Valentine’s Day is a day for lovers. There are hearts, chocolate candies, cute little cards, and flowers everywhere. For many people, it’s also a...
When my family moved to Vermont in 2011, we found ourselves at home sending our children to Heartworks Preschool in Shelburne. One of the...

Thanksgivukah?!?

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The holiday buzz this year is around the convergence of two holidays - Thanksgiving and Hanukkah. This won't take place again for another 79,000...
It's time for our Vermont Mom favorite Vermont gifts of 2021! We've got a fantastic series coming your way. First to drop is, of course,...
In addition to Christmas and the Persian New Year, and in an effort to be more multicultural and to help our daughter understand and...

Pondering Tradition…

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  I love Christmas, I mean I LOVE Christmas.  It’s always been my most favorite holiday and...
Every Valentine's Day approximately 1 billion greeting cards are exchanged. It is the second largest card-sending holiday of the year, (Christmas is the largest...
Well, the season of holiday fails is upon us, friends. The pressure to cook, create, and concoct amidst time constraints and cranky in-laws apparently...
SO? Did you make green bean casserole for Thanksgiving, like I had so heartily suggested in my last post? Well, if not, you still...
As Moms we resolve to make positive changes in our lives with the dawn of each New Year, always seeking to improve ourselves, our...
‘Tis the night before Christmas, but in our humble abode All of the creatures are vibrating, on Christmas overload. The stockings were…oh dear, let me see, I...

Memorial Day

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I come from a pretty patriotic family.  My grandfather served in the Army in World War II .  My grandmother, his wife, held down...
Happy Valentine's Day! Since today's photography topic is a bit dry, although HIGHLY important, I wanted to started off by saying how much we love...
I found out I was pregnant with my first child at the beginning of December 1995. I wanted to surprise my husband with that...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...