishes. or think. Sailing in likely to be sailed in light to And light wind is fickle, often turngales was at least exmoderate conditions. ing what would citing. You might be cold and exhausted, but flying along seem to be a brilliant strategy into at 20 knots or more also meant a bad call. Andy had done most of the talkyou were getting somewhere, fast. Watching the speedo registering ing with Grady so far. Replaying between 3 and 6 knots day after day the leg from Fremantle had taken was depressing, and it dulled one’s a while. Andy had kept All Americoncentration. And it was hot, with can off the beach as Grady had the crew in shorts and bare feet suggested. Way off. Andy, Jan and

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bar one night, back when trendy America’s Cup Avenue was called Dimaris, the navigator, had taken Thames Street, when all of Thames All American 20 miles offshore, a Street had smelled like a cheap bar. brave move that had finally paid off. After Ossie had put the guy in the After falling behind by 35 miles to hospital, the great designer Nat several boats that had chosen the Herreshoff, Ossie’s employer, had beach route, they’d found a small called Deedee’s father, Randolph weather system they were able to Moss. Without Moss’s intervention stay in. That had given them a big and his subsequent employment of boost. Grady had dug out a chart Ossie, the tough Norwegian would and wanted details about that, and have been toast. No matter what about the previous leg into Fre- Randolph had done, Ossie would mantle when Andy had bet on the never have given him up or shared famous Fremantle Doctor, a strong any family secrets, even within the onshore breeze that comes up on family. That’s how he was. Mention of Randolph Moss had schedule many afternoons, and won. Andy relived it for Grady, who gotten Grady talking. “It took me a long while to get that miserable sonwas an appreciative audience. of-a-bitch,” Grady After that, Andy Randolph really did said. “Such a powhad done his best erful guy, brilliant, to recap the last 25 believe elves showed him inventor of that big years for his father. how to make that lens lens that made him He was in the middle of that when the phone rang. a massive fortune. Eccentric, for Grady was a good listener. He had sure. Hated cars. Worked nights, known about Mitch, although he’d and those elves. . .” Grady shook his never met him. Like Andy, he was head. “Randolph really did believe a big fan of Ossie (Karl Oyslebow), a bunch of elves showed him how who had been maintaining the to make that lens. But so insecure, Moss family’s boats since Andy’s socially. Damn odd. He had everygrandfather had hired him long thing to make him a supremely conago. Grady wasn’t surprised that fident person: talent, accomplishOssie wouldn’t talk to Andy about ment, tons of money, but he was his mother. Ossie knew everything, never comfortable in his skin. Exbut Deedee’s father had saved him tremely insecure to a sick degree.” Andy was hesitant, but he waded from being jailed, or perhaps deported. Ossie had made a mess of in. “How’d he. . .” that guy who had threatened him “With threats. Bad threats. with a knife in a rough Newport 124

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on the tennis court. Played field hockey, too, lightning fast, great ball handler and scorer. Dug life. Threats I knew he meant.” Great woman.” The memory had “How bad?” “Having me arrested for rape was stopped Grady. He’d looked away, one. Jail term guaranteed. And I’d rubbed his forehead, taken a few always be known as a sex offender. breaths. “Sorry, man. It had to be awful.” But worse, he threatened to have the “S’okay. You need to know, need baby aborted. That would be you!” Grady stared at his son. to hear it, then we can put it back on Andy had a shiver. “But Deedee. . .” the freaking shelf where it belongs. “Wouldn’t have mattered what But yeah, it was bad. I still have Deedee said. He cowed people, days when I wonder what I should Deedee especialhave done. Believe ly. You only knew She just took a car and left me I thought of evDeedee after Ran- one night with her toothbrush erything, including dolph had crippled and the clothes on her back. killing the crazy old sonofabitch. I would her. She was something else before that. Great sailor. have enjoyed that. But I was nothGreat athlete. Knock your block off ing, his boat captain, the guy who knocked up his daughter, a foreigner without a portfolio, not even a green card at the time. No leg to stand on. It would have been me against this wealthy, famous genius who wasn’t just beyond the law; he was the law. And the idea that his daughter would have a lowly boat bum as a lover, let alone as a husband, was so far beneath him he couldn’t imagine it. The social embarrassment he’d suffer was beyond his comprehension. He’d be ridiculed!” Grady sipped on his Bitters, visibly upset. Andy said nothing. “My deal was be on the next plane to Fremantle. No goodbyes. Just disappear. Like one of those bad western movies. Either that or he 126

