National Champions!
Anyone who follows these Notes from Home and Away is all too aware that the sport of ice hockey has emerged as …
Not Yet Winter Sports
We live in a land where even when it is not yet winter we play winter sports. It is the middle of …
May Days: Shamrocks Hockey
Ellinore has been playing lacrosse for Keene this spring. And one of these days I am going to get the camera to …
Ice Follies
February was not the best month for the Keene Blackbirds. A shoulder separation, a couple of concussions and a seriously sprained ankle …
Starting Out, Keeping On
It’s December and we have already had two memorable ice hockey events in a season just getting underway. In October, Nathaniel’s pre-season …
High School Boy
At the final home game of the Keene High Blackbird’s ice hockey season our very own Nathaniel found his way to the …
Both in and Out of the Game
The hockey season is winding down, finally I want to say. Ellinore and Nathaniel’s teams were not state champions this year, though …
Hockey Girl
It has been said that there are two kinds of people in the world: those who are Shamrocks, and those who want …
Starting Out, Keeping On
The problem with life, Rebecca often says, is that it is so damn daily. Of course from my cup-is-half-full perspective, this is …
