The Lazy Window
One of the most interesting pieces of design about Squabetty is our lazy window. Growing up as kids, we thought it was just so cool that...
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Virginia McLane
- May 15, 2020
- 2 min
Weathering the storm
One of the first things I check when we open the house up in the spring is the anemometer (wind gauge). High winds are a fact of life on...
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Virginia McLane
- Nov 19, 2019
- 1 min
Goodnight house...
The last of our guests have gone. The closing is upon us. While we put the final touches on shutting her up for the winter, the lady bugs...
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Virginia McLane
- Mar 22, 2019
- 2 min
Landslide!
Being in a mountain area, even if we are in the northeast, makes us aware (not wary) of landslides. The most famous one occurred in 1887...
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Virginia McLane
- Feb 24, 2019
- 2 min
Wild Winds Whip
We have high wind advisories here in Vermont today and tomorrow, with winds 20-30 mph and gusts up to 55 mph. It makes for rough...
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Virginia McLane
- Feb 9, 2019
- 2 min
Growing Old and Getting Smarter
Sometimes the fun projects we do over the summer are driven by our aging selves and trying to make life a little easier for us. The fun...
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Tyler Brown
- Jan 29, 2019
- 2 min
Dreaming of Warmer Days
As the weather seesaws between warm and rainy, or bitter cold and snowy, I dream of days to come. We are under mounds of snow, and yet,...
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Tyler Brown
- Oct 1, 2017
- 1 min
What's In A Name?
Squabetty – what’s in a name. Most people who visit Squabetty want to know how the place got its name. Our mother documented the naming...
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Tyler Brown
- Aug 17, 2017
- 1 min
Bringing People Together
When my siblings come to Squabetty each year, it’s a time of intensity – projects we have been talking about and planning since the...
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Tyler Brown
- Aug 13, 2017
- 1 min
Something New Changes My Thinking
Runamok Maple, the company which taps the trees on Squabetty land, has created a new flavor- ginger root infused maple syrup, which is...
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Tyler Brown
- Aug 4, 2017
- 1 min
Bringing Outside In
One of the most rewarding parts of readying Squabetty for guests is making little vases of flowers to spread around the house. I prefer...
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Tyler Brown
- Jul 27, 2017
- 2 min
Who Once Lived Here?
I have been neglectful in keeping up this blog. For this I apologize. It’s summer, which means more time at Squabetty. I spend a lot of...
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Tyler Brown
- May 5, 2017
- 1 min
Feeling Grateful
5.5.17 There’s this time between seasons, when there seems to be a lull – it seems nothing is happening; a void between what was and what...
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Tyler Brown
- Apr 16, 2017
- 1 min
Excitement in the Air
4.16.17 It’s been a week since snow fell, and happily melted. Spring-like daytime temperatures and longer days have finally given way to...
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Tyler Brown
- Mar 27, 2017
- 1 min
Vermont Maple Open House Weekend
3. 27.17 We survived the dumping of Winter Storm Stella two weeks ago – about 30 inches; and the cold and continued snowy weather since...
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Tyler Brown
- Mar 11, 2017
- 1 min
Wind chill, cold and.....flowers!
3.18.17 It’s cold up here in Vermont recently – today a high of 7 degrees with a wind chill advisory for 25 below. The chickadees and...
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Tyler Brown
- Feb 23, 2017
- 1 min
Sugaring at Squabetty
Welcome to our new website and weekly blog. Today, the temperatures are in the 50s for a second day in a row, meaning the sap is running...
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