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Month: April 2022

For Seasons

Posted on April 24, 2022April 25, 2022 by Melissa Perley

The greatest percentage of the joy of living in Vermont comes from the fact that we have four very distinct seasons. Cue Vivaldi. For us it isn’t about the clothes that we wear or the photo-ops that present themselves, it is about who we are because of these seasons. Summer in Vermont is our short,…

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For The Love Of A Dog

Posted on April 17, 2022April 18, 2022 by Melissa Perley

The warmer weather means more than just ruts and mud boots; driving past the pond on some of these newly-above-freezing nights we begin to put our windows down in anticipation of the familiar sound of the peepers. For about a week or more in April we’ll pass the pond in the evening, roll down the…

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Many Ways To Say It

Posted on April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 by Melissa Perley

Just outside my studio window, sitting on a ledge, is a robin’s nest. It has been there for several years. Prime real estate, under complete cover, high off the ground, comes fully furnished. A turn-key deal: all you have to add is eggs. I walked past the window a week ago and noticed some new…

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Ancestral Memory

Posted on April 3, 2022April 5, 2022 by Melissa Perley

The mud has been unusually deep this year: does that seem a bit metaphoric? It is, but it is also the truth. Vermont, statistically, has more dirt roads than paved. My hand always goes up to keep my dirt road, but it is a long season. At some point, perhaps when we are all so…

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