Living In Place
Transformation Occurs at the Edge
"Fear is a Story We Tell Ourselves" Going Over the Edge At 5:30 AM one day in early July, I was roped into a climbing harness and walking backwards off a granite cliff. I had no...
Expanding Boundaries By Conserving Land
While this sign shows the property owner's intent, it does not fulfill the requirements for legally posting land against hunting, which is a constitutional right in Vermont....
How to Lower the Carbon Cost of Travel
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, transportation accounts for 29 percent of annual greenhouse gas emissions. So even though I followed Leave No...
Hidden Heroes Features Clowns Without Borders
Just as I was about to send this week's post about the carbon footprint of travel out into the world, I came across this video featuring the work of Clowns Without Borders....
Freedom, Generosity & Gratitude
This Fourth of July, I’m thinking about freedom, generosity, and gratitude. My Paternal Grandparents My grandfather Jacob arrived in 1914. He sent the money he earned as a...
Cheryl Strayed & Hospice
Yesterday evening, Cheryl Strayed spoke at the Latchis Theater in celebration of Brattleboro Area Hospice’s Fortieth Anniversary. Strayed is the author of the best-selling...