By Erda Estemera/Unsplash Lettuce grows best in well-drained, nutrient-rich soil, so soil should be amended accordingly before starting this cool-season vegetable in a cold frame. By Andrea Knepper, UVM Extension Master Gardener Get a jump start on the growing season by adding a cold frame to your garden. A cold frame allows you to start…

Hal Borland, American author, journalist, and naturalist once said, “No Winter lasts forever, no Spring skips its turn. April is a promise that May is bound to keep, and we know it.” English writer Samuel Johnson said that April can be a moment of joy for those who have survived the winter. This April seems…

  I found myself stopping every few minutes. Not to catch my breath or recalibrate my route, but simply to stop moving for a moment and let myself really take it all in. Too much all at once, when there hasn’t been enough at all. From one of the most boring winters that I can…

Growing up, I was never the kid who caused a lot of trouble. I did my homework, played sports, and did my best to endear myself to girls. I suppose you could call me boring, but I looked at it as the easiest way to navigate childhood.  Not surprisingly, I had an older brother who…

The Outside Story By Decan McCabe The sharpest contrast between rivers and lakes is in water movement. While rivers flow inexorably downhill, lake water movement is more subtle. Anyone who has weathered a storm on a lake, however, can attest that less consistent water movement does not mean no water movement at all. In fact,…

I hear the wind wheezing by my ears as I race through the trees, the tips of my skis barely missing the trees. I can hear the snow blowers blasting snow and people carving on the slopes. The skies are clear, a perfect bluebird day! I dive in and out of the trees, under and…

My brother Billie met Ann Wallen when he attended Colton ski camp. Ann was helping out in the kitchen and knew we’d become friends, too. That was the week Dad bought our land under 6 feet of snow from Oren Bates. It was 1958 when Killington was just beginning. When we arrived to begin our…

From the sky, Thousands of snowflakes fall, Layering up, Making mountains of snow. Fluttering down, Like feathers. So beautiful and unique. Just like us, We are beautiful and unique, And don’t let anyone tell you, That you are not, Because, You are amazing, You are beautiful, And you are strong, No one can put you…

The adage that one door closes while another door opens is one I’m sure you know well. In theory, it sounds viable, practical and even doable. In reality, it doesn’t always feel so pleasant. How do you decide which door to close? How do you know you even want that door to close? If you…

Courtesy martystuart.net Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives By Aaron Irons, Last Word Features Friday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—This Friday catch Country Music Hall of Famer, five-time Grammy-winner, and AMA Lifetime Achievement honoree Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Rutland. They’re one of the greatest — perhaps the greatest — …

Saturday, April 13 at 11 a.m.—KILLINGTON—The pond skim event will be held slope side of K-1 Lodge at Killington Resort. The event is sold out but should make for a teriific viewing event. The event starts at 11 a.m. and awards will be awarded at 2 p.m. The annual event showcases costumed competitors who will…

Courtesy  vermontvisitingnurses Friday, April 12 at 8 a.m.—CASTLETON—VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region (VNAHSR) will hold training for those interested in becoming Hospice volunteers. The training will be held  at the Castleton Free Library, 638 Main St., Castleton, 8 a.m.-4 p.m..  Training is free and open to individuals 16 years of age and older.…

Friday, April 12 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Roots the Restaurant, 55 Washington St., Rutland will host VSO Jukebox: The Sound of Science, which will features compositions inspired and informed by scientific principles. We marvel at the structure behind Bach’s counterpoint, see how one composer translates the concept of the red-shift (the evidence behind the ever-expanding universe) into…

Saturday, April 13 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Ari Shaffir will perform at Rutland's Paramount Theatre, 30 Center St., Rutland.  Shaffir is an American standup comedian. In addition to his numerous appearances on the Joe Rogan podcast, he is best known for his last special, “Jew,” which has garnered almost 6 million views and was written up in…

By Karen Ranz I hadn’t realized that the baking phenomenon that is Dorie Greenspan — winner of five James Beard awards, over a dozen books published, an internet sensation with the spontaneous upstart of a "Tuesdays with Dorie" — co-authored "Baking with Julia," bonding being over both being home cooks. (Of course, Julia was trained in France,…