“I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air.”
— Nathaniel Hawthorne
September 28, 2011
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Category Archives: Life in Vermont
September 13, 2011
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A Visit from the Tree Guy
The single sugar maple tree in my back yard — for some weeks clearly stressed — is a lost cause, says the tree guy, and is soon to be a pile of wood for autumn bonfires. Acer S., the tree … Continue reading
September 10, 2011
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Terry Brooks at Flying Pig Bookstore Sunday
Just a quick note to remind folks that epic fantasy author Terry Brooks will be making a stop at Flying Pig Bookstore in bucolic Shelburne, Vermont on Sunday. Which is tomorrow. As Terry’s likely to turn out a crowd, the … Continue reading
August 30, 2011
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After the Storm: Vermont in Irene’s Wake
So it turns out that Irene wasn’t the “Storm of the Century” for folks on the Atlantic Seaboard — beach town and megapolis alike were spared the brunt of Irene’s wrath — but rural Vermont wasn’t so lucky. Torrential rains … Continue reading
August 23, 2011
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March 12, 2010
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Sugaring Season in Vermont
Driving around Vermont this time of year you’re sure to see the telltale blooms of steam billowing from hilltop sugar houses… Vermont’s surest sign that we’re at the muddy intersection between a long, snowy winter and spring greening. I suspect … Continue reading
February 24, 2010
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White on White (on Red)
Local news: an untold billion crystalline paratroopers cast their downy way down, whirling, twirling, tumbling to land — gently — on roofs and posts and caps and the occasional expectant, outthrust tongue. It’s winter… it should by god snow. Mind … Continue reading
November 3, 2009
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Oh, hi.
Wow… November, huh? I mean, I’ve managed to go without updating Bloggle for a while at a time, but this is a stretch even for me. I had the best of intentions, of course. And it’s only on the occasion … Continue reading