Essays

Beasts of burden

Draft horses are one of the gentle giants of the animal kingdom. Tall, muscular, statuesque, strong, mellow, patient, and sweet could all be used...

Remembering Sumner Silverman

Impish. Free-spirited. Rebel. Arty. Healer. Open-minded. Those are some of the ways Vineyarders remember Dr. Sumner Silverman, a psychologist and artist who passed away in...

Dreaming of dahlias

According to the American Dahlia Society, dahlias are the longest-blooming flower in cultivation.  Dahlia is a bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plant native to Mexico...

On The Farm: Think deeper

Spring is an undeniably hopeful season on the farm, especially in the Northeast, it seems. It feels like a triumph, an instinctual moment of...

Working Girl

Most dogs don’t have jobs — unless you count stretching out on the couch, begging, tail-wagging, and sleeping. Rosie is different; she’s a Border...

Girls and Horses

I was introduced to horses at 6, when my father’s girlfriend at the time, Nancy Safford, took me to Nip ’n’ Tuck Farm for...

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