I live in New England and it gets COLD in the winter. I have to force myself to go out walking in the cold. But once I’m done, I feel great and energized. Back in the “good old days,” if I wanted to go out for a walk/run all I had to do was pull […]
December 31, 2025
Happy New Year! Now you all know that my dear Mr. Ken loves all things technology. So, not surprisingly he treated himself to the latest Google Pixel phone. Never mind that his old phone was only a year old. And he treated that thing very carefully. Now, if this makes Mr. Ken happy, then I’m […]
December 24, 2025
This beautiful and festive flower arrangement was sent to me by my dear mother-in-law. She always knows the perfect gift! The two cute figures are Christmas Snow Babies. These were from my Mom. My Mom wasn’t a materialistic person, but she just loved these two figurines. She would proudly display them on her mantle every […]
December 17, 2025
Who would have thought there was a castle in Vermont? I picture castles in Europe in places like Italy and France, but yes, there is a real castle in Vermont. We were fortunate to visit one day in the summer. Wilson Castle’s story begins with its construction in 1885 by Dr. John Johnson and his […]
December 10, 2025
During some of our time in Vermont, we were fortunate to stay very close to the West River Trail. I went out there every morning for my walks. The West River Trail’s story is the conversion of the historic West River Railroad that ran between Brattleboro, Vermont and South Londonderry, Vermont. It was a 36-mile […]
December 3, 2025
As part of our travels around Vermont, we always stop and visit the Weston Priory. It is such a peaceful and beautiful place. It is located at the top of a small hill, in the midst of the woods. The Weston Priory was founded in 1953 by Abbot Leo Rudloff in Weston, Vermont. It grew into […]
November 26, 2025
Wishing all my blogging friends a Happy Thanksgiving! And what would Thanksgiving be without a chipmunk picture. 🙂
November 19, 2025
Aside from beautiful nature scenes, Vermont has a lot of old abandoned buildings. Here are few that we came across. This old Getty Station was reborn as a skating rink for a few years. It then shut down. Since it is located right next to the West River, it is tough to build something else […]
January 7, 2026
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