Tag Archives: Vermont

How Much Wood?

Posted on August 1, 2012 by marigold

Driving home from the ultra-modern Rutgers University’s Busch Campus, my granddaughter pointed out a woodchuck nonchalantly grazing in the grass a few feet from our car. She said on other occasions she has seen the critters all over the campus.  … Continue reading →

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Walk, Trot, Canter–Jump!

Posted on July 26, 2012 by marigold

The Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show is a big deal in equine circles and to the local economy in our part of Southern Vermont. Competitors come from all over bringing large families, horses, tack, grooms, dogs, trainers and more. They … Continue reading →

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Art 105 in Vermont

Posted on January 21, 2012 by marigold

In the course of gathering material for a magazine article, I drove around Vermont’s Northshire, talking to owners and managers of art galleries about their summer plans.  Meeting the gallery representatives who are as different as can be was fascinating … Continue reading →

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Very Big Cheese

Posted on December 4, 2011 by marigold

In the town’s early years, the people of Grafton, VT raised sheep. Now Grafton—which dates back to before 1791– is a very pretty village where they make cheese that ranks among the best the state has to offer. Before the … Continue reading →

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Racing (and eating) for the Cure

Posted on July 26, 2011 by marigold

  I’ve run or walked in the Vermont (now the Vermont/New Hampshire) Race for the Cure for the past fifteen-plus years. It’s all about superstition. My mother died from breast cancer at fifty-nine after dealing with the disease for over … Continue reading →

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Peony

Posted on June 11, 2011 by marigold

Inspired by the exquisite white-with-raspberry-accented peonies in crystal containers at a luncheon, I decided my Vermont garden needed a white peony.  Peonies are my all time fave flowers and the four plants I already have are deep to pale pink. … Continue reading →

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This Little Piggy

Posted on June 5, 2011 by marigold

The first sleepover camp I went to was in Rochester, VT. Skyhollow Farm was a mini-farm with chores–caring for chickens, turkeys, one calf, horses (hotly contested) and pigs as part of the daily schedule.  The pigs  (three, what else?) were … Continue reading →

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Dogs Have Owners, Cats Have Staff

Posted on May 23, 2011 by marigold

My grandmother and mother were vehemently anti-cat, almost to the point of phobic, so growing up I had no contact with felines.  Apparently dogs made the cut because we had one starting when I was nine. Years later, after my … Continue reading →

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