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. […]
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Poetry is Power: Spring Snow
All the snow starts to melt, Suddenly a big snowstorm comes through. Mother Nature likes to tease us, Telling us spring has come, The warm weather is here, But then the snow comes falling out of the sky, Beautiful as […]
Cosmic Catalogue: War of words will ensue
With Mercury in Aries and Venus sliding into Pisces this week, it might be easy to think that the tide is changing and everything is different. This isn’t entirely true. With Mercury in Aries for the next two months, arguments, […]
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 […]
All around Playa – the city and beyond
Before we get to a sampling of the many unique things to do in Greater Playa, let’s have simple orientation to the city Editor’s note: Bruce Bouchard, former executive director of The Paramount Theatre, and his partner Maureen McKenna Padula […]
Rutland Garden Club enjoys flower arranging, awaits spring
Courtesy Rutland Garden Club Members enjoy a flowers arranging program. The Rutland Garden Club members will soon be active again planting and assisting in the beautification of the city’s gardens and several store front window boxes. In the meantime, when […]
Fifth grader at West Rutland wins pizza party in limo with Bigfoot
Courtesy of Christian Rudy Daniel, a fifth grader from West Rutland Elementary School won the golden ticket and thoroughly enjoyed his limo ride! Each year, Come Alive Outside’s winter passports are delivered to all the elementary school kids in […]
Looking Back: Remembering Latin
Where did Latin go??? If you went to high school up until the late ‘60s it was a subject that most schools required for college prep students. But by the ‘70s it gradually began to fade from school curricula. Latin […]
My skis, hero snow
I love hero snow. I love the feeling of safety it provides, like there is no way my edges are going to give out no matter how aggressively I throw my skis out from underneath me. I know the hero […]
The Movie Diary: The final frontier
I love the United States. I feel lucky to live in this country and be afforded the liberties and opportunities made available to me here. We’re not perfect, by any measure, but I think we’ve done far more good in […]