Winter’s getting an early start here in Vermont with chilly days and snow. Perfect for homemade hot chocolate! It’s a great way to incorporate hygge into these cold, dark winter days. No better time to repost my recipe! It appears in my Swift River Valley Christmas novel, A Knights Bridge Christmas. I use Dutch-processed Droste…
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Just wanted to take a moment to wish all my American friends a Happy Thanksgiving! May your day be filled with good food and good cheer. Up to half a foot of snow is in the forecast for tonight (Tuesday) and tomorrow morning, so we’re in for a white Thanksgiving on our hilltop. We’ll load…
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The past few winters we’ve been incorporating the Danish art of hygge into lives up on our hilltop in northern New England. Pronounced “hue-guh,” hygge doesn’t translate easily into English. “In essence,” says Visit Denmark, “hygge means creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people.” Sounds great, doesn’t it?…
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“It’s bad manners to keep an adventure waiting.” ~Unknown My mother would appreciate that quote. She lived into her mid-eighties and went through some hard times, but she was always up for an adventure. It was her mindset, even when funds were tight, and a great example for me as the third of her seven…
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September flew by for us. Writing, running, walking, planning, rain, more rain, visits with family. One Saturday “we” rebuilt the woodstove chimney at our family homestead on the western edge of Quabbin Reservoir (setting for my Swift River Valley books). I provided an apple pie. Joe could have passed for a chimney sweep. It was…
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