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cooked beef, never a vegetable ~ he said the cows ate plenty of grass ~ gets me arrested for rape and has and who knows what he demanded the child aborted. That would have in bed. Helena never told. But she killed Deedee. It would have. What just took a car and left one night he did ruined her. I’ve often thought with her toothbrush and the clothes he may as well have killed her. on her back. He chased her down, Would have been more humane. But made her sign a bunch of papers, I couldn’t participate in that.” gave her a bunch of money. Part of Grady looked at Andy. “We loved the deal was she had to disappear each other, Deedee and me.” quietly. And she did, according to “I know.” Andy paused. “Deedee Deedee. Said she never heard from wouldn’t talk much, but toward the Helena. Wouldn’t know where to end she did tell me one thing that find her.” really rocked me. She said when Andy looked quizzically at Grady. Randolph was on his deathbed he “Oh, yeah, I also had a contract. called her in to tell her everything I was to disappear, never to be in material was hers, but he couldn’t touch with Deedee, never to menleave her his ‘gift’ because he didn’t tion my job with Randolph, never want her to think she this, never that, was as good as he The man really was twisted, or else. And here’s not to mention obnoxious, and something: he also was.” also dangerous. Grady shook his gave me a check. head. “That says it.” Twenty grand. A lot He leaned back in his chair, craned of money back then. I refused it. He his neck and studied the ceiling. said I couldn’t. It was part of the “or “What about her mother, my else” deal. He said he wanted to be grandmother? All these years, I fair. Can you imagine? He wanted never heard a word about her. No to be fair. Fair?!” Grady chuckled, pictures in those scrapbooks my head down, studied the floor. No mother kept, lips buttoned if the answers there, either. subject ever came up. Of course it Andy’s mind was spinning. He never came up. . .” knew full well his grandfather was “Helena. She was long gone. strange, but this monstrous image She’d walked out on Randolph when of Randolph was frightening. The Deedee and her brother were tod- man really was twisted, not to mendlers. Couldn’t take all the weird- tion obnoxious, and also dangerness, him working in the dark hours ous. The genius that had enabled like a bat, treating his kids like sci- Randolph Moss to create the optics ence experiments, eating only half- breakthrough that had made him 128

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Coming Again famous had also cost him dearly in human terms. Andy had a frightening thought about the nature of his own genes. He dared to hope Grady’s influence on the biology was dominant. “But you knew about me,” Andy said. “I did. Deedee managed to get one letter out with a photo of baby Andy. She got one of the nurses to take the picture, gave it to Myrtle, her faithful maid, with a letter. Sent it to a P.O. box I had in Fremantle. It almost cost Myrtle her job. I heard it from Ossie through the yachting grapevine. Randolph had his suspicions but could never prove it. That

was lucky. He considered Myrtle a slave, three-fifths of a person. Probably would have tied her up in the garage and beaten her. That was the last I ever heard from Deedee.” “Jesus. But wait. . .that photo of the baby in the bathroom, that’s me, baby Andy?” “Yeah.” Grady stifled a laugh. “Baby Andy.” “In the head?” “Head’s the best place for art or a photo you like. Captive audience in there. She sits, he stands, both staring at the walls. Got to give them something cool to study. Baby Andy in this case.” That’s when the phone had rung. Andy went to the head again, mostly to have a closer look at the

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Kent County and Chestertown at a Glance Kent County is a treasury of early American history. Its principal towns and back roads abound with beautiful old homes and historic landmarks. The area was first explored by Captain John Smith in 1608. Kent County was founded in 1642 and named for the shire in England that was the home of many of Kent’s earliest colonists. When the first legislature assembled in 1649, Kent County was one of two counties in the colony, thus making it the oldest on the Eastern Shore. It extended from Kent Island to the present boundary. The first settlement, New Yarmouth, thrived for a time and, until the founding of Chestertown, was the area’s economic, social and religious center. Chestertown, the county seat, was founded in 1706 and served as a port of entry during colonial times. A town rich in history, its attractions include a blend of past and present. Its brick sidewalks and attractive antiques stores, restaurants and inns beckon all to wander through the historic district and enjoy homes and places with architecture ranging from the Georgian mansions of wealthy colonial merchants to the elaborate style of the Victorian era. Second largest district of restored 18th-century homes in Maryland, Chestertown is also home to Washington College, the nation’s tenth oldest liberal arts college, founded in 1782. Washington College was also the only college that was given permission by George Washington for the use of his name, as well as given a personal donation of money. The beauty of the Eastern Shore and its waterways, the opportunity for boating and recreation, the tranquility of a rural setting and the ambiance of living history offer both visitors and residents a variety of pleasing experiences. A wealth of events and local entertainment make a visit to Chestertown special at any time of the year. For more information about events and attractions in Kent County, contact the Kent County Visitor Center at 410-778-0416, visit www. kentcounty.com or e-mail tourism@kentcounty.com. For information about the Historical Society of Kent County, call 410-778-3499 or visit www.kentcountyhistory.org/geddes.php. For information specific to Chestertown visit www.chestertown.com. 143

