Hi, Friends! While our local businesses and organizations are decorating for Fall, now is also the perfect time to refresh our homes with a touch of the Southern Vermont magic we see outside.

Now, it’s all about apples. I grew up in this region, and apple picking was a big part of every fall season for me. It just doesn’t feel like autumn without the annual trip to an apple orchard, where we walk through the rows of gnarly apple trees, looking for the perfect fruit to pluck and place in our bag of bounty.

Hi, Friends! Summer is still kickin’ along, but seeing all the kids go back to school over the past two weeks puts me in the mood for fall.

Last week, I had the privilege of attending a rehearsal of Benjamin Lerner: PERFORMER. Many of you know that Benjamin is my colleague and that I have long admired his work as a musician and recovery advocate.

Guess what’s coming to Bennington on August 30? Everyone’s favorite late summer event: Garlic Town, USA!

Music is such a big part of what we do at Old Mill Road Media and Old Mill Road Recording. Every publication of ours has a dedicated music section and one of our publications, Music in the Berkshires, is entirely dedicated to music. 

Does anyone else get as excited about summer fruit as I do? All the farmstands and farmers markets are bursting with the best of the season.

And you can believe - DTF is only half-way through its summer season! Next up at the Playhouse is Satellites written by Erin Breznitsky and directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt, running August 6 through August 16.

At Old Mill Road Media (OMRM), we work more than one season ahead, so while we are genuinely enjoying this sweet summer, we are also happily finalizing our fall issues.

Speaking of bath and body products, I recently had an opportunity to sample some of Everlasting Herb Farm’s Meadow Bee Body Care, and they have now been added to my Favorites list!

While I was away celebrating my 20th wedding anniversary, our sister publication, Stratton Magazine, was a proud co-sponsor of the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce Civic Discourse & Community Symposium held at Stratton Mountain Club on June 24.

Hey Friends! I hope you all enjoyed the summer solstice this past weekend! As the days grow longer and the sun shines brighter, Old Mill Road Media has been reveling in the release of our spectacular Summer publications! 

Benjamin Lerner (Musician, Recovery Advocate, and Viral Content Creator) to Perform Benefit Concert at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on September 3, 2025

Hi, Friends! The Vermont Writers' Prize, a cherished tradition for over three decades, honored the voices and stories that make the Green Mountain State so unique. Sponsored by Green Mountain Power and Vermont Magazine, the annual contest invites writers to submit essays, short stories, or poems that capture the spirit, people, and landscape of Vermont. Entries this year showcased the deep connection between Vermont and its storytellers.

Hi, Friends! This weekend, many of us will be celebrating Father’s Day with the men in our lives who have been our caretakers, our mentors, our guides, our protectors, and our supporters.

The Summer/Fall issue of Manchester Life Magazine can now be found throughout the Shires. Stratton Magazine Summer arrived this week.

Every so often, I have the time and the foresight to make something over the weekend that will last for at least a few days, like pesto, which has different variations and can be used to add an herbaceous, earthy flavor to pasta, rice, soups, and meat dishes.

Hey, Friends! What are you all up to this Memorial Day weekend?

Can you believe it’s mid-May already! Summer is coming…can you feel it? 

Hello, Friends! Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and of course, my husband and I will be honoring the mothers in our lives and sharing time with them to celebrate over the next week or so.