By Colby Galliher It’s deep in winter, and a nor’easter is dumping snow outside. In between the howling winds you hear a boom! Maybe a heap of snow fell from the roof, you think, or a giant icicle crashed from […]
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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. […]
Cosmic Catalogue: Be the beacon of light and kindness
Happy Gregorian New Year! A change in the calendar year is always so much more than an old year ending. It offers the chance, the hope, the possibility of what you want to bring into your sphere being closer than […]
Visualization empowers New Year’s resolutions
By Marguerite Jill Dye We were elated to spend several days with our grandchildren just before Christmas. I am always in awe of how young ones, unencumbered, mold the world to their liking. Our grandson Silas’ enthusiasm is so far reaching he […]
Sweet and sticky: How sustainable is the maple syrup industry?
Submitted The sustainability of maple syrup will be studied from 2026 to 2036 with the help of a grant. UVM researchers embark on long-term study of the signature Vermont product’s future outlook Maple syrup conveys an image of healthy […]
Livin’ the Dream: New Year’s resolutions
Everything I need to know about life, I learned from skiing. Right? Well, I have at least learned enough things from skiing that I should be able to translate those into my everyday life. Skiing teaches us so many […]
Movie Diary: It’s just like starting over
Well, it’s that time of year again. Another 12 months have passed, and we are now faced with that year-end tradition of reflecting on what’s transpired. Are you a better person on Dec. 31 than you were on Jan. […]
The Outside Story: Six-legged creatures of the winter stream
One winter day, while teaching a winter ecology class, I pulled on waders and rubber gloves, grabbed a catch net, and led my “Minibeasts of the Stream” program, discovering a rich variety of insects in the frigid waters of Kedron […]
Looking back: A kid’s winter back in the ’50s
If you were a kid in Rutland back in the 50s, how did you spend your winter? I will guarantee you that it wasn’t spent inside looking at a digital device! We were outside for the majority of the day […]
Poetry is power: The painting of the New Year
It all begins with a twinkle, The sun starts to rise, Painting its colorful picture of new year. The shining sun rises, The glowing moon falls, The sky sparkles. The snow glitters, All sparkly and white, The sky paints its […]