by Sue Schlabach | Dec 14, 2012 | Christmas, England, Holidays, Winter
A red English postbox is the essence of beautiful utilitarian design in my book. And this snow dusted postbox seems to be the essence of holiday anticipation. Rachael Talibart, based in the south of England, is the photographer, and shares about her travels and life...
by Sue Schlabach | Dec 2, 2012 | Christmas, Creativity, Friendship, Handmade, Holidays, homepage, Natural World, Vermont, Winter
Fresh snow fell yesterday morning. A nice way to begin December. I pinned the first of Peggy’s jingle bells to the hem of my coat, opened the first of my 24 advent packages—a gorgeous garland of rustic wooden stars—sent from my dear friend in France, and headed...
by Sue Schlabach | Nov 22, 2012 | Autumn, Eating and Cooking, Family, Holidays, Travel
Happy Thanksgiving from the American prairie. Here we are in Kansas. An eclectic feast is simmering in the kitchen- tamales side-by-side with turkey gravy. Two pumpkin pies bake, scenting the air with allspice and cinnamon. We’ve come here from Vermont,...
by Sue Schlabach | Jul 16, 2012 | Holidays, Summer, Vermont
The town of Stafford, Vermont, holds one of our favorite parades of the year the weekend closest to the Fourth of July. Last Saturday rain threatened, but held off. And still a crowd formed around the green in Strafford’s upper village to see kilted men and...