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Treasured Good Auction 2023 Instructions Brattleboro Area Hospice with assistance from Flying Pig Auctions will use an auction platform called Live Auctioneers. This is a direct link to our Live Auctioneers page. https://www.liveauctioneers.com/auctioneer/867/flying-pig-auctions/ The auction will go "Live" (electronically) sometime on May 12th with online bidding. The actual, truly...
ACCEPTING MY FATE (of failing health and the end stage of life, so that I can achieve calm and peace, and reduce fear and anxiety). Written by GS (Feb. 2023) SATISFIED – Be satisfied with what I’ve accomplished and the good things in life. Express gratitude. POSITIVE –...
The month of March felt a little like the title of the Oscar winning movie Everything Everywhere All at Once. Although T.S. Eliot called April the cruelest month, I hope it doesn’t take its cue from March. Of course, there was the snow storm to...
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 know there’s a significant divide between people who like daylight savings time (DST) and those who don’t. Anti-DST folks argue that it's an antiquated system that was originally meant to give farmers and others who work in agriculture more daylight hours in the summer to plant, tend...
Sometimes I am at a loss trying to explain my job to other people. “I work in a thrift store” sounds straightforward enough, but does not come close to what we actually do at Experienced Goods. To work in the clothing department, I have to...
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...
Surrounded by Love By Kelly Salasin The year after my mother died, I stumbled into a heart-wrenching exhibit at a small museum in my town. The show was entitled, "Surrounded by Family and Friends," and consisted of life-sized portraits depicting the final days of loved ones with those...
Brattleboro Area Hospice Volunteer Job Description * TITLE: HOSPICE VOLUNTEER ACCOUNTABILITY: Reports to the BAH Volunteer/Program Coordinator(s) SUMMARY: Available to support the work of BAH, VNH, and Bayada Hospices with direct services for clients and their families. RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Is familiar with and able to adhere to the Personnel Policies and Procedures...