Building a Killington dream lodge, part 5 Mom and I perfected the art of dressing in bed when it was cold, which was quite often in Vermont’s Green Mountains. We giggled as we wiggled out of and into our clothing. […]
Category: Mountain Meditation
Mountain Meditation: Building a Killington Dream Lodge: Part 4
Flat tires, Dad’s right hand tomboy, roof leaks ad infinitum The year Dad bought two acres in Killington was when my older brother, Jack, left home for the University of New Hampshire to study forestry. Our brother Billie played high […]
The big move from tent to basement
Part 3 of a series on building our Killington dream lodge Every weekend and during vacations we fled to Vermont for more adventures while building the ski lodge Dad dreamed of. While residing in our tent in the woods, we cleared […]
Mountain Meditation: Setting up camp in the frozen north Building our Killington dream lodge, part two
Author’s note: This is part two of a series on the Dye family Vermont adventure. We always arrived in Killington late on our drive from New Jersey on the highways. After winding our way up dark mountain roads, we forded […]
Mountain Meditation: Building our Killington dream lodge, Part 1: Vermont or bust
Forward: I’ve decided to share my family’s adventures of building our ski house since I was a girl. For several weeks, I’ll recount in my column early memories of our Killington years. Isn’t it strange while living our lives, we […]
Mountain Meditation: Trickster’s message: Lighten up
I haven’t been in touch with Bear Spirit for a while. I thought I’d let him hibernate in peace and quiet. But then I recalled I hadn’t shared all my interaction with the coyote who appeared in person and in […]
Mountain Meditation: Think Snow and the Zen mogul flow
When I was 5 my dad taught me to ski on a tiny slope in northern New Jersey. I remember the first time I grabbed a rope tow. I grasped it tightly with mittened hands and catapulted forward above […]
Mountain meditation: Heed the winds of change
“We are stars wrapped in skin. The light you are seeking has always been within,” said Rumi, a 13th-century poet. When winds of change stir up our world, we often feel unsteady and confused. But these strong winds are ushering […]
Mountain Meditation: There’s something about the mountains
Mountain Meditation By Margeurite Jill Dye There’s something about the mountains That calms a troubled soul. The air is fresh, the sky is blue, serenity, extolled. Red foxes, bears and coyotes, squirrels and beaver run, Hunt and […]
Mountain Meditation: Gratitude and goodwill grow blessings in life
Mountain Meditation Marguerite Jill Dye A dear friend of mine keeps a gratitude journal to write down the good things that transpire—like a heart-to-heart talk with a friendly neighbor, a courteous driver, a fall she avoided. Gratitude grows blessings. […]