Category: Lifestyle
Spring pet poisons
| May 16, 2013 | Filled under Lifestyle, Pets |
by M. Kathleen Shaw, DVM Chair of the VVMA’s Media Relations Committee Many people are beginning to realize the dangers of landscaping items such as cocoa mulch and stainless steel edging but there are many more potential dangers for pets when you start your springtime lawn and garden care. While flowers are colorful and fragrant,… Read More
Sun is shining ~ Let’s really eat out: BARKEATERS
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Lifestyle, Restaurant |
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By Julia Donnini The warm woodsy interior of the Shelburne restaurant is well-known to diners around the county—but who wants to sit indoors when the sun promises warm shoulders and the breeze cools a season’s first sunburn? As usual, winter or summer, indoors or out, Barkeaters delivers. Co-owners Jack and Carolyn Kovac of Charlotte, and… Read More
Impatiens Downy Mildew comes to Vermont gardens
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Home & Garden, Lifestyle |
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by Eileen Schilling, Horsford Gardens & Nursery Impatiens Downy Mildew is a disease that is specific to Impatiens wallerianna. All varieties are affected. This is the most common species of Impatiens planted. It includes the Accent, Blitz, Double, Trailing, and Butterfly varieties. Impatiens Downy Mildew was first reported in the United States in the 1940s… Read More
Spring Fest celebrates new season at Shelburne Museum
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Lifestyle |
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Celebrate spring and a new season at Shelburne Museum at Spring Fest, Sunday, May 12 – Mother’s Day. The opening day festival features indoor and outdoor activities for visitors of all ages. Garden tours and flower planting are a few activities planned for the day. A Mother’s Day doll tea party is ongoing all day.… Read More
Boutique pays tribute to moms
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Lifestyle |
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Arabesque, the area’s home for luxurious gifts, stationery, and home décor, is hosting a “Magnificent Moms” contest at their store through Mother’s Day. “We feel so lucky that we get to work with so many magnificent moms in the course of an average business week, whether they’re picking up gifts for their children’s teachers, popping… Read More
Gift giving made easier
| May 8, 2013 | Filled under Lifestyle |
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Mother’s Day can be one of the best days to give and receive gifts. However, for many people, it is a daunting task to find the perfect little something for the mom in your life. A local business is striving to make it easier for everyone, with their annual Mother’s Day Event. A Little Something,… Read More
Vermont moms invited to share their stories at the first VT Mommies Adult Story Time
| May 1, 2013 | Filled under Lifestyle |
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On Tuesday, May 14 VT Mommies presents its first Adult Story Time at Phoenix Books in Essex. All Vermont moms are invited to write and share their stories in a relaxing, supportive atmosphere. Find a pen, crayon, or time at your iPad and, in 1,000 words or less, tell us about the first time you… Read More
Free admission for moms at Old Sturbridge Village May 12
| May 1, 2013 | Filled under Lifestyle |
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All moms get free admission to Old Sturbridge Village on Mother’s Day, May 12, and the first 200 mothers to arrive will also receive a free gift – a tin star made by hand in the Village Tin Shop. Mother’s Day highlights include a spirited “Moms vs. Kids” tug of war contest on the Village… Read More
SCS receives National Award
| April 24, 2013 | Filled under Lifestyle, Living Economically |
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By Laurie Caswell-Burke Earth Day started this week off celebrating 43 years since its inception in Seattle Washington where a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin named Gaylor Nelson organized a national teach in. Seven months later during what many of us recall as turbulent times, Earth Day spawned on April 22, 1970 with over 12,000 events… Read More
Everything Equine celebrates 10th anniversary
| April 24, 2013 | Filled under Lifestyle |
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Everything Equine celebrates “A Decade of Equine Education” this weekend at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction. Established in 2004 this Vermont Equine show has educated equestrians of all levels on the latest innovations in the horse industry. Over the past 10 years the organization has celebrated many aspects of the equine world from eventing,… Read More
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