Living In Place
Moving By Muscle
Riding the rail trails is one of the ways I enjoy moving by muscle. Moving by muscle is what I do for recreation and exercise: hiking through the woods, rowing on the river, and...
Riding the Rail Trails
I’ve been riding the rail trails: biking on old railroad beds that have been repurposed for non-motorized recreational use. I used to ride my bicycle on the roads. When I was...
Ruth Shafer: The Artist I’ve Raised
I didn't know I was raising an artist when my youngest was a child. Her show, The Weight, opens at the Southern Vermont Arts Center with a reception this Friday, July 22, 2022...
Wendy Harrison for State Senate
With 10 of Vermont’s 30 state senators stepping down—including both senators from Windham County— we need someone with experience in government to represent us in Montpelier....
On the Wings of a Hummingbird
A Novel by Susan Mills (Apprentice House, 2022) I just read On the Wings of a Hummingbird by my neighbor Susan Mills. This newly published novel tells the story of Petra, a...
Beating the High Cost of Gas
Riding the Train When I boarded the northbound train in Brattleboro on Friday, gas was approaching $5/gallon, and my ticket cost less than making the 300-mile round-trip in my...