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Dear Readers, I have an auspicious ADDENDUM/CORRECTION to last month’s column on green burials. Based on several on-line listings of green burial sites, I said in that column that the only green cemetery in southeast Vermont seemed to be Meeting House Hill Cemetery on Orchard Street....
[caption id="attachment_6451" align="alignright" width="225"] Warm blankets for a snowy day on sale at the Shop[/caption] by Jennie Reichman My dear friend who lives in western Washington State gets very excited every time we have a major snowstorm in Vermont. She emails me or texts me, “You got...
We are pleased to announce a new support group to assist people in our community during this challenging time. We are broadening our grief and spiritual support to include issues of loss, transition, and other difficulties and challenges that arise and are magnified during this...
[caption id="attachment_6431" align="alignright" width="225"] Art mimicking life for sale at Experienced Goods![/caption] by Jennie Reichman, Shop Staff The excitement of the holidays has given way to January and we’re gazing down the long road of winter. As we embark on a new year, the darkness and cold...
by Penfield Chester, Hospice Volunteer “Eighty-eight is such a nice round number,” my mother said cheerfully. She traced the number, her finger hovering over what my sister had written in purple on the birthday cake. The most important beings in her life — her daughters and...
Dear Alice, I heard someone talking recently about a “green burial,” and was definitely intrigued. I always thought I wanted to be cremated, but now I hear cremation is bad for the environment. Can you tell me a little about green burials, and who I can...
We answer your questions about Advance Care Planning Dear Alice, Hi! In last month’s column, you mentioned something called a COLST, and enticingly said you would address it in a later issue. I don’t mean to be demanding, but can you do that sooner as opposed to...
by Penfield Chester, Hospice Volunteer I groaned inwardly when I first heard we were to have a zoom service for a beloved relative. Then my reasonable side caught up with me to help approach the date without very high expectations for yet another zoom meeting....
The Gift to Be Simple By Cliff L. Wood “Tis the gift to be simple Tis the gift to be free Tis the gift to come down Where we ought to be” This old Shaker hymn is one that I have sung over the years at Episcopal churches. I love the...
by Jennie Reichman Looking back over the articles I have written for this newsletter, I've noticed how I tend to track time by the seasons and what is going on in the natural world. January: It’s snowing. Again. March: Snowing, but the light is shifting toward...