Lately, marshmallows are all the rage at our house. Forget candy and cookies; my kids want marshmallows! I guess, like ice cream, marshmallows are the...
This year I made a New Year’s Resolution to step outside of my comfort zone more often. I’m a creature of habit, so I...
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Evolution of a Vacation

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Every summer we pack up and go to Maine for a week-long vacation with friends. We stay at their family camp which is set...
Summer! A time for playing outdoors, grilling and summer cocktails. I am usually a red wine girl but as we mark the beginning of summer...
What is it about summertime that sends my grocery budget flying out the window? I’ve noticed our grocery bill, and food costs in general tend...
Can you feel it? Summer is right around the corner! There is something about summertime that fuels me with the extra motivation to get my...
I was born in Wisconsin, raised in Indiana, married in New York, and now settled with a family in Vermont. I’ve learned a thing...
Festivals and Events Sam Mazza's Harvest Festival This harvest festival located at Sam Mazza's has family fun for all! This year they have TWO dates to...
Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to...
Spring...it's coming soon, although it may be hard to tell after that monster snow storm we just got. I love spring. I long for it...

Making Space

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You came into this world, red wrinkly skin and dark wet eyes, bright world, bustling room, right to my warm chest and suddenly the...

Being Prepared for Joy

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Winter is coming. That statement alone makes me squirm. Suddenly, one day, I looked up to see a skein of geese making their journey...

Why Give Thanks?

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It's that month again-that getting serious about socks month where there is really no turning back to bare toes and questions of scarves.  The...

Waiting for Life to Happen

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We slipped casually into autumn. One day suggestions of fall were muttered under the warm breath of summer, crisp and chilly morning air and...

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The UVM Men’s Soccer National Championship Matters to Vermont Families

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Late into the evening on Monday, December 16, I lay in bed while my three kids were asleep, watching the Men’s National Collegiate Soccer...