Lady in a Small Town

This was the 9th year of our annual Strolling of the Heifers.  We have been to every one, except the year of the thunderstorm, even I am not dedicated enough for that.  It may sound like the silliest parade ever, but it sure is popular.  Our town fills up with locals and out-of-towners, all to [...]

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This is a repost from April 2006 (before the Great Yahoo Blog Disaster of 2007). I have lived in Brattleboro my whole life. I went to college in Virginia for 4 years, but I came home every summer and little tiny Sweet Briar was a lot like Brattleboro without the boys my age. When I [...]

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This a repost from August 2005 (before the Great Yahoo Blog Disaster of 2007). This month’s NaBloPoMo theme is Home. I have lived in Brattleboro for all 29 of my years (save for college in Virginia). I adore my small hometown. 12,000 people call Brattleboro home with another 5,000 or so in the surrounding towns. [...]

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Vermont does not allow billboard advertising. I love that. It is so nice to drive on the interstate (91 and 89) and not be faced with advertising every 10 feet. It is so obvious when you cross over into New York or Mass. John Deere was born in Rutland, Vermont. Who knew? Montpelier is the [...]

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I am going to a funeral today. No one likes going to funerals. No one enjoys them. No one looks forward to them. You are saying goodbye to someone you knew. Cared about. Loved. I am going to a funeral of a child today. I didn’t actually know Brady. His mom is the younger sister [...]

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Not only is this about my town, but I am friends with the radio guy they interview. The poll quoted is not from the “official” town website, but a local citizen run website. The members of the site do not reflect the population of my town.

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I love living in a small town. T and I just went to the grocery store. I walked over to meet him as he came home from work. I took my iPod, cell phone and sunglasses. We shopped. As we got to the checkout I realized we were buying alcohol for an upcoming event. Remember [...]

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This has been a fairly full weekend for me. I can hardly believe I made it to Sunday. Friday I got to school before 8 for the first time in months. Months! I am doing the AfterSchool Program Friday afternoons now. The last kids are picked up at 5:30. Lord S joined me at 5 [...]

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It’s nice to know there’s someone who caresWhen you feel all alone and suddenly scaredYour mom and dad will make it OKWhen they give you a hug, the fear goes away.Chorus:It’s OK (It’s OK)It’s really all rightIt’s all right. (It’s all right)It’s really OKYou’re as safe in the night as you are in the dayIt’s [...]

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Today is Town Meeting Day. In Vermont, each town has a Town Meeting. Most meetings now take place in the evenings or on a weekend day. My town’s meeting is the 3rd Saturday of March, but today is voting day. We are the only town in the state with representative Town Meeting. My dad has [...]

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