Wine and Cheese

Summer on the Tongue:A Wine and Cheese Tutorial by Clara Rose Thornton Whimsical warm nights are upon us, with all of the magic that accompanies longer hours spent outdoors. While temperatures elevate, leisure time sees its stock rise and guitar riffs swim through the breeze, and people get quite serious about not being serious at all. Although, one thing that should be kept to decorum—despite letting everything else get a bit...

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The Artful Chef

The Artful Chef A Chef’s Passion for Real Food by Anita Rafael Chef Josh Tomson at The Hermitage on Handle Road in West Dover, just minutes from the Village center, has something that chefs elsewhere can only dream of: a huge vegetable and herb garden just steps away from his kitchen door. Tilled and planted in the spring of this year, the plot provides him with the fresh ingredients that shape his menus. What a luxury: organic food...

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Design Observed

Design for The Bottom Line Green Mountain Power Corporation finds that a revamped corporate environment can lead to a stimulating, successful workplace and business. by Anita Rafael Design for The Bottom Line Green Mountain Power Corporation finds that a revamped corporate environment can lead to a stimulating, successful workplace and business. by Anita Rafael S.O.S!—your company is close to bankruptcy. What’s the first thing you...

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Summer Inspirations

Summer Inspiration The Duty of Capturing a Fleeting Smile by Clara Rose Thornton Summer: the season of life, the season of a land coming to bear its long-waiting fruit. It is a time when the human spirit seems to open itself more fully to the possibilities that lay beyond closed doors and to an intrinsic exploration of the natural world. Summer represents opportunity. It represents a fleeting enjoyment. It feeds off of our...

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Blanche Moyse

Southern Vermont’s Musical Pioneer Turns 100 by Clara Rose Thornton “In the early 1950s Vermont was a state defined by its natural beauty and self-reliant people. Blanche Moyse helped expand the definition of who a Vermonter was. A Vermonter became someone who responded to sights and sounds, both natural and man-made, in very passionate, very nuanced ways.” Southern Vermont’s Musical Pioneer Turns 100 by Clara Rose Thornton “In the...

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David Brewster

Defining Heart and Soul: David Brewster and The Art of Action by Clara Rose Thornton Of the 300 artist applicants to The Art of Action project, David Brewster of Halifax was the only individual from Southern Vermont chosen as one of the 10 finalists. (Charlie Hunter, Bellows Falls; Dana Wigdor, Brattleboro and Elizabeth Torak, Pawlet, were among the 20 finalists selected from Southern Vermont.) Defining Heart and Soul: David Brewster...

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Lyman Orton

Lyman Orton A Man of Action by Joyce Marcel Lyman Orton is willing to put his money where his heart is, and his heart is deeply rooted in Vermont. Lyman Orton A Man of Action by Joyce Marcel Lyman Orton is willing to put his money where his heart is, and his heart is deeply rooted in Vermont. Lyman Orton, a seventh-generation Vermonter and the “proprietor” of the worldfamous and old-timey Vermont Country Store, has combined three of...

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