The Lumberjill: ‘You’re not the carefree woman I married’
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
A friend recently sent me a New Yorker cartoon. Depicted in it is a harried woman wearing a baby, a child and a dog …
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The Lumberjill: Generation WTF
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
<insert deep, fortifying breath here as I contemplate raising a girl at this particular time in history>
<insert long, drawn-out f-bomb as I stall …
The Lumberjill: How many people does it take to pull one up by her bootstraps?
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Not long after starting our arborist business, Tyler and I decided we needed one more iron in the fire. Tree work was good, but …
The Lumberjill: Priorities
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Sometimes, I am guilty of not being the best mom.
Sometimes, I am distracted. (A lot of the time, actually.)
Sometimes, I can be …
The Lumberjill: Inflation is only fun in pool toys
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
“That seems like a lot of money to prune some trees,” he said.
“You’re right,” I said. Because he was.
Guess what: Inflation sucks.…
The Lumberjill: Encounters with leg-hold traps in the land of the free
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Any time we engage in tree work in a community space — near sidewalks and roads, in parks, along trails — public safety is …
The Lumberjill: School closures, COVID and fatigue — tragedy in too many acts
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
It finally happened — the thing I’ve been dreading for the two years since the last time it happened: classroom closure due to COVID.…
The Lumberjill: Trigger alert — sometimes strong women are strong for a reason
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
One habit I’ve maintained from my once-upon-a-time years as a writer is keeping a notebook on hand at all times. Everywhere I go, paper …
The Lumberjill: In praise of trees, exertion and Metallica T-shirts
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
I feel like I spend a lot of time in this column focusing on the fears and frictions generated by the interplay of my …
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By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
This morning, for the first time since our daughter started attending her new school, I dressed like a normal person for the morning drop-off. …
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