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Dear Friends, It seems that tears are falling to our thirsty earth this morning. Sometimes tears nurture and lead to growth. That’s how it is for me these days. Our family is preparing to say good-bye to our 90-year-old mother as we have known her for...
How Do I Find You The weeds and the wilds of human behavior fill up the earth with a bittersweet synonym for what we contain in a world that is brimming with light that is dimming but fighting to hum its hymn to tomorrow and what is to come. ~ Caroline Shaw I...
I’ve just finished reading the wonderful book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times by Katherine May, and her beautiful book reminds me why Winter is such a precious time of year for me. Her story is a poetic memoir, an investigation...
When I moved to the Brattleboro area in 1994, I did what I always do when getting to know a new place: I sought out the best grocery stores, bookstores and, most importantly, thrift stores. Experienced Goods was a cute little shop off the Harmony...
I am going to let my politics show a little bit this month. Nothing too partisan, but with enough passion behind it to take a clear stand. This month I want to talk about books. I never imagined in our modern age that books would...
For many people, and especially for those who are actively grieving, this is a very difficult time of year. The clocks have been turned back, the darkness of night seems to begin to descend each day at 3pm and the nights are long. The evening...
On a brisk October evening, we were able to hold our first in-person volunteer appreciation party since October 2019. We enjoyed delicious food from Tito's Taqueria, Cai's Dim Sum, Andrej's Polish Food, and Vermont Gelato; Hallowell sang; and several of our volunteers shared tributes to BAH staff...
Serendipity. Kismet. Destiny. Coincidence. A moment in time that stops you in your tracks and takes your breath away with the wonder of it. If you believe in deities, you might see the hand of a god or goddess at work in your life. If...
It happens every year. The light shifts in the evening and suddenly it’s too dark to use the grill for supper. The sun rises too late for me to safely go for my morning run (at least not for my comfort level), so I have...
An Unimaginable Role, by Patty Dunn My soul tells me, we were all broken from the same nameless heart, and every living thing wakes with a piece of that original heart aching its way into blossom. This is why we know each other below our strangeness, why when we fall, we lift each...