Pen bouquet is ‘write’ there when you need it

#Middlebury Why is it that you can’t ever find a pen when you need one? It’s as though they have wings of invisible ink that take them far away from where they belong. Businesses ... Continue Reading →

Carved sewing machine fails to sell

#Middlebury #Antiques It’s important to keep up with what is changing in the world of art and collecting. Fool-the-eye (trompe-l’oeil) is a popular theme in a new type of ... Continue Reading →

Salome’s Stars – Week of March 18, 2019

#Middlebury #Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Although you tend to bore easily and leave others to finish what you start, this is one time when you’d be wise to complete ... Continue Reading →

Stomach ‘flu’ is not actually flu

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: With the flu season coming on, would you please discuss the difference between what people call the “stomach flu” and what the flu really is? ... Continue Reading →

Owning a dog may not be for me

#Middlebury #Seniors Three years ago I started thinking about getting a dog. Seeing neighbors out with their small dogs, I knew I wanted what I consider a real dog, a big one, not a ... Continue Reading →

Task force will address veteran suicide

#Middlebury #Veterans President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to create a task force to address veteran suicide. He’s bringing out the big guns: the secretaries for ... Continue Reading →

Beware the perils of texting

#Middlebury #Texting WINNING WAYS – Insights for Constructive Living by PAT IANNUZZI While nonverbal communication has been with us since man developed language, it’s only ... Continue Reading →

Couch Theater – March 14, 2019

#Middlebury “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” (PG-13) – In a follow-up to 2016’s delightful delve into the Potterverse, the notorious wizard Gellert Grindelwald ... Continue Reading →

Celebrity Extra – March 14, 2019

#Middlebury Q: I was so sad to hear about Luke Perry’s death. I watched “Beverly Hills 90210” every week with my roommates, and he was our favorite. I know he’s on “Riverdale,” ... Continue Reading →

Irish potatoes forever, Amen!

#Middlebury The people of Ireland embraced the potato around 1780. The crop rapidly became the primary source of food for most of the population. Potatoes are nourishing and filling, ... Continue Reading →