Of the many place names in New England transported here from settlers hearkening back to their connections in Old England, I most like that of Braintree. There's a Braintree in Massachusetts and one here in Vermont. Both of them take their name from Braintree, Essex in England. As far as I'm concerned, though, that's less than half the story. The ( Read more... )

Around these parts, we have Front Porch Forum, a uniquely Vermont Internet development, which provides E-mail lists for every town in the state [sometimes for several neighborhoods within towns, if the towns are large enough]. Like most E-mail lists, it contains classifieds, notices from town government and local services, requests to borrow things ( Read more... )

At the suggestion of a Figurvore member, I added a local menu to the fridge. [I found it online and reduced it to 16.67%, then printed it out.] I also added a LOVERMONT sticker, since Vermonters really like to proclaim their attachment to their state.

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I have a list on Amazon of Books to Read Eventually, which has been hovering between 50 to 60 books long since its creation last summer. Some books I can find at my most frequented libraries, the Winooski and Fletcher Free [Burlington], while others, I know, I will just have to out and out buy. Sigh.

In a truly stupendous flash of smarts this ( Read more... )

Both care.com and thumbtack.com allow people to search for local household services professionals. People can post their jobs, looking for quotes, or they can post their services, looking for customers. Unlike care.com, which requires people to pony up if they way to get contact information, thumbtack.com does not cost anything. Posting a want ad ( Read more... )

Awwww, I love the Winooski Library. They just started a campaign to get the library patrons to collectively read a total of 1,000 books between July 15th and August 15th. If we hit that goal, we get an ice cream party!! Books and ice cream! What could be better?! Of course I'm going to pitch in by letting them know of all the books I read.

I wonder ( Read more... )

I have collected a sample from the woods near my work. It is most likely some kind of grape vine. I'm either going to use the sample itself in the set or make smaller models from it.

This 1909 pamphlet on the state's shrubs and woody vines might help me identify it.
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Just a few towns over! This entry was originally posted at http://modernwizard.dreamwidth.org/1522073.html. You can comment here, but I'd prefer it if you'd comment on my DW using OpenID.

in the city of Winooski. The one that I expected to be within walking distance of our new place is closed. That means I have to get in my car and drive somewhere to wash my clothes. Having lived with laundry services either in-house or within walking distance all my life, I find this prospect objectionable. We really need a washer!

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Well, Front Porch Forum, Craigslist and Ebay Classifieds yielded no results for my BTVS DVDs, so they went to Ebay, where they already have bids. Sometimes living in a small state really annoys me.
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