The View From the Last House in America

February Is Better Than January

2012-02-04T17:33:00.008-05:00

At least today. We had some fresh snow - just a dusting to cover the ice and the icy snow, and then some sun. Winter's perfect combination. The sun is different now, gathering a little strength. I...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Not Dead Yet...

2012-01-18T17:33:00.005-05:00

In case you were wondering. Still upright and breathing if not blogging or reading blogs much. There's that pesky big project still dogging me! I wanted to stop in today just to wiggle my toes at...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Shackleton Speaks Again

2011-12-07T20:55:00.005-05:00

Watching TV en famille. The same ad seems to appear at each break: "America runs on Dunkin'!" Shack: "Poor Duncan." Bwah ha ha. *Warning* A few of you regular stoppers-in (OK, there are only...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Jay Peak To Expand With “Vermont Volcano Experience”

2011-12-01T20:54:00.005-05:00

Jay, Vt. – The nation’s northernmost ski area announced today that it will add a unique-in-the-world man-made volcano as part of the next phase of the resort’s development. “The indoor water park...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Another Top Tip

2011-11-21T20:56:00.003-05:00

I have been away in my own private Idaho. Plus working. Yawn. Sorry. As partial recompense for for ignoring you and then boring you here's some music by a great group with a great name: Alabama...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

A Little Romance...

2011-11-01T22:19:00.006-04:00

Stick season is upon us here on the Canadian Border. I was looking back at some of the pictures I took this summer (sigh) and found this one of a road on Shelburne Farms, once the home place of the...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Today at the Old Farm and a Couple Shackletonisms

2011-10-20T19:43:00.003-04:00

A day off today found me at the Last House. I emerged around 9 AM to buy eggs and bread and found a lovely October light hitting the barn. So. Re: Shackleton Just now, I was cleaning the kitchen...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Who Said Penny Farthings Aren't Cool?

2011-10-18T21:07:00.002-04:00

Not me!

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Stopping By Woods

2011-10-09T22:19:00.004-04:00

This is the Understudy walking around the woods at Jay Peak after she survived being ordered out of the car to take the picture in the banner today and the one below. I made the Understudy hop out...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Just a Little Note for Kate Bush Fans

2011-09-19T20:08:00.004-04:00

You know how I worship at the altar of Kate Bush? (Still, after all these years). She pretty much hides from the light - I don't think I have ever heard her speaking. I got an email from her new...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Feel Better...

2011-09-07T16:21:00.004-04:00

I usually don't open emails that have been forwarded all over the place but this one came from the Panamanian girl who lived with us for a year when I was in high school and she has no track record...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Everything's Fine

2011-08-31T20:04:00.005-04:00

I was watching BBC World News the other day and saw pictures of poor, inundated Vermont being beamed around the world. I am happy to be able to report that the Last House and our Stowe Weekday Abode...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Fabulous or Frightening?

2011-08-19T21:10:00.006-04:00

I bought this on ebay. I can explain. I met a guy recently who impressed me tremendously. He's a naturalist from the state of Delaware who retired in Vermont some 20 years ago. He's 86...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Bad Blogger

2011-08-14T16:57:00.004-04:00

Just stopping in on a Sunday PM to say I know I have been lame, remiss, what have you, about getting fresh stuff in here. Work has heated up unpleasantly - in August! And there's the usual family...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

GE Genius Hall of Fame: Dr. John Schenck, MRI Pioneer | GE Reports

2011-08-07T20:33:00.001-04:00

GE Genius Hall of Fame: Dr. John Schenck, MRI Pioneer | GE Reports Click the link above for a little inspiring GE propaganda. That's my Dad. The genius.

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

All on a Summer's Day

2011-07-31T16:29:00.004-04:00

A very lazy Sunday draws to a close here... Nothing but cupcakes to show for it, and those now mostly gone. Here's a shot at redemption, a few summer photos from around the Last House taken by the...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

This Actually Happened...

2011-07-28T22:00:00.003-04:00

The other night I opened the medicine cabinet to get my toothbrush off the built-in little holder behind the mirror. The medicine cabinet probably dates to about 1960 (based on the approximate date...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Alaska - Done and Dusted

2011-07-21T21:02:00.005-04:00

Breakfast on the boat Seen in Skagway Well, just for us, and just that southwest bit of it to which we were transported in the most cosseted possible fashion. Here's one last blog post re:...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

A Post for a Hot Night

2011-07-20T20:59:00.003-04:00

Uggh. One day back from Seattle and Iiiiimmm Meltinggggg! The only place in the country with decent weather at the moment was Seattle. Hmm. Still, it's nice to be home. Flying into Burlington...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

The View from Cabin 5562

2011-07-18T01:33:00.006-04:00

Hey - anybody out there? Breaking news: We're back in Seattle at an airport hotel that FINALLY offers up some free internet. Bless them. We are having a proper internet wallow tonight after a week...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Hello Seattle!

2011-07-09T19:09:00.006-04:00

Whew. It was a long night flight from NYC yesterday, but here we are, at last, on the western edge of the country. It is lovely here - I had forgotten what that Pacific light does to everything. ...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Video of My Dog Trying to Get a Cookie Out of a Wastebasket

2011-07-03T20:44:00.004-04:00

I was going to write a paean to America the beautiful - but I'll spare us all that. (And that is the last time the word "paean" will ever appear here. Promise). See, I sense that the internet is...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Summer Time

2011-06-30T20:45:00.010-04:00

Believe it or not, I am full of ambition to write and photograph and blather on. Just no time. I have been taking pictures again. Here are a couple for summer. Oh, here's a little odd bit of...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

Hon, Where's My Terry Cloth Romper?

2011-06-18T13:11:00.005-04:00

"Oh God! I meant to throw that out before you could wear it again." It serves James Bond right that he has been immortalized wearing this garment. Not that I don't love Bond, and all, but I mean -...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.

North To Alaska

2011-06-12T10:11:00.003-04:00

For those who have been following along, you'll no doubt be relieved to know that we have finally made a decision about where to go for Shackleton's big trip. (When the Understudy was 10, I took her...

Observations from an odd vantage point: the Vermont side of the Vermont/Quebec border.