Menu
A Life in Vermont
  • Blog
  • Books
  • About Me
  • Contact
  • Paul Perley Cellos
A Life in Vermont

Month: July 2026

Wanting What You Need

Posted on July 7, 2026July 10, 2026 by Melissa Perley

The day we leave for a week at the lake could best be described as ‘hasty.” Hosting family means rising from our bed early to [first] let chickens out, clean both coops, check on and ultimately scrape chick poo, change water, food, return clean shavings to the brooder where our long legged, rather dinosaur-esque chicks…

+

A Death In Vermont

Posted on July 5, 2026July 7, 2026 by Melissa Perley

A week ago today at my mother’s memory-care facility home, I pushed the combination to let myself in and met my mother at her door. She was dressed and clutching her handbag in anticipation of our outing. Two weeks prior she had fallen, tap dancing, and broken her humerus so she held her purse in…

+
Melissa Perley headshot
Melissa Perley is an
award-winning author, 
professional cellist, music teacher, farmer, mother and business owner. Follow her as she makes her way through life in Vermont.

Blog Archives

  • August 2026
  • July 2026
  • June 2026
  • May 2026
  • March 2026
  • February 2026
  • January 2026
  • December 2025
  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021

Categories

  • Autumn
  • Cello
  • Family
  • Holidays
  • Music
  • Musicians Farming Sheep
  • New Year
  • Outdoors
  • Sheepdogs
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Vacation
  • Vermont
  • Winter

Latest Posts

  • JulyAugust 9, 2026
  • Wanting What You NeedJuly 7, 2026
  • A Death In VermontJuly 5, 2026
  • The Exit Of WhiteJune 8, 2026
Melissa Perley
Melissa Perley

Melissa Perley is an award-winning author, 
professional musician, music teacher, farmer, mother and business owner. Follow her as she makes her way through life in Vermont.

Contact Me

Latest Posts

  • JulyAugust 9, 2026
  • Wanting What You NeedJuly 7, 2026
  • A Death In VermontJuly 5, 2026

Pages

Blog

About Me

Books

Contact

©2026 A Life in Vermont | WordPress Theme by Superb Themes