I've already sledded for an hour and will be devouring a stack of pancakes shortly before venturing back out in the snow again. The family is here, the children are rosy cheeked, and I'm generally feeling grateful for the grace and generosity of the …
Dispatches from the road: Not so fast!
November 26, 2008 one reader comment
OK, so perhaps I spoke to soon about the beneficence of the travel gods. The Packers got their clocks cleaned and things did not perhaps go quite as I had planned on Monday night. Allow me to elaborate:We were staying in a suite with the kids out on …
Dispatches from the road: A surprising day on the NJ Turnpike
November 25, 2008 one reader comment
I long ago lost track of how many times I've driven up and down the entire length of the New Jersey Turnpike from the Del Mem Br (as the signs in Delaware read) to the George Washington Bridge. It is pretty much always an occasion for dread, but …
Mondays are for dreaming: Mad River Glen
November 23, 2008 7 reader comments
I'm going to start this post right away acknowledging that it may seem like I'm cheating a little. Mad River Glen is a ski area in Waitsfield, Vermont where I will be in two days. In fact, it's a ten-minute drive from the Millbrook Inn (owned by my …
Strolling on the Common Road
November 21, 2008 6 reader comments
The Common Road in Waitsfield, Vermont has become an integral part of our family's traditions. As this picture shows, we have spent many summer evenings strolling it's packed surface, admiring the speckled brown and white chickens in the barnyard of …
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