I love my job in so many ways!  While driving around the state puts a lot of wear and tear on my car and I spend too many hours sitting, the scenery and the places I get to see are sometimes breathtaking and always engaging.  My most recent drive through the Woodstock area yielded freshly mown hay and the chance to see a bailing machine [...]

Years ago when I was a full-time ski coach I would meet a lot of people who came to Vermont only to ski. The conversations I remember having with them make me laugh today, because one of their comments would always be what do you do in the summertime in Vermont? It must be so boring! I could never live here in the [...]

There is nothing predictable about a VT spring!  With anxious anticipation on the dawn of a sunny day, when opening the door to let Tiger out any hopes of sitting on the front terrace with coffee would be squashed by the consistent 40 +/-  degree temperatures. Until [...]

Vermont has a long standing history and an incredible reputation for producing some of the best maple syrup in the world! Dating back to Native American tribes that lived here many moons before the Europeans arrived, the annual tradition of making this delicious, sweet concoction has endured the test of time.  Thanks to modern technology and [...]

Visitors love Vermont’s downhill skiing for its joyful exhilaration and physical challenge, but winter hiking can be just as satisfying outdoor experience.  At first glance, the woods look bare without the leaves and flowers, but just take a walk on many of the state’s famous [...]

In the month since we launched our company and essentially became independent I’m not sure I’ve had a day to myself. I definitely have not taken a morning to sit here on my terrace, a space I created based on my love of all things that grow and of the outdoors, to take in the sounds and sights and just be still and at peace for a few minutes

As a gardener,  spring is the time of nurture and discovery. It is full of expectation, anticipation and joy. At times even some frustration creeps in. Spring in Vermont this year was a mix of many emotions, some quite [...]

Welcome to our Blog! We are excited you have landed on our website and had the time to explore it. This is a brand new venture for us and we wanted to include a Blog so we could have a place to touch base with people on a more personal level through the [...]