With the holidays just around the corner, I wanted to write about the wondrous joy of gift giving. Seriously, isn't it a joy to...
Some of my favorite gifts to both give and receive are experience-based gifts, but I have to admit that this is a relatively new...
As a little girl, I remained blissfully unaware of sad childhood realities like rotating holidays between divorced parents. I came from an intact family,...
First, congratulations to our Halloween Costume Contest winner, batman Jack! That is one cute batman!!
The winner has won a personalized ornament from a wonderful...
What do you do with old Christmas and holiday cards once the holiday season is over? Do you recycle them? Put them in a box...
As the holidays quickly approach, I’ve been brainstorming, crowdsourcing, and researching thoughtful and frugal gifts for teachers and school support staff who all help...
Winter break is just around the corner for us Vermonters.
For Vermont transplants like my family, this is an unexpected week off in February that...
Fall, for many reasons, is my favorite season of the year. Not only is it a time for family, food, and festivities, but a...
While I’m not completely in love with Vermont’s below-zero winter weather, I love pretty much everything else about winter. I love watching the snow...
It’s the holidays and the one time of year we let ourselves indulge in the pleasure of watching the same old movies over and...
There are a lot of suggestions for holiday gifts hovering around out there on the interwebs.
From the cute and snuggly, to the weird,...
Here’s to a new year, a new decade, and a new beginning. Each year seems to go by faster and faster. There don’t seem...
Each year my goal is to be done Christmas shopping by Thanksgiving. I've never actually met the goal but it's one I like to...
My kids love surprises like a bear loves blueberries.
It doesn't really matter how big or small the surprise is, they'll sniff it out...
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...
