Snapshot: Winter Thoughts Turn to Vermont
By Pierre Ratte
Dear readers, may your holidays be happy, healthy, and filled with light and love. Thank you for reading Snapshot of the Week and the Healdsburg Tribune! May 2024 bring a joyous New Year!
Vermont’s New Year’s gift is not merely snow. It’s not...
Cannabis Country: Meet the new generation
At the age of 22, I didn’t drink alcohol or smoke marijuana, either. I didn’t know anything about pot, though I assumed it was a dangerous drug that would damage my brain. As a student I didn’t want to fry my precious brain cells.
Off the Top of My Head: The paradox of children
Having children is the greatest paradox in life; at least it is in my life. How can something so great cause me such grief and worry?
Burg Savvy: Catching Water
planning today’s soup
it’s going to rain again
onion or garlic?
I remember standing at the bus stop in the rain when I was a kid in Catholic school, leaning my head back and sticking my tongue out to catch rain drops. It’s a natural, primitive instinct....
Someday We’ll Laugh About This . . . Right? Santa Claus is alive and well…
Each year, I help my father-in-law with his Christmas card and letter. He has me take a picture of him (and of his cat) and we create a card online. He’s straightforward about what he likes, so the experience is quick and painless. He then gives me a summary of the year — projects he’s undertaken, trips he’s taken, milestones met — and I write a short letter to friends and family on his behalf.
