July 2017

Some of us can easily name a slew of their hobbies when asked while others are stymied by the question.    What’s the upside of having a hobby?  Hobbies can provide us much needed pleasure, a sense of accomplishment, help to relieve our stress, boost our creativity, expand our thinking patterns (and dependent on the hobby…

Trails benefit everyone. Happier, healthier people build a better local economy and foster a great sense of community. Research is clear that building it brings people to it, so to speak. Our human nature is to wander the “greenways” of our world. Cut a swath, hang some signposts and the curious will descend. Simply put,…

The first image that comes to mind when I think about the phrase “lift your spirits” is one of traveling above Vermont’s landscape in a hot air balloon.  Though I have not yet found the wherewithal to make this visualization a reality, I believe I have garnered the feelings of exhilaration and wonder that come…

Some say the most memorable days often end with dirty clothes. We agree. A step farther and those who really love to get messy will tell you, “Life is too short to have clean fingernails”. Ha! Welcome a splashy mud puddle, a gushy hiking trail, or a slippery slope and suddenly you’re sloppy but happy…