Don’t Harsh My Mellow With CAPS!
Today I used caps, and bummed somebody out. I was sending in an ad proof for our Deerfield Attractions advertising program at the Advocate. And I sent the change back for a second time, as they had not fixed the first little typo after the first proof was sent. So […]
What They’re Building Up on Mt. Sugarloaf
Watch a video of the construction of the set for Edge of Darkness, a movie being filmed in South Deerfield in early October.
The Momentum of Tag Sale Day is Energizing the Village
It’s time to start thinking about writing again. I’m back from trips to Colombia and the Alps, and next week I’ll hang a new exhibit of photographs from the first trip. I was greatly assisted by shooter Paul Shoul, who took my collection of more than 1000 photos and culled […]
Friends Don’t Let Friends Date Republicans
There’s a bumper sticker that’s trite but true, it’s posted in my title. I am happy to report that the maxim has proved true once again, and a good friend has come to her senses. The election proves how polarized this country is, and as sad as that may be, […]
Hiring New Blood is Indeed the Best Part of the Job
Back to the action at the cafe, where it never stops. I had to stop by Gillette’s today, to look into a new giant refrigerator for the cafe. And a new slicer too. I have some promising new people who are looking for work, so that’s a good thing. I […]
The Editor at Work
This was taken at the Refugio at the top of the mountain in the Gran Paradiso National Park. While trips like this are full of fun moments, it quickly becomes clear that it’s time to go home. I look forward to at least a month sticking around before heading out […]
Slow Food Aims to Slow the World Down
Sitting next to Paola Musolino at Piazza di Po restaurant, she told me more about Eataly, this sensational temple to food and wine that’s put Torino on the culinary map. “They are planning to open in Rockefeller Center in New York,” she told me. Then I asked her about Slow […]
The Harder the Hike, The Better the Wine Tastes
We set off in the bus to another awesome promonotory from which to view the Alps and this beautiful countryside. Winding our way through a mountain village, we took a turn and then began winding up steeper and steeper hills. The bus could barely make it around the hairpins, and […]
A Great Day for a Photo Shoot
Shelley photographs Liz while the cow looks on near Perosa Argentina, Italy.
The Alps Were The Place To Be Today
Spending a day up here, walking through fields of green over cowtrails, and meeting a farmer who makes the famous Plaisentif cheese, (only available after Sept 21, but we got it early), and having lunch in a mountain hut. It was a day of Alpine smells, tastes and views. Then […]
Eataly Raises the Bar in Foodie Cred
Before we left on the trip, I had heard about Eataly, one of our stops here in Torino. I was not prepared to love it as much as I did, since this place has more foodie cred than anywhere I’ve ever been. It’s a cavernous building, about the size of […]
Torino’s a Architectually Rich City, and Fun Too
We left France early and drove through the 11 km Mt Blanc tunnel, and it was sunny as we drove the winding road to Torino. This is a delightful city, about 900,000 inhabitants, settled 2000 years ago, and full of porticoes, students and wide open piazzas. Carol our guide pointed […]
Le Dru Challenges Climbers in the Sea of Ice
This is much steeper than it looks! After watching these ice hikers, we went back down and ran to catch a train. It was the cog mountain railway that took us up a steep grade to the other side of the mountain, to the Mer de Glace. Chamonix, we learned […]
Walking the Knife Edge on Mt Blanc
Today I was humbled by the towering edifices which nature has plunked down here in Northwestern France. We got up early and drove to the famous ski town of Chamonix. Our destination was that big ole mountain we saw from the air yesterday: Mount Blanc. In front of the cable […]