It started as a gift to a friend, intended to last only a week.  But as writer-artist Annette Meserve continued the practice of capturing one random aspect each day, of examining that one little thing closely, of expressing it in a spontaneous poem before starting her 'real' work, she began to see that these poems together described a broader experience. The morning snapshots quickly developed into a mosaic describing her choices made differently from most, of a life lived on the fringes of 'normal' society. 

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After more than twenty-five years with the closest supermarket nearly an hour's drive, the closest coffee house at least that far, habits and perspectives have changed. With the night air filled, not with the hum of traffic but with the wind in pine branches, nature takes on its own personality, becoming a distinct character in the family dynamic. Trips to town are an exercise in list-filling and errand-running, but also in watching people.  Civilization appears more puzzling.  Some things, common in human interaction, show as both peculiar and precious, friendships grow more dear, and the living on this planet comes sharply into focus when seen from the far end of the road. 

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