I found ecstasy in Vermont

Well, I started meeting some of the neighbors. It began helping an older woman near the top of the hill. If I remember correctly her husband had recently passed. So it seemed quite obvious and neighborly why we were helping her. We three young men were to stack firewood for the pleasant lady. It... Sign in to see full entry.

I was quite amazed by my surroundings, the natural beauty of the area--striking. Secondly, I really appreciated that Vermont's agricultural roots were still in place. My friends had chickens, a calf, and before I left Vt. they had a horse. So naturally I helped with some of the caretaking, being I... Sign in to see full entry.

This is a multi-part story about my first visit to VT. that spanned over a six month period. Part 1 Summer 1987 East Randolph, Vt. My Grandfather propels us up the last hill before my parted friends house. There was lots of chitter-chatter on the ride up like, ''this is beautiful country,'' my... Sign in to see full entry.

In the late 1980's I made my first trip to Vermont to visit friends who had moved there two years before. I was twenty at the time and very eager to explore places on my own. This was just the beginning of a long stretch of extended vacations and what seemed like a sundry of different addresses. The... Sign in to see full entry.