Monthly Archives: March 2014

Once upon a time, this would have been Annalee-Mas

This seems to be the month when I am writing about the great women who raised me. Last week I wrote about my extraordinary and eccentric Aunt Rose Mary. Well, in another era, tomorrow would have marked the start of … Continue reading

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Big props to the gal in the gorilla suit: My aunt.

My Aunt Rose Mary has appeared in this column before. She was spotted most recently in a gorilla suit, planning to have a little fun and scare some kids on Halloween. Instead she ended up getting chased down the streets … Continue reading

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Free stuff. . .

Or, at least, the CHANCE to win free stuff. I discovered today that Goodreads and Doubleday right now are giving away free advance copies of CLOSE YOUR EYES, HOLD HANDS. Want the chance to win one? Click here. And, of … Continue reading

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Sun shines on pioneering solar sugarhouse

Lincoln, Vermont’s Tom Gadhue started sugaring on his own when he was 11 years old and living in Shelburne. “I got bit in the sixth grade, and this has been my love ever since,” he told me last week. He’s … Continue reading

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The real March Madness? Mud season in Vermont.

The Olympics are behind us. Someday – even this endless winter – the ice will melt. And when it does? There goes my next big idea for primetime TV: “America’s Got Curling.” Or, better still, “Celebrity Curling.” Sure, curling lacks … Continue reading

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Town Meeting? It’s always a story — out story.

One of my favorite short stories is Rebecca Rule’s “Yankee Curse.” Here is how it begins: “At School District Meeting, Miranda knits. May your neighbors steal from your wood pile, Mort Wallace. The points of her flexi-needle slide in and … Continue reading

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