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22+ hour, 31+ min ago (10+ words) Senior center teeming and teaming with April activities'The Charlotte News...
Middlebury to hold first New England Family Theatre Festival
22+ hour, 28+ min ago (675+ words) The first New England Family Theatre Festival will be held at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, Friday-Saturday, May 8-16. The weeklong festival features a lineup of theatre, music, circus, puppetry and dance, alongside interactive experiences and community engagement activities designed…...
A couple of excellent reads for rainy November reading
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (352+ words) Where do I begin? Two stunningly good books to talk about this time. It begins with "A Note from Virginia Roberts Giuffre's Collaborator," where Wallace talks about the difficulties and rewards of co-writing this memoir. Wallace goes on to explain…...
Falling in love while walking, stolen treasure, finding next book
22+ hour, 31+ min ago (608+ words) I'm curious: How do you find your next book to read? For me, there are a bunch of ways, and often it's kind of random. Sometimes I read a review, or I wander into a bookstore and am drawn to…...
Tillandsia: The captivating world of soil-less air plants
3+ week, 22+ hour ago (529+ words) You've probably seen them attached to magnets or posed on driftwood. You may have even wondered if those cute, spiky air plants that grow with no soil really are living plants. The answer to that question is, yes, they are,…...
Spark creativity, make connections and keep on learning
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (383+ words) This month, the Charlotte Senior Center welcomes a mix of new and returning programs designed to spark creativity, connection and lifelong learning. A new memoir writing class and beginner Italian course, along with the return of popular birding trips with…...
Late winter is often best time for reasonable pruning
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (635+ words) Just because there's snow on the ground doesn't mean there's nothing to do in the garden until spring. Late winter is often the best time to prune many deciduous trees and shrubs while they're still dormant. Pruning during dormancy poses…...
For a couple of weeks, lake ice is looking nice for fishing
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (657+ words) Marching forward onto the late winter ice, our tribe of counterculture renegades seeks to read the surface for signs of stability and support. Everyone keeps a sharp eye out for the milky colored surface. Another of the tribe watches for…...
Give your vegetable garden a boost with spring cover crops
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (563+ words) The ground may still be covered in snow, but now is an excellent time to start planning to improve the soil in your vegetable gardens for the planting season ahead. Cover crops are effective tools in the gardener's toolbox for…...
Celebrate either St. Urho’s or St. Patrick’s Day with soup
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (358+ words) The United States recognizes 11 federal holidays, and they are observed nationwide: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Ahem. Notice something…...