The Gift of the Snow Day

The Gift of the Snow Day

     We heard starting about Saturday that maybe we were in for some snow.  It seems late,  the sap was already running, we were in mud boots, and the car was caked in the stuff.  Mostly the snow was gone, certainly along the roadsides...
We Are Devo!

We Are Devo!

     The past few days I have been doing something I never would have done if I had stayed in the city. I have been splitting logs. It’s very important to wear the proper safety goggles.       I am Woman, hear me...
Dear Hunters

Dear Hunters

     It’s hunting season here in Vermont, deer hunting with rifles right now, I believe. Deer, moose, bear, and turkeys – they each have their own times and rules, plus there are different dates for bow and arrow hunting. More people than...
Velvet Underground

Velvet Underground

       What fabric do you always, suddenly, want to wear this time of year? Anything velvet, although irridescent tafettas and red plaids are close contenders. (I have a thing for those red plaid pants that some of the dads would wear to Christmas Eve church.) Every...
Green Screen Girls

Green Screen Girls

     I have two beautiful, brilliant, fantastic daughters who are, thankfully, remarkably confident and happy teenagers (well, pre-teen in the younger daughter’s case, not that you’d know it). We moved to Vermont from New York for the...
Don’t Worry, Be Happy

Don’t Worry, Be Happy

– Most of the bad things you worry about will never happen. Most of the bad things that do happen will never have crossed your worried mind. –      My friend Shari posted this status on Facebook 3 days after enduring surgery to remove a...