Southshire Pepperpot: New, Improved, and Ready to Ship

After hitting some snags with our previous publisher, the Southshire Pepper-Pot has been released again with Lions Mark Press. It has some awesome features, such as a real ISBN number now!!!
The Pepper-Pot is a collection of fantastic short stories and recipes by a group of Vermont writers. I was lucky enough to join them and […]

How Technology Saved Our Lives

The sun had set. Darkness surrounded us. The blue blazes of an unfamiliar trail were no longer visible and a thick carpet of leaves leant a terrifying uniformity to the ground. We were at best 30-40 minutes from our car.
We fortunately had two items that saved us from a freezing night out in the […]

Kelly “Stranded” Road

This sounds like a rough night. At least the town of Sunderland did their best to warn those involved.
The Bennington Banner reports that a couple went off the road while traveling on Kelly Stand rd. at 6:30 pm on Tuesday. The article mentions that the husband in the car had a broken leg prior to […]

Sugar Shack Journal

We spent yesterday visiting a number of sugar houses in the area for the open house weekend. I was browsing the Bennington Banner this morning and found they had a picture of the place we visited yesterday. It was quite an operation.
The owner works in the construction industry, but apparently does maple syrup on the […]

Merck Forest Hiking

We took several outings to Merck Forest this past week to Merck Forest(www.merckforest.com, but their web site is out of commission right now). it’s a wonderful place with a great mission. They protect tons of land for hiking and camping, as well as operating a sustainable farm with organic methods. Here’s what you can see […]

A Taxing Process

There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for the Southern Vermont Arts Center and Hildene in their dispute with the state over the tax exempt status of large portions of their properties. I don’t know why the state would want to add additional burdens to two non-profits who do a lot […]

Introducing the Bethany Network

I have decided to launch the Bethany Network, which can be found under the heading on this site: Bethany Net. Here’s a short introduction to this new kind of non-profit:
The Bethany Network
Promoting spiritual and physical wholeness.

Partnering with non-profits who provide essential social services. When we address physical needs, we open the door for spiritual healing […]

Wanting It Both Ways

I spent lunch yesterday presenting the latest news from SVAC to the Rotary Club in Manchester, VT. We had a nice lunch meeting at the Ye Old Tavern and I inundated them with all kinds of brochures and papers.
During lunch many of us were wrapped up in a discussion of the traffic problem in Manchester. […]

Vermont Photography

On Sunday we took a walk along Kelly Stand Road near Arlington on the edge of the town of Sunderland. There is a fantastic stream that rushes along the road. If you keep following this rough and tumble road, you’ll find yourself on top of the Green Mountains and on the Long Trail/Appalachian Trail.

Volunteers at Work in Southern VT

As Reported by the Rutland Herald:
Volunteers harvest timber for recreation center

March 19, 2006
By Johanna Sorrentino Staff Writer
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In My Neck of the Woods

Here’s a round up of what’s going on in my little corner of Southern Vermont:
Batten Kill Watershed Alliance awarded $2,520 conservation grant
Corned beef menu tonight at church
Weekend fast set for world peace

My Manic Moleskine Search

It all began when I was reading Jordon Cooper’s blog one day. He was talking about not being interested in blogging while at work. He only carried his Moleskine notebook with him to take notes and write out ideas.
It intrigued me. I looked into the moleskine web site and found that this notebook used […]

This Week in Vermont

Here’s a smattering of Southern Vermont and Non-Profit related news:
Leahy fights for grants for the poor
St. James to host Lenten discussions: way to capitalize on the impending release of the Da Vinci Code movie.
Manchester tables banner plan: All change appears to be painful. No matter what.

Vermont News

Catholic Church to close parishes, share clergymen: The Catholic Church is in the midst of a leadership crisis that may force it to reform or slip into obscurity.
“Vermont priest numbers have dropped from 274 in 1975 to 181 in 1985, 151 in 1995 to 81 today. That number is expected to decrease to […]

Personal Coaches

Stuck in a rut or trying to innovate? Perhaps a personal coach is worth considering. The Rutland Herald reports:
“With so many of us overwhelmed in our jobs or relationships, the concept of having a personal coach has appeal. Once reserved for executives, personal coaches are trickling down to the average American worker struggling to build […]

Announcing the Northshire Non-Profit Network Web Page

I just got to work today on the web site for the Northshire Non-Profit Network. It’s just a simple little page made with the free version of Word Press. My goal is to provide a simple page the every one can use and, if necessary, every one can edit. Myself and another volunteer from the […]

Good Bye Blue Sky

It was too good to be true. The blue skies of February have left us and March has begun. I began to expect clear skies every day, but the gray clouds have moved in along with the month of March. The only plus at this point is these clouds means snow is coming later on […]

Coming Up

I’m very excited about a few things coming up. First of all I bought a new USB cable for my Canon Powershot A95. I lost the cable yesterday and was bummed that my pictures of Mt. Equinox (near Manchester, VT) would have to stay on the camera. I’ll have them up soon I hope.
The other […]

Vermont Photography

Equinox Pond in Manchester, Vermont:

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