Editor’s note: Bruce Bouchard, former executive director of The Paramount Theatre, and his partner Maureen McKenna Padula have traveled from Rutland to the Riviera Maya for the past three years. This series covers adventures, food, and testimonials from Vermont to […]
Category: Column
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 […]
Senior Scene: February, the month of love
“Carry out a random act of kindness with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you,” said Princess Diana. February is the month of love, and hopefully, we are surrounded […]
Looking Back: Growing up in Queens versus Rutland
A column that I wrote awhile back compared growing up in the city to growing up in the country. Reading that column caused a friend of mine to take her own trip back in time and she shared her memories […]
Perfecting the life of a ‘ski bum’
When I first moved to Killington in the early 2000s, I was able to skin right out my door and into the woods. I mean, literally. On a snowy day, I could put my skis on the walkway, make a […]
The Movie Diary: Tripping the light fantastic
I had landed in Paris after an overnight flight, found my hotel room in the city center, and was now ready to begin my adventure. I had been planning this trip for years, and now the events were finally […]
The Outside Story: Red velvet mites in winter
Bright red, soft, and velvety … no, I’m not describing a Valentine’s Day decoration, but a red velvet mite. Built like eight-legged, scarlet Beanie Babies, red velvet mites are hard to miss, even though most of them are no bigger […]
What season is it today? Snowbathing season
Winter has arrived. In fits and starts as the pattern is now. It came in an all-day snowstorm, covering every surface in deep, furry pillows of white. All wildlife went silent, hidden and still. They will return when the storm […]
Poetry is Power: The song of the birds
Birds, They flutter around, Their tiny little wings beating so fast, You can barely see them, They are just a blur flying past you, Then they fly up to the nearest tree, And they sing. They sing their happy little […]
Cosmic Catalogue: Words at face value
Some words, once spoken, can’t be taken back. However, words these days seem to mean whatever people want them to mean. Don’t like a word? Then change the meaning of it. Don’t like its definition? Then take it out of […]