At Sleep Medicine Services, Snoring Sleepers Get Help
I have always been a noisy sleeper–snoring like a banchee and known for falling asleep while sitting in my favorite chair. To many people, this might indicate that I have sleep apnea, and with this in mind I met today with a friendly nurse practitioner named Cathy Burbank at Sleep […]
MEET: Destinations Where Eco-tourism Will Soon Flourish
My journey to the Mediterranean is looming on Monday. I’m happy to say that I’m NOT flying to Rome via Moscow, nor am I returning from Provence via Turkey. I have adjusted my flight plans and all seems pretty good right now. I’m going to take two separate eco-tours, both […]
Sardinia and Provence Are My Next Destinations for Eco-tour Exploration
I have nailed down a fantastic trip–in fact, back to back trips–that I am very excited about. On September 27, I’ll fly to Rome and then to Sardinia, the big island over Corsica that’s famous for being the home to some of the longest-living people on Earth. I visited the […]
Leader Home Center Makes Room for Expansion…Eventually
For as long as I remember, there has been an old yellow house right next to Leader Home Center in South Deerfield. This is one of the most important businesses in our small downtown and they have an interesting history. Back in the 1990s, the owner, Grant Gagnon, called the […]
Take Magazine Starts Out with a Bang at the Lakehouse
Cars lined the road leading to the Ashfield Lake House last night as rain drizzled down. Inside, the place was packed, and big stacks of magazines were piled up for all to enjoy. It was the launch party for a new magazine published by a man well-known in Northampton, Michael […]
Bo Brooks Is Cracked Crab Heaven in Charm City
I trained it down to Baltimore for one reason. My friend Pam Scott, VP of Communications for Red Lion Hotels, told me her company had just opened a new hotel, and I wanted to check it out. Well, maybe there were a few other reasons too, namely, that Baltimore is […]
Aboard the Amtrak, Thinking of the Possibilities
I’m heading southbound on the Amtrak train out of Greenfield, the second time I’ve taken this journey. Today my destination is Baltimore, where I am going to check out a new hotel that’s been opened by Red Lion hotels. Once again, I marvel at the amount of debris that the […]
Tully Lake Awaits
We’re heading for four days of relaxation around the campfire at Tully Lake in nearby Athol. This state park is unique, because the camp-sites are located away from where the cars are parked. So we don’t have to put up with that familiar car-camping sound of car doors opening, alarms […]