Originally posted on Putney Friends Meeting: Leahy, Sanders And Welch Announce Lifting Of The Threat Of Deportation That Hovered Over Frances and Takako! Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently announced a breakthrough that will bring certainty and stability for now to the legal status of a Japanese-born…
Before I built a wall I’d ask to know What I was walling in or walling out… Robert Frost Having recently finished building (well almost) Crane Mountain Cottage (photos on my web sight: RVJart.com, look under related links), it is time to start planning some landscape and garden design. Specifically I have been thinking of…
Spring is in the air here in Vermont and the hills are turning green. Please join me Saturday May 5th 2-4pm at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, VT for the 83rd Annual Members Exhibition reception. The show runs May 5th through June 17th . Contact The Southern Vermont Arts Center for hours and directions.…
The following post was shared with me by a friend in Miami. The last paragraph particularly “speaks my mind” and I think is very Buddhist in nature. The word Buddhism comes from ‘budhi’, ‘to awaken’. It has its origins about 2,500 years ago in India. The words “service” or “serve” are interesting as well with…
Dear Friends, I have been contemplating jumping into cyberspace for years and finally! I have taken the leap. This blog goes hand in hand with my web sight (sic) as a vehicle to promote my artwork (RVJart.com) but I also would like it to be more. I see it as a way for collectors and…