Magazine Archive
Magazine Archive
Dakkan and Sarah: Artisans and adventures
Dakkan is no stranger to the Valley. He attended Deerfield Academy and UMass Amherst and grew up in Colrain, Massachusetts. While at UMass, Dakkan majored in English, but he soon became fascinated with documentary filmmaking and the power of non-fiction in general. After bouncing around between San Francisco and New York City, he finally got his first filmmaking opportunity to shoot a documentary about the Tuscan Hills for public TV stations across the country.
My first grief teacher
Grief was never discussed at home. It just played itself out as I watched and learned. I was four when Grandpa Sam died and Grandma Bertha moved in with us. She spent summer days in our backyard, planting and weeding with a passion. Her mind would drift to memories of her little Ukrainian village.
The High Price of Building this Year
The high costs facing everyone right now when seeking home repair and renovations is not limited to the carpentry business alone. Every trade this year seems to be hampered by a shortage or inflated price in one form or another. There is wire and conduit shortages for electrical work, pipe and fitting shortages for plumbing, equipment shortages for heating and air conditioning and, of course, record high prices for lumber across the board.
The Neighborly Absorption (Part 7)
Dive in, all hands on deck. August is a grand slam 31-day hit parade. You don’t have to lead our horse to water because he plays water polo every day. The MVP – our most valuable pony won every event at this year’s pony awards. At a recent steeplechase workout, Clyde started slip sliding, trembled & tripped.