My Time on the Farm
At 4:30 PM I turn off the afternoon cartoons, put on my coat and head out to work. When I get out the door the cool air feels refreshing. A gust of wind comes and brings the smell of our … Continue reading My Time on the Farm
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Libraries on the Road: Tunbridge Vermont
Even on a business trip I try to stop and visit libraries. Today I visit one not far from where I grew up in a tiny Vermont village. Continue reading Libraries on the Road: Tunbridge Vermont
Adventure #7: A Unique Concert
A visit to a choir concert reminds Todd of a scary experience from twenty years prior, making him wish he could go back and talk to his past self. Continue reading Adventure #7: A Unique Concert
Going to Hell…Brook
A visit to what might be, at least in spring, an aptly named hiking trail ends in injury…and joy. Continue reading Going to Hell…Brook
Adventure #4: 5 Words to Silence Your Inner Critic
Come with me to cycle up one of the toughest hills in Vermont and learn the five words you can use to shut up your inner critic. Continue reading Adventure #4: 5 Words to Silence Your Inner Critic
Vermont (A to Z Blog Challenge – “V” – April 2019)
Except for most of 1983, I lived in the state of Vermont from 1976 until 1990. That’s age 6 until 20. And so when people ask me where I’m from I tell them “I grew up in Vermont.” It’s easier … Continue reading Vermont (A to Z Blog Challenge – “V” – April 2019)
Al’s Library (A to Z Blog Challenge – “A”- April 2019)
I’m fourteen years old and thanks to my cousin Al, I know the path my life is going to take. There is only one person in my family who has ever gone to college and it’s my cousin Al. Like … Continue reading Al’s Library (A to Z Blog Challenge – “A”- April 2019)
Which Way Photo Challenge: Crossing Lake Champlain
The word that jumped out at me was “Ferry” this week. Perhaps because I didn’t do a long bike ride this summer, but I instantly thought of last summer’s bike trip from Montreal, down through New York state, across Vermont, and then back north to Quebec and across to Montreal. To get from Plattsburgh, New York to Vermont we had to cross Lake Champlain. This required that we use two ferries. Continue reading Which Way Photo Challenge: Crossing Lake Champlain
A Photo a Week Challenge: Music
One day in 1980, a man arrives at my school and the entire fourth grade class is ushered down to the music room to see him. In his van he has brought instruments of all types. There are flutes, clarinets, … Continue reading A Photo a Week Challenge: Music
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Signs of any kind
The subject Cee chose for this week’s Black & White Photography Challenge was “Signs”. I’m reminded of this trip We just finished spending an excellent weekend in my hometown in Vermont where we both went to the Tunbridge World’s Fair … Continue reading Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Signs of any kind
Go Outside Today 