by Ellie | Mar 6, 2015 | blog
This time of year, keep an eye out for sap icicles hanging off maple trees. A good sign, if you’re into making maple syrup. That was us for nearly 40 years on our Vermont tree farm. Our sugaring adventures began modestly. Two women friends and I tromped through deep...
by Ellie | Feb 20, 2015 | blog
We own a multi-generational cottage in Rumney NH. Jim’s folks, Walter and Lilly Gustafson, built it in the 1960s. Jim’s sister and husband, Lois and Bob Draper, became missionaries and thus homeless, so they moved in after the folks vacated. Bob died, Lois moved, so...
by Ellie | Feb 6, 2015 | blog
Winter is in the eye of the beholder. When I was a kid, winter was full of joy. Have you ever experienced the delicious crunch of snow under your feet in zero temps? I’ve wondered what southern-born children ever got out of winter. Cold and wet can be endured, but...
by Ellie | Jan 23, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized
We just got home from a trip to Florida. Do I hear you say BOR-ING? Maybe yes, maybe no. I’ll try to make this a different sort of travelogue. Direction 1: The weather was just fine—a little rain here and there, a lot of clouds and only a few days of shorts weather,...
by Ellie | Jan 13, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized
MOST PEOPLE look forward, but at 3:30 one morning, I decided to look back. WHAT THREE THINGS HAVE HAD THE GREATEST IMPACT ON MY LIFE? Hard to whittle to three, but I’ll try. The first has to be my acceptance of God’s invitation to join his family. No specific date;...
