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IN YOUR BACK YARD; LOOK, BUT DON'T HANDLE WATER BUGS
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Last winter I finally got around to reading a book I'd purchased
in a gift shop at Yellowstone National Park a couple of summers
earlier.
I'm not sure what tempted me to buy it, but its jacket said it was
a "twenty-fifth anniversary edition of a contemporary Walden." So I
bought Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and promptly forgot
about it.
Once I rediscovered it, I was hooked by the eerie opening scene
along a tranquil stream. The author described a frog drifting with
the current, but looking somehow out of place. She noticed that its
eyes seemed almost glazed and, as she watched, its ...
 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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COUNTER INTELLIGENCE; Idyl Hour prepares to start anew.(TASTE)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
; ...Rick Nelson; Staff Writer RSEC: + Look for big changes in the Idyl Hour. The restaurant and bar, located in the lobby of the Piper...a new look and a new menu created by a new executive chef. Idyl Hour owner Troy Johnson is teaming up with partners Lisa McCann...
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Piano Concertos: No. 1 in a; No. 2 in d.1 Woodland Sketches: To a Wild Rose. New England Idyls
Magazine article from: Fanfare
; ...2 in d.1 Woodland Sketches: To a Wild Rose. New England Idyls * Donna Amato (pn); Paul Freeman, London PO1 * ALTO 1012...s most recorded work) and the more rarely heard New England Idyls. The latter is a set of 10 home-spun character pieces, each...
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Idyl in which to Idle.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
; Byline: Roberta Ferris THE pilot took my hand to steady me on the rickety staircase down from the light aircraft. But it was the sign at the airport exit which brought me down to earth with a brusque welcome to the island of St Lucia. "No Waiting", it ordered, "No Idling". But I had journeyed to
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A winter idyl.(The Straggler)(clearing snow)(Column)
Magazine article from: National Review
; THE first few flakes came down in mid morning. By noon it was clear the stuff was settling. Watching from the window of my study, I started mentally going through my snow checklist: Boots oiled? Wood chopped? Shovel? Salt? Gloves? By mid afternoon we had had four or five inches and I was out there
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Rural idyl is in the swim; Five-bed country residence has stables, menage, heated pool and a detached cottage.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
; OFFERSof over pounds 1m are invited for this charming country home which features a private swimming pool. Oscroft House,near Tarvin in Cheshire,contains a range of quality features as well as being in a sought-after rural spot. Extensive garden areas have begun to blossom, signalling the arrival
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Ruritania-on-sea fears 'crooked' heir Dislike of fat-cat royals bubbles in South Pacific idyl of Tonga
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday
; The world's strangest monarchy is about to become a lot more weird. As the King of Tonga (pictured below) lies on what appears to be his deathbed, at the end of a 41-year reign, the first serious rumblings about the man who will succeed him have begun to emerge in this little Ruritania, set in the
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Heartfelt thanks extended to good Samaritan.(Neighbor)(Letter to the Editor)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; ...Shirley A. Ozolins Mount Prospect Thoughts of Idyl Nipper All of us who knew and worked with Idyl Nipper have our favorite stories. This is mine...dismissing a third of its staff. The very next day, Idyl came to my office. She had a determined look...
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Scudder, Rolfe, and Browning.(Horace E. Scudder)(William James Rolfe)(Robert Browning)(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: ANQ
; ...was responsible for compiling Lyrics, Idyls and Romances as well. On 29 October 1887, Houghton Mifflin issued Lyrics, Idyls and Romances, a volume comprised of selections...demand makes a little volume of his Lyrics, Idyls, and Romances in white and olive, gold...
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Obituaries.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
; ...For information, (847) 640-0566. Thela Idyl Nipper of Des Plaines A memorial service for Thela Idyl Nipper will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday...2000, in Des Plaines. During her life, Idyl, as her friends called her, was very involved...
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Hospital tour lets children see `where Mommy works'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; Idyl Eusebio, 7, and her brother, Ameer, 5...Hospital. "That's where Mommy works," Idyl said, her voice rising. And when their mother...Gregory School, 1643 W. Bryn Mawr, and Idyl, a St. Gregory second-grader, were joined...
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