If it seems too good to be true, then it probably is —  it's  not advice you’ll want to take this week. An opening, an opportunity or a portal of some kind may arrive that could truly change the course of things for you.  Now that you know this, you’ll be anxiously waiting for…

  In a press conference held in the Vermont State House earlier this month, Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas and Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark joined forces to highlight their offices’ respective consumer protection work regarding residential contractors and unveiled a new consumer tool to help Vermonters protect themselves: an interactive map on…

  This weekend, we express our gratitude for our fallen heroes. Each of us will do this in our own way. Some of us will attend parades and lay down wreaths of flowers at the gravesites of our men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Others will carry an American flag down Superstar as they feel…

  On May 9, 1974, music critic Jon Landau walked into the Harvard Square Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and witnessed a revelatory concert delivered by a 25-year-old, young and impassioned Bruce Springsteen. Landau would write about his experience soon after, inviting the world to buy into the hype that he was peddling.  And we did.…

  We’ve all heard the idiom, “The early bird gets the worm.” When it comes to invasive jumping worms, unfortunately, there are more than enough to go around. These invasive worms can consume excessive amounts of organic matter and leaf litter in a garden or forest, to the point that it becomes uninhabitable to native…

  Now that Jupiter is in Taurus, things just, well, feel different. The urge to pull inwards, to slow down and to reassess ones’ big picture perspective invites new philosophies and beliefs.  To be honest, we also had the chance to do this to a similar degree while Jupiter was in Pisces. The problem with…

   The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says deer fawns are being born this time of year and asks that people avoid disturbing or picking them up.   Most deer fawns are born in late May and the first and second weeks of June, according to Vermont deer biologist Nick Fortin.   Fortin says it is…

  By Fred Thys/VTDigger The Senate on Thursday, May 11, by a unanimous voice vote, approved a bill, H.270, that opens the door to developing new strains of cannabis and makes some changes in the cannabis medical system. The bill would create a new “cannabis propagation cultivator” license allowing the establishment of cannabis nurseries in…

Vermont nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and the Congressional delegation announced May 10 that Vermont has been awarded $6.2 million through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help address homelessness across the state.  Vermont has the second highest rate of homelessness in the nation, according to the 2022 HUD Annual Homelessness Assessment Report. Awarded through HUD’s…

  I had an inkling that something big was happening, so when the truck pulled up and the guys got out, I ran outside to investigate. It was Christmastime circa 1980 and my father had been working with one of his buddies to secure a used pinball machine to house in our basement playroom. And…

 While planting the vegetable garden last May, I heard a repeated bird song emanating from the adjacent raspberry patch: “Pleased, pleased, pleased to MEETCHA.” Finally, the small songster perched near the tip of a raspberry cane, its tail cocked. The bird’s yellow crown, black mask, olive back with black streaks, and white breast with rusty…

  For 25 years beginning in 1975 the month of May meant the beginning of camping season for my husband, Peter, and me. We had a permanent site at Belview Campground in Barton, Vermont. Crystal Lake was so close that we just walked through a field and we were there. I was reminded of my…

Stars, They twinkle, They shine, When it is dark, Late at night, You’ll see something, Something quite beautiful, An endless skyway of stars, You could be a star, Beautiful as a team, Beautiful by yourself, You can shine, Beautiful and bright, Be yourself, You do you, A star is beautiful and so are you.

  This week brings a new astrological landscape which is set to shift priorities, plans and dreams. The question begs, what does abundance mean to you? How do you define wealth? Have you even taken the time to figure out what kind of life you actually want to lead? Are you living with meaning and…

This week brings a new astrological landscape which is set to shift priorities, plans and dreams. The question begs, what does abundance mean to you? How do you define wealth? Have you even taken the time to figure out what kind of life you actually want to lead? Are you living with meaning and purpose?…