winter
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Faith Gong: January in four scenes
During our family’s early years in Vermont, my friend Deborah warned me that January was the coldest month. “There’s usually one week every January when the temperature never…
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Ask a Master Gardener: How to force winter flowers
Forsythia in February? Impossible, you say? Not so. A vase full of flowers from the garden won’t take much more effort than harvesting some branches to force them…
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Jessie Raymond: Too-tight coat gives cold comfort
The tight fit limits my mobility; even the most basic movements, such as reaching across my chest to put on my seatbelt, become full-body workouts. I once hit…
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Judith’s Garden: Sleeping beauty, Part 1
What about the garden in winter, as it sleeps under a blanket snow? This can be equally beautiful. It’s all about the contrast of the seasons — something…
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Matthew Dickerson: Ode to snow (and an outdoor center)
My wife and I bought our seasons passes for the Rikert Nordic Center today. In truth, it was more of a step of hope than one based on…
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High school athletes made the most of pandemic-shortened winter season
ADDISON COUNTY — This winter’s high school sports mirrored the fall season. It began with uncertainty. Would the pandemic allow the athletes to play? A post-holiday surge of…
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The Outside Story: Bluebirds flock to feeders in winter
On Valentine’s Day, as I sat down to write, I noticed a burst of blue outside my upstairs window. Looking out with my binoculars, I counted six eastern…
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To avoid rescues, plan winter hikes
A crop of recent books about search and rescue in the mountains will keep you on the edge of your chair (or mountain crag), and give valuable insight…
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Ways of Seeing: Winter feels different this year
My summer tires were switched over to winter ones on a warm, sunny December morning. It was one of those days that made me forget that it had…
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Senior Lifestyles: Winter adds new pandemic challenges
MIDDLEBURY — If there was one silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was that arrived at the beginning of spring, when people of all ages could at…