Dale NewtonFeb 141 minEmbrace winter and hug a snowmanWhat are your favorite memories from your childhood? When I was growing up in the 50s and 60s in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, winters were...
Dale NewtonJan 153 minColor My World "Slant"On this the coldest day so far of winter 2022 (negative 18 this morning at 7 a.m.), I have reflected on the recent fiery displays of both...
Dale NewtonDec 5, 20211 min'Tis the Season at Fruitlands B&BThe tree is decorated, the stockings are hung, the hearth and hutch are festive and the old Tolman Sweet apple tree outside the kitchen...
Dale NewtonOct 9, 20211 minColor My WorldThis foliage season 2021 is proving to be epic. Somehow after all that we have been through in the last two years (nearly), it seems that...
Dale NewtonSep 18, 20211 minA New Kind of "Juice" at FruitlandsYesterday, 9/17/21, we took one more step to complete installing an EV charging station. The wiring is done, and we are waiting for the...
Dale NewtonAug 7, 20212 minThe Vibrant Morsel My long journey of recovery from a post-surgery knee infection, over a year n0w, has of late included a 10-mile bike on the Lamoille...
Dale NewtonJul 25, 20211 minI'll Have a Maple Creemee, Please!No, that is not misspelled. If you are in the local know, that is "creemee," thank you very much. Even ask Vermont's Governor Scott....
Dale NewtonJul 24, 20211 minThe Many Faces of FruitlandsThis day has been glorious, a perfect Vermont day with sun, a breeze, no humidity and temps in the high 70s. We always take Saturdays off...
Dale NewtonJul 19, 20211 minToe -Tapping Thursdays at the Jaquith Public Library GazeboAside from sharing the minutia of farming, gardening, owning a B&B and simply spending an entire lifetime in this part of Vermont, I will...
Dale NewtonJul 18, 20212 minWhat is the bling on those Japanese beetles?Like most of you who garden, I have been plagued by Japanese beetles, Popillia japonica Newman, for the past 15 years or so. Up until...