My little brother James just accepted the position of sous chef at the Broad Arrow Tavern at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport, Maine. They use locally grown and harvested ingredients on their wood fired grill, and if my experience with my bro’s cooking is any guide, the food’s gotta be terrific. The picture you see [...]
We went up to Burlington today for the Trick-or-Treat and costume parade in the Church Street Marketplace.On the ride up, the sky finally cleared and the sun came out and thesnowy mountains stood out sharply against the blue sky and the lastbits of fall foliage clung to the rocky roadsides along I89. It was alot [...]
Well, we are back home in our cozy little farmhouse high in the Vermonthills after a night in at the Hollow Inn in Barre. Coming home to thisplace has never been sweeter and it has never felt so homey and warm asit does tonight. Of course two nights ago, it never quite felt socold and [...]
Via The Japery … Back in 1998, Anne Rice, author of the vampire series of novels including Interview With A Vampire, relapsed into the Roman Catholicsm she’d recovered from at 18. (Yours truly suffered the same relapse in his late twenties, very early thirties, a condition which continues to this day…) Now, according to Newsweek: [...]
Our house selling process has sparked an interesting discussion on Detente regarding the idea that burying a statue of Saint Joseph in your yard can help you sell your house. I remain not only skeptical, but upon reflection, averse…
Went to bed last night to the sound of rain on the roof. Woke this morning to at least two or three inches of snow on the ground! It seems like we just got our first real frost a few days ago and yesterday we were giving the lawn a last mow. (This is not [...]
We got a pumpkin at the Montpelier Farmer’s Market yesterday and carved it yesterday afternoon. David was delighted with whole process and named the finished product Mr. Scary Faces. Here he is, trying to outdo his new pal in wacky face making.
Thanks to Cathy Resmer up at Seven Days, who posted some kind words about my upcoming move back to New Hampshire. Her 802 Online blog is terrific — it provides a nexus of the blog community here in Vermont, a media watch, and commentary. It’s a concept well worth jotting down in the idea notebook [...]
From the press release: "(Claremont, NH) The New Hampshire Writers’ Project returns with another Upper Valley Writers’ Conference on Saturday, November 5, at the NH Community Technical College Claremont. This full day of events and networking for writers as well as fans of literature, culminates at the prestigious Sarah Josepha Hale Award ceremony at 8 [...]
I haven’t had the opportunity or inclination to get anything postedhere in quite a while. It’s not because the kids haven’t done anythingcute or that I haven’t come across a notable item here or there on theWeb. Rather, there have been some big, and quite unexpected, changesbrewing. Last Wednesday I accepted a job at The [...]
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