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Joys of Winter Walking

January 7, 2026

I live in New England and it gets COLD in the winter. I have to force myself to go out walking in the cold. But once I’m done, I feel great and energized. Back in the “good old days,” if I wanted to go out for a walk/run all I had to do was pull […]

Out with the old and in with the new

December 31, 2025

Happy New Year! Now you all know that my dear Mr. Ken loves all things technology. So, not surprisingly he treated himself to the latest Google Pixel phone. Never mind that his old phone was only a year old. And he treated that thing very carefully. Now, if this makes Mr. Ken happy, then I’m […]

Happy Christmas!

December 24, 2025

This beautiful and festive flower arrangement was sent to me by my dear mother-in-law. She always knows the perfect gift! The two cute figures are Christmas Snow Babies. These were from my Mom. My Mom wasn’t a materialistic person, but she just loved these two figurines. She would proudly display them on her mantle every […]

Vermont – Castles in the air

December 17, 2025

Who would have thought there was a castle in Vermont? I picture castles in Europe in places like Italy and France, but yes, there is a real castle in Vermont. We were fortunate to visit one day in the summer. Wilson Castle’s story begins with its construction in 1885 by Dr. John Johnson and his […]

Vermont – West River Scenes

December 10, 2025

During some of our time in Vermont, we were fortunate to stay very close to the West River Trail. I went out there every morning for my walks. The West River Trail’s story is the conversion of the historic West River Railroad that ran between Brattleboro, Vermont and South Londonderry, Vermont. It was a 36-mile […]

Vermont – Weston Priory

December 3, 2025

As part of our travels around Vermont, we always stop and visit the Weston Priory. It is such a peaceful and beautiful place. It is located at the top of a small hill, in the midst of the woods. The Weston Priory was founded in 1953 by Abbot Leo Rudloff in Weston, Vermont. It grew into […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 26, 2025

Wishing all my blogging friends a Happy Thanksgiving! And what would Thanksgiving be without a chipmunk picture. 🙂

Vermont – Old Buildings

November 19, 2025

Aside from beautiful nature scenes, Vermont has a lot of old abandoned buildings. Here are few that we came across. This old Getty Station was reborn as a skating rink for a few years. It then shut down. Since it is located right next to the West River, it is tough to build something else […]

Vermont – Walking Scenes

November 12, 2025

I not only saw pretty flowers along my walk, but some interesting other things. Of course, I wasn’t surprised to see a barn. 🙂 And some beautiful horses. A magnificent heron perched high in a tree. Vermont has lots of wilderness and lots of bears. This sign caught my eye. Mountains everywhere you look. After […]

Vermont – Flowers everywhere

November 5, 2025

So Mr. Ken and I spent several wonderful weeks in Vermont. Our first trip was in July. Boy was it hot! Who would think that the land of mountains and lots of snow would get this hot? Anyway, we had a great time. I was able to take a walk every morning. And even though […]