We all know that Barack and Michelle went out on an unforgettable date in New York last month. He swept her away by helicopter to Greenwich Village’s Blue Hill restaurant, where fellow diners reported the president kept his eyes fixed on his stunning wife for the entire meal The First Lady shone in a [...]
Entries from June 29th, 2009
Rat-post
June 22nd, 2009 2 Comments
(NOTE: This posting has been delayed in order to prevent site investigation by the Town Zoning and Planning Board) Just in case you were imagining springtime in Vermont as an idyllic vernal fairy-land, here’s a story to bring you down to earth. Literally, down into the earth– into the compost, that is. On May 1st, [...]
Seasons of the Vermont Yoga Teacher
June 15th, 2009 No Comments
Why do people come to yoga class? Why is the studio filled with 15 eager students one week and only 3 the next? We yoga teachers tend to take class size personally, scrutinizing our teaching choices and wondering “What did I do wrong?” ”Did they not like the new music?” ”Maybe I should do less [...]
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Pregnant in the USA
June 15th, 2009 1 Comment
Many of my friends are pregnant right now, in various stages of glowing or glowering. Although I feel a twinge of warmth when I see a tiny baby on the street, asleep in a sling or gazing around with wondrous eyes, it’s immediately squelched by the thought of another gestation. I remember hot August days [...]
Tags: Angelina Jolie · Pregnancy
Gospel ABC’s
June 3rd, 2009 No Comments
The girls blast out of bed at 5:45 a.m. with the summer daylight. Nothing gets me going in the morning like a strong cup of Scottish black tea and some Sesame Street gospel. We blast it from the computer and C. dances around in circles on the living room rug. Hello, world!
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