FAYSTON – Many home gardeners rely on memory and tradition to guide the timing and layout of their gardens. People remember when lilacs bloom, know where to put peppers so they get enough sun, and estimate the optimal timing for fertilizing. However, we don’t have to rely exclusively on memory[Read More…]
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Moderating temperatures; chances for light snow remain
EAST HARDWICK – More cold temperatures arrived just in time for the weekend, with wind chills both Sunday and Monday mornings in the 20s below zero locally. Some light snow passed through on Saturday morning with the arrival of a cold front ushering in the Arctic airmass and some stronger[Read More…]
Reminders of some of the happiest days
EAST MONTPELIER – I’m writing this during the afternoon of February 2. The sun is flooding the yard, raising the temperature to a dizzying 23 degrees, the snow lies deep in the woods, and there’s never been a bluer sky. Twenty-five years ago I wouldn’t be here; I’d be outside[Read More…]
Frigid February
SHELBURNE – With ice on our roads and ICE in the streets, it feels frighteningly frigid this February. One needs a warm up while the other requires a cool down. Dr. Dan Siegel, Founder of the Mindsight Institute, loves alliteration and describes the stress response as “fight, flight or freeze.”[Read More…]
Contemplation and action balance each other
EAST MONTPELIER – One of the ways I deal with my anxiety about the state of our country and world is to stay busy. It serves as both a distraction and a way of feeling I am doing something positive, especially if my busyness has the purpose of helping others.[Read More…]
45 Years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, February 8, 1951
GREENSBORO ––– Church of Christ Rev. Kenneth McCrae 10:30 A.M. Divine Service. The Church School meets each Sunday at 11:30. ––– New Doctor Expected about March 1 Dr. Freideric Sharpless of Haverford, Pa., is expected to arrive in Greensboro about March first. Dr. Sharpless will have his office at the[Read More…]
100 years ago in The Hardwick Gazette, February 11, 1926
MARSHFIELD ––– The Wa-Yu-Waste Club members and their families were very pleasantly entertained last Friday evening at the vestry of the M. E. church, by the defeated side in the recent membership drive. The gave the farce, entitled, “The Kleptomaniac”, presenting it in a very creditable manner, also some readings[Read More…]
Rare winter flicker of red, yellow
NEW ENGLAND – While many of our region’s colorful birds fly south for the cold months, resident woodpeckers offer a reliable contrast to this season’s monochrome palette. A pileated woodpecker’s blazing crest and the miniature red cap of a hairy woodpecker brighten the gray-and-white doldrums. But few avian winter wardrobes[Read More…]
Identifying trees in winter
CORNISH FLAT, N.H. – If you like to hike or snowshoe in the winter, you might like to learn the names of the trees you see. Do so, and the trees will seem like your friends. No need to greet them as Sally and Bob, know them as sugar maple,[Read More…]
Building a dish garden
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – While indoor gardening helps stave off post-holiday blues and cabin fever, windows providing full sun can be scarce. Light stands take up needed space, so a gardener can build a dish garden. Dish gardens are collections of plants sharing a single container. Terrariums are enclosed dish[Read More…]
One word: Brrrr…
EAST HARDWICK – Another week with cold temperatures is in the books as highs remained mostly in the single numbers to low teens. Temperatures wrapped up well below zero on Monday morning. This was due to clearing skies from an area of high pressure that allowed for strong radiational cooling[Read More…]
Laggis family farm innovates with the times
HARDWICK – John Laggis has been dairy farming for over 45 years, most of that time with his brother Chris, who retired from their East Hardwick business three years ago and moved to Burke to pursue other interests. Now the independent, family farm is owned and actively managed by four[Read More…]
