By Cassandra Tyndall Days on the other side of the solstice often feel different, the skies are very quiet this week. That said, you might notice a shift in the quality of relationships as cosmic lovers, Venus and Mars change […]
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Accent pieces for your gardens
Summer weather is here and many more people seem to have an interest in gardening this year. Some people want to plant flowers and others want to grow their own food. One beneficial effect that has arisen from the pandemic […]
Walking straight into a dream
Living the Dream By Merisa Sherman I’ve always loved Vermont. As a kid, my parents would pick my sister and me up from school every Friday afternoon and we would make the four hour trek in our Jeep Grand Wagoneer. […]
A goodbye letter
Hey, Jack. I just wanted to fill you in on the last week. What a whirlwind! Everyone was shocked when you left – I mean everyone. You were the talk of the town. I know, you would have preferred being […]
Certain uncertainties in retirement
By Kevin Theissen The uncertainties we face in retirement can erode our sense of confidence, potentially undermining our outlook during those years. Year after year, few retirees say they are very confident about having enough assets to live comfortably in […]
The oriole nest
The Outside Story By Susan Shea I grew up on a street lined with tall, stately elms. While walking to school one day, I found a bird’s nest that the wind had blown down. The nest was a beautiful, silky […]
Summer solstice coincides with solar eclipse
By Cassandra Tyndall This week brings another dramatic turning point in 2020 in the form of the Summer Solstice. The term solstice is Latin for “standing still.” As the sun reaches its highest point in the Northern Hemisphere, it remains […]
Gone but not forgotten
By Dom Cioffi I lost a good friend this past week. In fact, a lot of folks lost a good friend as Jack Rogers touched the lives of countless people in his brief 51 years. I first met Jack on […]
Just “settin’” — a past time that is itself timeless
By Merisa Sherman My grandfather called it “settin’.” The act of someone sitting on their front porch, presumably in a rickety old rocking chair passed down from generation to generation, just watching the world go by. Perhaps they would be […]
Spider eyes are watching you
The Outside Story By Rachel Mirrus Many of us avoid close encounters of the eight-legged kind, but if you’ve ever come eye to eye with a spider, you’ve probably noticed they have several more eyes than we do: most have […]