by Deborah Lee Luskin | Aug 3, 2016 | Living in Place
I’m heading out to hike The Long Trail, the oldest recreational footpath in North America. The Long Trail climbs along the spine of the Green Mountains from Massachusetts to Canada. It’s 270 miles, and I’m not sure I’ll make it, but I’m going to try.Fifteen months...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jul 28, 2016 | Living in Place
Even though I think about death almost every time I climb into a car – unquestionably the most dangerous activity in which I regularly engage – I’ve managed to put off writing my Advance Directive for Health Care for more than a decade.It’s easy to procrastinate,...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jul 26, 2016 | Living in Place
For the past seven months, I’ve been writing, publishing, broadcasting and posting short form essays at a rate of more than two a week. This has been gratifying work, connecting with my various audiences who listen to my broadcasts, subscribe to my blogs, and read me...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jul 20, 2016 | Living in Place
Barry Goldwater was a controversial and unpopular Republican presidential nominee. When Goldwater ran for president in 1964, it was the first time Vermont didn’t support the Republican presidential candidate since 1856.From before the Civil War until after the Civil...
by Deborah Lee Luskin | Jul 13, 2016 | Living in Place
I’ve researched Vermont History to write two novels. As a member of the Speaker’s Bureau for the Vermont Humanities Council, I give public lectures on what I’ve learned. In the next two weeks, I’ll be giving two different talks.Vermont Votes for a Democrat for the...
