By Marguerite Jill Dye Our grueling, marathon campaigns and election have been a long haul and have caused sustained stress for many people. Many Americans are depressed, in shock, and grieving for a sense of loss of the nation we […]
Tag: Mountain Meditation
The Nouveau American Revolution
By Marguerite Jill Dye We were grateful that the snow arrived in time for a beautiful Thanksgiving and to provide ideal conditions for Killington’s first World Cup where excitement and energy stirred up The Beast. Daydreaming about the great event […]
Welcome to Killington, world
The people of Killington and all of Vermont welcome you to the Audi International Ski Federation Alpine Ski World Cup. We are happy and honored you have chosen Killington for the Giant Slalom and Slalom and are especially excited to […]
Autumn transitions and transformation
By Marguerite Jill Dye Aren’t we blessed to be in Vermont, witnessing the beautiful sights of fall? Multi-hued leaves glow against a backdrop of pine. Since our executive chef son Danny and our toddler grandson Silas visited us Columbus Day […]
Black bears, reptiles, and angels
By Marguerite Jill Dye I’d originally planned to write “Where are my bears?” because I couldn’t understand why the blackberries I left on the bushes for baby, mama, and daddy bear were still there. Then my friend and neighbor Kay […]
Vermont heals
By: Marguerite Jill Dye Updates on the election and news from across the globe seem surreal in our peaceful mountain setting, where we can shut out the frenzied chaos by meandering in nature. We are blessed to be far from […]
Killington: A center of sportivity and creativity
By Marguerite Jill Dye Killington is a Mecca for athletes where skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, running, and hiking abound. Such “sportivities” (my invention and not in the dictionary) foster fitness, discipline, and competition and require goal setting and striving for […]
Vermont—a spiritual place somewhere between heaven and earth
Mountain Meditation By Marguerite Jill Dye Mom always said, “Vermont is heaven on earth,” and I feel as if I’m between heaven and earth in Vermont. I was pulling wilted wave petunias off flower box bouquets when a red-spotted purple […]