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BAH's Memorial Garden has certainly evolved over the years. Here are some pictures from its beginnings as a few raised beds to today's incarnation. EARLY DAYS THE PERGOLA AND HARDSCAPE PLANTING ANNUALS HALLOWELL and LERNA PROVIDE THE SOUNDTRACK . MEMORIAL STONES ANNUALS, FLAGS, and CIRCLES FLOWERS WAITING FOR ANOTHER SERVICE . . . ...
By Lars Hunter, Bereavement Coordinator Ahh, that time of year we all wait for during the cold dark days of winter. The bleak landscape turns into a burst of flowering new energy, the sweet scent of flowers, the buzz of insects, and the songs of birds...
By Jennie Reichman A couple of weeks ago I asked Karen if there was anything she wanted me to write about in the newsletter article for May. She said, “Something positive! Something happy!” It’s true that Brattleboro, and the world in general, has had its share...
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...
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...