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Sometimes I think my cats do hilarious things just to give me something to write about. Often this involves chasing a mouse, although it's not so hilarious when they do it in the middle of the night. Here’s how it unfolded recently: They had been...
By Jennie Reichman Have you ever been brave? Even if your initial answer is “no,” I bet you’ve done or said things that have challenged your sense of safety, things that have involved risk, that evoked the sense of jumping off a cliff into the unknown....
By Jennie Reichman I had the opportunity recently to travel somewhere I’d never been, a place not necessarily on my bucket list and that I’d not given much thought to: Annapolis, Maryland. My longtime friend Carol’s sister Cathi (who lived in Annapolis with her husband Robin)...
NEW VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Experienced Goods is looking for volunteers to complete our team! This is a great chance to work at a vibrant community-based nonprofit whose mission is to raise money for Brattleboro Area Hospice. Are you interested? Here’s what we are looking for: SALES FLOOR ASSISTANTS This position...
by Jennie Reichman It's August. It's hot. My tomato plants have lost their minds and are trying to take over the world. I am to blame for this because, even though I put cages around them when I first planted them and staked them up when...
by Jennie Reichman Lately I find myself doing battle with a word: Aging. I rebel against the idea that after, say, age 50, I should think of myself as “old” and act, dress, talk and engage in the world differently than I previously did when I...
by Jennie Reichman My friend Carol is a devotee of the spice company Penzey’s. Every year for Christmas and my birthday she gives me a little jar of their Vietnamese cinnamon and a couple of their signature herb blends, all very inventive and delicious on any...
by Jennie Reichman There are so many reasons I love living in Vermont, but the month of May is definitely near the top of the list. There are bright, blooming colors everywhere: daffodils, tulips, forsythia, azalea, tiny electric green leaves emerging on the trees. The sun is actually warm,...
by Jennie Reichman I recently heard an interview on NPR with David Frum, a senior editor and writer at The Atlantic. He had written a piece for the magazine called “Miranda’s Last Gift,” about the sudden death of his 32-year-old daughter and the grief he and...
By Jennie Reichman Well, I’ve finally joined the club. After 4 years of avoiding being infected with Covid-19, I came down with it in mid-February. It all started with gastro-intestinal distress, symptoms I’ve never associated with Covid, and after 24 hours of that I decided to...