It finally happened. I was on Hogback Mountain shopping for Vermont things. I took my items to the cashier. The cashier asked, “Will you be using your senior discount?” “No,” I replied firmly, snapping my SIT ID on the counter. “As you can see, I am a student.” From there we descended three floors into the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, which was pretty cool. On display are rescued owls and hawks, which at that […]
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Fallen Hero
My ex-husband just sent an e-mail to tell me that Jean Ritchie, one of my all-time idols, has had a serious stroke. She must be in her eighties by now. For those of you who don’t know Jean Ritchie: she’s one of the earliest Appalachian singer-songwriters to emerge from the hollers into the eyes and ears of the rest of the world during the folk revival. Her music is political, courageous and moving: ballads about […]
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