Volunteer Fire Departments of the Mid-Shore Dorchester County: Rescue Fire Co.- P.O. Box 766, Cambridge, MD 21613 · 410.228.1670 Neck District Vol. Fire Co.- 954 Cook Point Rd., Cambridge, MD 21613 · 410.228.2434 Church Creek Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 16, Church Creek, MD 21622 · 410.228.4156 East New Market Vol. Fire Depart. - P.O. Box 280, East New Market, MD 21631· 410.943.3663 Hurlock Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 178, Hurlock, MD 21643 · 410.943.3110 Madison Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 23, Madison, MD 21648 · 410.228.8703 Eldorado Brookview Vol. Fire Dept. - 5752 Rhodesdale-Eldorado Rd., Rhodesdale, MD, 21659 · 410.943.4004 Secretary Volunteer Fire Dept. - 115 Myrtle St., Secretary, MD 21664 · 410.943.3545 Taylors Island Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 277, Taylors Island, MD 21669 · 410.397.3524 Vienna Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 5, Vienna, MD 21869 · 410.376.3319 Lakes and Straits Vol. Fire Co. - 2103 Farm Creek Rd., Wingate, MD 21675 · 410.397.8154 Talbot County: Oxford Fire Co. Inc. - 300 Oxford Rd., Oxford, MD 21654 · 410.226.5110 Trappe Vol. Fire Co. Inc. - P.O. Box 86 Trappe, MD 21673 · 410.476.3535 St. Michaels Fire Depart.,Inc. - 1001 South Talbot St., St. Michaels, MD 21663 · 410.745.9393 Cordova Vol. Firemens Assoc. - P.O. Box 102, Cordova, MD 21625 · 410.364.5400 Easton Vol. Fire Dept. - P.O. Box 851, Easton, MD 21601 · 410.822.4848 Tilghman Vol. Fire Co. Inc. - P.O. Box 297 Tilghman, MD 21671 · 410.886.2101 Queen Anne – Hillsboro Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 226, Queen Anne, MD 21657 · 410.364.5612 Caroline County: Federalsburg Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 99, Federalsburg, MD 21632 · 410.754.7400 Preston Vol. Fire Co.- P.O. Box 44, Preston, MD 21655 · 410.673.7874 Denton Vol. Fire Co. - 400 South Fifth Avenue, Denton, MD 21629 · 410.479.2121 Ridgely Vol. Fire Dept. - P.O. Box 425, Ridgely, MD 21660 · 410.634.2424 Greensboro Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 307, Greensboro, MD 21639 · 410.482.8420 Goldsboro Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 35, Goldsboro, MD 21636 · 410.482.6196 Queen Anne Hillsboro Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 226, Queen Anne, MD 21657· 410.364.5612 Queen Anne’s County: Kent Island Vol. Fire Dept. - 1610 Main St., Chester, MD 21619 · 410.643.5454 Grasonville Vol. Fire Dept. - 4128 Main St., Grasonville, MD 21619 · 410.827.8100 Queestown Vol. Fire Dept. - 7110 Main St., Queenstown, MD 21658 · 410.827.8377 144

Volunteer Fire Departments of the Mid-Shore Goodwill Vol. Fire Co., Inc. - 212 Broadway, Centreville, MD 21617 · 410.758.1422 Church Hill Vol. Fire Co., Inc. - 316 Main St., Church Hill, MD 21623 · 410.758.6552 Sudlersville Vol. Fire Co. - 203 N. Church St., Sudlersville, MD 21668 · 410.438.3155 Crumpton Vol. Fire Dept. - 300 3rd Street, Crumpton, MD 21628 · 410.778.6100 United Communities VFD - 9406 Romancoke Rd., Stevensville, MD 21666 · 410.643.1162 Kent County: Betterton Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 235, Betterton, MD 21610 · 410.348.5678 Chestertown Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 296, Chestertown, MD 21620 · 410.778.3434 Galena Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 189, Galena, MD 21635 · 410.648.5050 Community Vol. Fire Dept. - P.O. BOX 255, Millington, MD 21651 · 410.928.3171 Rock Hall Vol. Fire Co. - P.O. Box 577, Rock Hall, MD 21661 · 410.639.7888 Donations made directly to Volunteer Fire Companies are always gratefully received and are a tremendous help. All donations over $2 are tax-deductible on your Federal Tax Return.

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Tidewater Times January 2022

Articles inside

Changes - Coming Again - A Work Progress: Roger Vaughan

Mid-Shore Volunteer Fire Departments

Tilghman's Island

Kent County and Chestertown at a Glance

Resolve and a Rule for the New Year: Michael Valliant

St. Michaels Map and History

Dorchester Map and History

December Tide Table

Stargazing - At One with the Universe: Bonna L. Nelson

Publishers' Note

Tidewater Gardening - New Year Activities: K. Marc Teff eau

Tidewater Kitchen - Vegetarian: Pamela Meredith

Up on Hawk Mountain: Richard Klepfer

Caroline County ~ A Perspective