Category Archives: Neighbors

Loving the Company

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Susan H. Greenberg

  The texts started coming in soon after the first Florida  counts. “I’m scared,” wrote one friend. “I’m dying,” said another. “How could it be this close?” implored a third. “What will we do if…” I was watching the returns—in … Continue reading →

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Where the Lunch Meets the Road

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Susan H. Greenberg

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 →

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The Trouble With Vermont

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Susan H. Greenberg

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 →

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In Which Mr. 70 Percent Moves Me

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Susan H. Greenberg

I’ve had a lot to process. Mr. 70 Percent has gone all out and gotten himself a new job. In Vermont. And so our gradual withdrawal from civilization continues. We left the New York area in 2005, beaten down by … Continue reading →

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Lotsa Helping Hands Aboard the Meal Train

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Susan H. Greenberg

The son of some good friends of ours was seriously injured in a skiing accident a few weeks ago. Thankfully, after a harrowing week,  he was released from the hospital and is now recuperating at home. Just as I was … Continue reading →

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