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Category Archives: Food
Where the Lunch Meets the Road
I’m not much of a do-gooder. I don’t readily trust organizations that ask me for money. (Thanks, Father Ritter and Greg Mortenson.) I am as resistant to fad charities as I am to fad books and diets, which is why … Continue reading
Posted in Family life, Food, Grandparents, Holidays, Neighbors, Small-town life
Tagged charity, donations, holiday season, Meals on Wheels, senior citizens, Thanksgiving, volunteering
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The Trouble With Vermont
I have spent the past five months trying to figure out Vermont, without much success. It’s not as easy as you might think, given its reputation for simple, wholesome, back-to-the-land living. Which isn’t to say, exactly, that I don’t like … Continue reading
Posted in Family life, Food, Neighbors, Parenting, Small-town life, Sports
Tagged farm-to-table, friendship, local, moving, sustainable, Vermont, Vermonters
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Every Day I Write the Book
I’ve got a new work schedule, and it involves getting the mail as often as possible. Yesterday, I went out to retrieve it twice, even though it was there the first time. That’s how antsy the new arrangement makes me. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Family life, Food, Kids, Parenting, Reality check, Working motherhood
Tagged aging, freelancing, housekeeping, procrastination, writing, writing a book
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Diet of the Week
Last week my son announced he was going to stop drinking soda and eating red meat. Given that he has subsisted almost entirely on bacon and root beer for 14 years, this came as something of a shock. Still, I … Continue reading
Posted in Boys will be boys, Family life, Food, Kids, Parenting
Tagged Diet Coke, food, meatlessness, red meat, root beer, vegetarianism
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