Monthly Archives: December 2010

By January we had 10′ down, give or take…

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Phyllis Alberici

Snow keeps me awake. Big storms, little dustings…it’s all the same. I can’t sleep. It’s like waiting for Santa. I’m crazy for snow. The week I was born, the last week of January, there was 120″ of snow on the … Continue reading →

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Somebody had to write this post

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Phyllis Alberici

We interrupt the chronicling of the strange events up in West Burville, VT, to chortle over that most luscious of holiday treats (c’mon, you know what’s coming), the fruit-filled, teeth vibrating, gummy mass-‘o-love called the Fruitcake. There. It had to … Continue reading →

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Headline Stories from The West Burville Gazette (Part 3)

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Phyllis Alberici

Tucked up in the northeastern corner of Vermont is the Northeast Kingdom, a wooded fortress that neither encourages nor particularly welcomes strangers. One of the little hamlets within a village within a town is West Burville. There is one eatery, one place … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, Stories | 2 Comments