An April 28, Luxury Insights article begins with this question: “If Will and Kate ventured across the pond to buy a home, what might be the perfect match for them?” There have been speculations that the Royal Newlyweds might set course for Old Québec, as one of their honeymoon destinations, but few have suggested they [...]

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Today, the legendary three men in a tub might be the village nanotechnologist, web developer and acoustic guitar tuner. Not only that, but one of them might be a woman and another, African American. To this diversity we owe our local micro-breweries and chocolatiers, enduring family farms, Inns and restaurants, theaters, inventors and even Rusty [...]

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Where do you stay when you’re in town? New England would not be what it is without its country inns. They provide the atmosphere and warm welcome that contribute to the success of our tourism industry. They also provide a special connection to the local lifestyle for visitors who some day become our neighbors or [...]

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In 16th century Europe, it was common to offer a gift to family and friends on New Year’s Day. Until 1564, the New Year began on April 1st. Some believe that when the New Year was moved to January 1st, it became a gesture of defiance to offer a fish on April 1st since fishing [...]

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There is a reason consumer reports and customer feedback have so much power to affect the success of a business, and there is a reason social media work so well. These give voice to entrepreneurs, and voice has a frequency that resonates with values and has the power to multiply the message. Think of the [...]

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Our minds are constantly churning ideas, making connections, jumping from one thought to the next as each sentence of the inner dialog triggers a new image, a new perspective, a new emotion and the occasional invention. Inventors. All of us. We invent products, processes, better configurations for the home office, new ways of fitting the [...]

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John Churchman is a Vermont Artist and Photographer. He and his family live on a small, northern Vermont farm, thus many of the sights that capture his attention are very much grounded in the daily farm-to-table life he is so closely familiar with. A March 22 Burlington Free Press headline reads, “Vermont Photographer Turns Mud [...]

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Vermonters are notorious pet lovers. Not only do we share our homes with canine and feline friends, but many also share their land with working animals that have the good fortune to be regarded as family members and to receive due respect and pampering. The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association 2009-2010 National Pet Owners Survey reveals [...]

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Mount Mansfield reports 73 inches at the stake. A Vermont Public Radio headline reads, “Near Blizzard Conditions Across Northern Vermont.” The sight out of our windows speaks mountains, literally. Vermont residents prepared for work this morning like mission-bound soldiers, but with shovel and broom. Some, those who like to be ready and organized, planned ahead [...]

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Red, shining tomatoes sprinkled with morning dew; soulful bovine eyes looking up from perfectly green pastures as you walk by; the weather-worn, smiling face of an elderly gentleman, his hands covered with soil. These are not exactly the images that come to mind on a day when meteorologists warned, “Messy, wintry mix to end the [...]

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