Category Archives: Stories of Home

My pocketbook was stolen on Thursday morning. I was at fault; the owner provides the first layer of security and I admit I left it on the seat in the pediatrician’s waiting room unsupervised. That was a dumb thing to … Continue reading →

This is written by Nicole Bartner, own of the Hartland Diner, and judge for Classical Conversations’ Mock Trial last year and in 2016. I needed the laugh. There is so little explanation for really anything that happens at The Diner. … Continue reading →

Just as we begin to think about next year’s options, National School Choice Week gives schools an opportunity to showcase who they are and what they offer. Upper Valley Classical Community will have an Open House celebrating classical education and … Continue reading →

Doubt it if you will, but Vermonters who drive I-91 will be happy, even eager, to tell you they saw the sign. It was broadcast in flashing safety-yellow from the movable roadside signs usually engaged in warnings such as, “Road … Continue reading →

We all have them, those memories that make us squirm and cringe.  Whether excruciatingly embarrassing or justly condemning, we have a permanent record of some really stupid moves. Like the time I swore a blue-streak at a pretty decent guy … Continue reading →

I admit the first time I watched the video “Don’t Stay in School” I felt incredibly irritated. David Brown recites in an edgy rap the kinds of things he had to learn in school instead of useful things he thought … Continue reading →

One of the things I love about the cold is that our mudroom becomes a large food storage area. Right now it merely keeps dishes very cold, but soon I can count on it to freeze foods as well. It … Continue reading →