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REFLECTIONS 1 MARCH 2026 and CATCHING-UP from 3 JULY 2025
This post comes in two parts: Reflections from today, and Reflections I have had in draft since 3 July 2025. I am way behind, not only in sharing travels and thoughts with you (actually remember I write for myself to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernardston, Farm Table, Kringle Candle; Bernardston, Mount Greylock
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ESCAPE TO A LITTLE KNOWN MANSION — 17–19 FEBRUARY 2026
And, less than an hour away for an easy escape. Do you believe that something is “meant to be?” I do. How about “making lemonade from lemons?” I am now the pro. This trip began thanks to three cancellations of … Continue reading
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Tagged Juniper Hill Inn, Quechee Inn at Marshland Farms, Vermont, Windsor
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NEW YEAR — NEW SPECIAL PLACE — 15-17 JANUARY 2026
HAPPY NEW YEAR — I “do not do” New Year’s resolutions, but I have promised myself to get out and about more in 2026 than I did in 2025, and then document for my memory and to share with you … Continue reading
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS 2025 and a 54 MINUTE GIFT
Coming back from Quebec City after Christmas in 2010, while dial switching on the radio, and landing on the CBC I heard that A CHRISTMAS CAROL REDUX, narrated by Russell Thomas, was about to begin. “Now I want to hear … Continue reading
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Tagged A Christmas Carol, books, Charles Dickens, Christmas, Christmas Carol Redux, literature, Russell Thomas, scrooge
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HOLIDAY TOURS — DECEMBER 2025
I have shared over the years a number of the holiday tours I have taken in Vermont and New Hampshire, and still have some past tours to share. Again this year I have taken some tours – the choices were … Continue reading
FORT TICONDEROGA REDUX – 14-16 OCTOBER 2025
I started writing this adventure on November 16, it is now two weeks later the 30th, and I do hope I get to share this evening, as December 5th marks a 250th anniversary of an event I recommend you follow. … Continue reading
LAKE LUZERNE and SARATOGA EXPLORATIONS – 6-8 NOVEMBER 2025
It was time to get away – I have been out, but owe myself writing about those adventures to remember and then share. One of my first trips after losing Cathy was to the Lamplighter Inn in Lake Luzerne, New … Continue reading
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Tagged Ballston Spa, BROOKSIDE MUSEUM, Copeland Covered Bridge, Great Sacandaga Lake, Lake Luzerne, New York, Pawlet vermont, Rockwell Falls Inn, Round Lake, Round Lake Association, Saratoga Springs, THE SARATOGA CORINTH & HUDSON RAILWAY, Walpole Society for Bringing to Justice Horse Thieves and Pilferers of Hen Roosts and Clotheslines
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The GILFEATHER TURNIP – VERMONT’S STATE VEGETABLE – 25 October 2025
I receive many emails of local events, both in New Hampshire and Vermont. On October 10 I received a note from happyvermont.com about an upcoming festival in Wardsboro, Vermont (population 869 in 2020). I pass through there on VT 100 … Continue reading
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Tagged Gilfeather turnip, state vegetable, Vermont, Wardsboro
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ATOP MOUNT GREYLOCK and GREENFIELD FAIR – 3-4 SEPTEMBER 2025
It was time again to stay atop Mount Greylock – at 3,491 feet the highest point in Massachusetts. But in typical recent “Ray Fashion” I am not getting to work on this tale until ten days later while at the … Continue reading
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Tagged FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR, Mohawk Trail, Mount Greylock
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Shunpiking with Ray 