Great Outdoors

Merry baking—gifts from the heart

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During the holiday season in Vermont, we watched the weather carefully hoping for snow but wary that family driving up for the holidays might not be able to make the trip.

Great Outdoors

Holiday variations with pumpkin

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In 1621 the Plymouth colonialists from England and the Native American Wampanoag people shared an autumn feast, celebrating a successful harvest. That feast is remembered today as the First Thanksgiving.

Great Outdoors

Are you beer color blind?

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Do you like dark beers or avoid them like the plague? Why is a fest beer golden or an Oktoberfest orangish brown? Does the color effect the flavor? What is color and how is it measured in beer?

Great Outdoors

Fall Fire Safety

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On Nov. 5, daylight savings time will end, and we will set our clocks back one hour. During this time of year, it is a good reminder to replace the batteries in our smoke alarms—Change Your Clock / Change Your Batteries.