Peggy Smith

This is an opportunity for the artist, contractor, woodworker, boat builder or car enthusiast to have 3,000 sq. ft of work space with a 5 bedroom home attached. Added bonus is a studio apartment for rental income. Currently used as a sculpture studio, the possibilities are endless. The home features wide pine floors, several decks, and gallery space. No need to go outside into the cold to your studio, there is inside access. Lovely views of mountains and 5 miles from Stowe, Vt. Located in an area that has an active art community with excellent schools. Here is an opportunity to live and work in a country atmosphere, yet be close to the airport for easy access. All this for $680,000. You can’t beat a set up like this if you want space to work and live at home.

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I was coming back from Elmore into Stowe on the Elmore Mt. Road in the middle of a pounding rain storm with my windshield wipers on high when from out of the woods ,on the left hand side of the car, ran a moose! I missed hitting him by about a foot.

It has been many years since I have had a moose sighting. The other times I was walking in the woods. This is a bit scary because you don’t know if they might have a calf with them, they are sick, or aggressive. The size of a moose is very impressive. This moose being so close to my car, gave me a first hand comparison. The moose which was a young male was almost taller than my BMW station wagon.

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This is a perfect seasonal business for someone who wants to work but doesn’t want to be tied down. In the village of Greensboro, Vermont just a block from the idyllic Caspian Lake sits the Miller’s Thumb, currently a retail store of worldly goods and Vermont products. The building is a 1700’s gristmill with all of the charm of hand-hewn beams, soft patina pine floors, and a peek hole to the river that literally runs below the building. There are many opportunities for this building besides the existing business. It would be perfect for an artist studio, museum, and/or gallery. (more…)

Two days ago for the 33rd year I witnessed the Moscow Parade. I watched as the Women’s Lawn Chair Brigade clapped their lawn chairs together with precision, while thinking of my three friends that lost their battle to cancer. They participated until they could march no longer. Next came the Men’s Marching Band and what a joy to see the grandson of another friend on his shoulders. Other evidence of the next generation came marching by and I thought how wonderful to see the generations participate. (more…)