Towns
Successful Winter Coat Giveaway
Today at the South Woodbury Church, over 60 people came and took coats, boots, sweaters and other winter clothing as part of the South Woodbury Church’s annual winter clothes swap. Cassandra Brush, the event organizer, said, “Next year we will call it a Winter Clothes Giveaway” because people come thinking they need to swap something,... »
Chicken Soup for My Soul
Tonight for dinner I cooked the chicken I got for making the Cooking With Cassandra website. Yes, I am being paid in chickens. (I wondered if it were a step up or not and decided it was, and after eating this fresh, organic localvore chicken, I am sure it is a step up.) Cassandra Brush... »
Cora Brooks Poetry Reading
Tonight the Woodbury Library hosted a poetry reading featuring poet and writer Cora Brooks. Amazing poetry, stories and laughter filled the library for more than two hours. Poems were also read by Woodbury poet Phyllis Larrabee and Merry Gangemi, host of WGDR’s Woman Stirred Radio. Cora Brooks, author of the children’s poem, Sock Monster read... »
Misty, Damp “Hello”ween….
The bounty was phat! Tonight in the village of Woodbury, the children were out in force going house-to-house trick-or-treating. The costumes were wonderful and the mood was cheery. And the candy that the villagers handed out was really, really generous. One really wonderful treat was the bag of daffodil bulbs we got from a... »
Fundraiser for Woodbury PTO
UPDATE: More than $500 was raised at the two-day rummage sale in the Woodbury Town Hall. Thanks and congratulations go to the members of the Woodbury Elementary Schools PTO for all the hard work. Good Job! Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18th, the Woodbury Elementary School PTO is holding a rummage sale fundraiser.... »
How to make Real Applesauce
Real Applesauce: 1 part adventure Apples Water Sweetener 4 parts love Real applesauce starts with adventure. This is not a recipe for that yellow watery stuff that dribbles from your spoon. This is real. This is apples – this is the peak of fall, when the maples and beech and ash and birch go red, orange, purple, yellow. This is... »
Snow Fell Last Night
Winter is coming. Not only can you feel it in the wind, last night you could see it on the ground, and the trees. The evergreen pine trees draped in white is a staple of the first five months of the year, but it is still only October. The rain took away the snow, but... »
Fundraising on WGDR 91.1 FM
Today’s Personal and Political was be the Fall Fundraising show. Merry Gangemi joined Stephanie Fraser in the studio for a lively discussion about the value of WGDR in their lives. Thank you for all the pledges! The number is 802 454 7762. Thanks! »
Nutcracker Rehearsals Happening
The rehearsals for the Green Mountain Nutcracker are happening every Sunday until the end of December, when the show will be performed at the Barre Opera House. The Moving Light Dance Company presents this wonderful show each holiday, and showcases amazing talent and some of the best costumes you will ever see in a Nutcracker... »
Blinking Light Gallery
I had a few minutes the other day to spare and I wandered into the Blinking Light Gallery in Plainfield, Vermont. What a lovely art gallery. Felt art to die for, lots of jewelry and beautiful paintings from artists and crafts people around the central Vermont area. It raised my spirits to walk in there. »
