Civility, senility, and the art of the turn signal

It was, in fact, a close call … for which we are very grateful. The on-coming car did not bother to indicate that a left turn was in its immediate future and also didn’t seem to mind that we were motoring straight ahead in the opposite direction. Age may have taken its toll on some […]

By |2025-01-31T13:12:42-05:00February 3rd, 2025|At Large|

Animals in Love

For those attracted here by the prurient possibilities suggested by this headline, settle down. Unless something goes completely off the rails, we will not be discussing, reviewing, or analyzing some raucous Thursday night orgy organized and participated in by the neighborhood cauldron of bats, romp of otters, or prickle of porcupines, although I suppose if […]

By |2025-02-26T10:35:11-05:00February 3rd, 2025|At Large, Featured Article|

Hello in there…among other New Year resolutions

Ah, the New Year. New beginnings. New resolutions. New ads on television replacing the mind-numbing political rants which had blessedly been replaced by fake snow, jingle bells, and well-dressed couples with darling “central casting” children celebrating the arrival of their new bow-festooned Christmas automobiles.

Now we’re down to a devastating cycle of ads for pills, potions, […]

By |2024-12-26T22:05:53-05:00December 30th, 2024|At Large, Main Street News|

Slumgullion

Photo above courtesy of istockphoto.com contributor Nadya Ustyuzhantseva.

“I said who put all those things in your head”
“She Said She Said” – The Beatles

“Cosmic activity in the career loathsome activities area of your chart will bring challenges and opportunities in equal measure today. You may be overwhelmed with choices,” speculated my horoscope this morning. Couldn’t have […]

By |2024-12-27T10:22:06-05:00December 30th, 2024|At Large, Main Street News|

Full Circle

The oncoming car was cruising along in its own lane, likely doing something close to the speed limit and generally abiding by accepted rules of the road.  

What caught our attention was not the way it was being driven, but what was hanging on its grille – a holiday wreath, complete with a red […]

By |2024-12-03T10:13:24-05:00December 3rd, 2024|At Large|

T’is the Season

The buses are coming! The buses are coming!

Welcome to October in eastern New York, western Connecticut and Massachusetts, and Vermont. Welcome to the cavalcade of Vanhool, MCI and Prevost motor coaches rolling up and down Route 7 and Route 22, crossing the Mass Pike, winding up to Maine, crossing through New Hampshire and back, all […]

By |2024-09-30T11:15:00-04:00September 30th, 2024|At Large|

Summer People

It is, as we are confident you’re aware, September. For those still in the swirl of the academic calendar, it’s a new year. Although some locales have opted to begin classes in late August, the end of summer and the beginning of school have long been associated with Labor Day. Decades after graduation, there is […]

By |2024-09-03T12:05:02-04:00September 3rd, 2024|At Large|

August Reverie

After spending many decades in the tri-state area (we refuse to divulge the number for fear it might incriminate us), we have come to relish the celebrations of August. With summer in full swing and vacation days invested in golf and swimming and boating and bicycling and simply soaking up the sun, it is time […]

By |2024-08-01T11:37:33-04:00August 1st, 2024|At Large|

The Struggle to Sustain a Salubrious Scullery with Zero Food Waste

For readers who may remember my article from last July’s issue that like this one centered around food and drink, this is a follow-up to the challenges I face as a foodie trying to buy fresh, local, and primarily organic ingredients I can whip into Michelin-star-worthy meals that miraculously remain healthy. I’ve been trying […]

Dinner on Speed Dial

Managing a move from the Litchfield Hills to the outlying suburbs of Boston is no mean feat. In our case, it involved the standard “tag sales,” farewell dinners with friends, all of which ended up with the de rigueur “We’ll see you soon,” and multiple visits to the town transfer station to make deposits on […]

By |2024-06-27T10:42:18-04:00June 27th, 2024|At Large|
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