Growing up, I was the definition of a girly girl.
Most of my clothes were pink and purple. I refused to wear jeans because they...
With the temperatures dropping and the leaves falling, I’m looking to get cozy. I have pulled out my wool socks and oversized sweaters. The...
The other day I took my son in for a doctor’s appointment. He checked out fine and when we were leaving, the doctor asked...
Almost a year ago, I breathed a sigh of relief when Kamala Harris dropped out of the presidential race. Amidst all the talk about...
Autumn is a magical time of year in Vermont.
The weather may be cooler, but there are so many outdoor autumn activities that your whole...
Some women plan their births like a wedding, imaging the beautiful, spiritual experience years before conception. Like any experience with high expectations, we may...
One dreary quarantine day, my 9-year-old son, Easton, randomly asked if he could get a pet snake.
I doubled over in a fit of laughter....
As I write this, we have been in a state of emergency for 185 days. I know that because it started the day my...
A sleepover is a right of passage. It means your child is growing up.
That said, your child's first sleepover can be nerve-wracking, both for...
There’s an old Yiddish folk tale about a man who is feeling overwhelmed by his home life. As a single mom, I feel overwhelmed...
Yesterday I dropped a PlayStation controller on my child’s face. Actually, it fell off of a shelf four feet above the ground, directly into...
This coronavirus pandemic is so stressful and terrible.
Thanks to coronavirus, I have been on the verge of tears on an almost daily basis. The...
My little brother passed away about four years ago. Every time I think about our complicated relationship, I think about our strange family tree,...
“The path trodden by wayfarers and pilgrims followed the railway and then turned into the fields. Here Lara stopped, closed her eyes and took...
In + Around Vermont
Winter in Vermont
It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...
