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“ I ’ m a little too familiar with the pleasure and pain of renovation ,” says contributing writer Casey Nilsson from the half-finished kitchen in her Fox Point cottage , her second house project in three years [“ Renovate the Ocean State !”]. Casey , a former RIM editor and a 2022 Association of Health Care Journalists fellow whose writing has garnered national and regional accolades , also tackled this month ’ s Snapshot of a different sort of pandemic project in Jamestown .
“ I could have spent all day taking pictures in Sandra Cook ’ s butterfly garden ,” says contributing photographer Wolf Matthewson [“ Monarch Mama ”]. “ Besides all of the beautiful flowers and plants , her garden is also an oasis for a wide variety of wild creatures that can be seen around every corner .” As an award-winning nature and landscape photographer in New England , Matthewson confesses he felt in his element with the monarchs .
When two Little Free Libraries popped up in her neighborhood , the Newport journalist , Legendary Locals of Newport author and former Newport Life magazine editor Annie Sherman couldn ’ t help but be intrigued . “ There are dozens across the state offering free books , craft supplies , music and much more while fostering literacy and community togetherness in a time of social distancing ,” she says . �
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