I live in the country but must travel back to the cities to make a living. I have come to enjoy the juxtaposition of city anonymity to the close intimacy of my village life. When…
Here’s something they don’t tell you before you move to your northern isolated beautiful mountain paradise. Winter is loud. First there are those silent snowfalls and you are deeply in love. You stand amidst the…
Twenty years ago we called it Christmas Adventure because it conjured excitement and fun in the ears of one precious two and a half year old. I was introducing Benjamin to the man about whom…
My friend Karen lives on top of Rupert Mountain. She lives there with her husband, my friend Jack. Their house is a rambling property with loosely connected buildings all filled with wide windows to take…
Before I moved to Vermont I did not know that it could be too cold to snow. Sure it makes sense, but it was not something I ever thought about. Here the principle is frequently…
Deer season is closing and unfortunately bear season is upon us. When we first moved up here we were warned to tag our dog Eloise. She is a big Bernese Mountain dog and from the…
It is November and in November it rains a lot and snows a little in Vermont. It rains quite a lot actually. And the wind blows. All of that snow we get over the next…
