Color Sense

Color Sense by Arlene Distler It’s a magic time in Vermont, especially when the setting sun plays upon a hillside and bathes it in a golden light or sets an entire hillside ablaze in orange — a good time to explore what can’t be ignored in autumn: color. Let us consider what it does to us and for us — the delectable, sensual and subtle part it plays in our lives. Color Sense by Arlene Distler It’s a magic time in...

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Art of Innocence

Art of Innocence A Privileged View into Private Worlds by Joyce Marcel Sixty years ago, Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) described a form of art he named ‘Art Brut’. This was art that was not based on established traditions or techniques. It did not follow styles or trends, and it was not made primarily to be sold for monetary gain. It is spontaneous, uninhibited, and maybe not even made as ”art.” Art of Innocence A...

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The Artful Chef

The Artful Chef A Chef’s Passion for Fine Wines and Intriguing Menus Chef Brill Williams, proprietor at the Inn at Sawmill Farm on Crosstown Road in West Dover has enjoyed a lifelong romance with fresh ingredients, fine wines and intriguing menus during his 40 years at his family’s renowned inn. (The Inn is quite famous in fact Oprah’s Book Club met there!) The Artful Chef A Chef’s Passion for Fine Wines and Intriguing Menus...

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Bobby Gosh

Bobby Gosh by Joyce Marcel People are collectors by instinct. Children collect bottle caps, baseball trading cards and dolls. Adults collect everything from guns to antiques to wine. There’s even a whole category called ”collectibles,” which is so wide it includes 1930s kitchenware as well as ancient woodworking tools and ceramic planters. Pretty much everyone collects something. Bobby Gosh by Joyce Marcel People are...

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