Ah, summer. While we miss the snow, it’s good to take a break and pursue other passions. Like beer. So, over the 4th of July weekend, my sister and I thought what better time to explore one of Vermont’s other great industries, second only to snow sports? Since we were going to be at our
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A few months ago, I had back surgery and my mother came to take care of my kids for a week while I was recovering. Funny story- as soon as I got home from the hospital, she didn’t put me to bed and feed me chicken soup like a nice, normal mother would. No, I
I don’t know about you, but the more I read about climate change, the more freaked out I get. It’s hard not to just curl up in a ball about it, but of course, that’s not what we moms do, right? That’s never an option for us – we soldier on in the face of
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There are a surprising number of ski areas within a few hours of the DC area. Now full disclosure, I remember when I first moved here fifteen years ago from Vermont, I was skeptical about them. I was used to Sugarbush, Stowe, and Mad River Glen in Vermont, and before that I’d lived in Breckenridge,
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I can never stress this enough when talking to friends who want to get their kids out on the slopes for the first time: no matter what, just make it fun. I don’t care how many breaks you have to take, how much hot chocolate you have to pump in them, just make sure that
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