Pillow Talk

   Checking out the conditions at our local ski mountain, I read, "Our groomers will be out laying down corduroy on 69 trails for your carving pleasure." NICE!, I think.  For a minute I imagine SnowCats spreading rolls, like the most automated of...

     The second day of the New Year got off to a good start - Restorative Iyengar yoga in the morning, recommitment to the diet that has been successful in 2012, (no gluten, no dairy, no sugar except sometimes wine) and then to one of my resolutions -...

       I sort of love the day back to work after the holidays. You get to say "Happy New Year!" to everyone for the next few days in your most upbeat voice. You are done with all the frantic celebrating and overconsuming. Even though you...

     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 usual are all...

     My older daughter is gorgeous, and endearingly, kind of a geek. Last summer, instead of going off to soccer camp or hanging out at the lake or pool, she chose summer school, to brush up on Algebra II, and went to Robotics camp. I'm amazed how...

       I needed to waste a little time before picking up the daughters after dance class and was in a town with some shopping. This is fairly unusual here in Vermont, both the spare time and the presence of some conventional, mall-based, chain...

     Stockbridge, VT -- ShapeShiftas is pleased to announce the availablility of a very special, limited-edition Eye of the Hurricane Irene pillow. This handcrafted piece is made by Vermont artisans in our Green Mountain swirl-print cotton, with a...

     If you could indulge in just one rich-people's perk, a luxury without cost or bad karma, what would it be? For me, it would be a car and driver, hands down. A daily massage would be my second choice, although if I had a car and driver, I don't...

     It's not an oxymoron to call what we wear here in Vermont "fashion". All apparel can be in a sense called "fashion", and almost everywhere around the world, people wear clothes, so, fashion is everywhere! (This argument was used by a garmento...

      The other day I received this out-of-the-blue solicitation in my inbox -   Hand sewn by survivors of human trafficking... cosmetic and tote bags just in time for your summer vacations and trips to the pool or beach.     I...