Life in Vermont means you have some pretty unique days to celebrate. Town Meeting Day is the day for town/village elections and public meetings on referendums and such. I had never heard of this until moving up here, and frankly it’s a pretty cool thing. Then there’s Bennington Battle Day, a state holiday celebrating a particular battle in the Revolutionary war.
But there are also days… Read More …
Since this has been a “normal” Vermont winter, for the most part, I haven’t bothered documenting much. We’ve just had the usual accumulating snow for the last two months, with no big snow storms, and the typical piles of snow line the streets and the driveway.
The cold hasn’t been… Read More …
“Quiet whisper in the dead of night, tells me everything will be alright…” Read More …
When we were first moving to Vermont in 2012, apartments were at a premium. I wanted to live close to work, if possible. But Waterbury had just suffered a significant flood, and there was ONE apartment available. To cover all Read More …
Despite half a life of being a social anthropologist at heart, I just don’t understand people sometimes. This exchange is from early 2018, but it struck just enough nerve that I took notes and promised myself to revisit. I have Read More …
Vermont gets snow—that’s just a fact of life. The storms are far less intense and disruptive than many I experienced in Delaware, but measurable snow on May 9? I definitely don’t… Read More …
Movie recommendations aside, Harriet Tubman defined badass long before it was a word.
Though I’ve always lived in a neighboring town or village, everything here is spot on. There’s something special about most every town, village, or city in Vermont, but Montpelier compiles much of that character and charm into one small place. Yet one more reason I… Read More …
Vermont has been extra Vermonty this winter. The snow started in October, with the first measurable snow in November. We’ve been under snow pretty much ever since, and we’re at least two feet… Read More …
I’ve thought many things about gender equality, misogyny, and the cultural basis of gender roles and norms—and the changes to those roles and norms. To be sure, there’s plenty of material for such discussion lately!
But I suppose … Read More …
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