Our 92-year-old family patriarch is unexpectedly taken from us by the virus late last night, shortly before midnight. After testing positive for the virus, remaining hospitalized for a few days,…
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Nationwide, the Coronavirus is slowly getting under control. But, Vermont, a state of mostly older people, stays buttoned up. Senior members of our nearby family are sufficiently elderly to be…
Filling in the frost walls makes the site get smaller. The excavator crew uses three machines: small, medium, and large. A lot is getting done in a relatively short, but…
They take fire seriously here. Well, most of them do. The town has a fire warden who must approve any burn plans. Our designated burn pile grows larger as more…
Everywhere we go, whether to visit friends and neighbors or run errands, we find inspiration that fuels our desire to be here. To date, the focus has been on our…
During prior visits we did not spend much time at the property because it was really cold and/or we hadn't decided what to do with the house, or what even…
Planting a tree to celebrate a major event is a tradition in our family. The tree grows, forever marking the moment in time when it was planted. It's like a…
One reason we like this area in Vermont is because it's rural, a place where country mice flourish. Life here is much like that line in the Cheers theme song,…
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