The circle of life marches on
Sometimes life is full of amazing little surprises, though it takes a bit of looking to find the best ones. For those of you who have read my column for many years, you might recall that my family endured a house fire in the winter of 2000.
Judith Sutherland: Have we lost civility in this country?
It will soon be two years ago that my husband was injured in a car accident when a woman ran a stop sign and turned his full-size truck completely around in the road, fracturing a vertebrae in his mid-back.
Bringing in the cows — best job ever
Each day we wander the Vermont woods for an hour or two. I love the leave-taking, the sound of the goats' bells. Herding is...
Judith Sutherland: Even idols can have rock-solid roots
After my recent Farm and Dairy column in which I dreamed of joining Diane, Peggy, Kathy and Janet as the fifth singing Lennon Sister, I received more comments and compliments than I've had in a very long time.
A time when dairy was everything, and everyone was a friend
I was in the early grades when we started studying the states, and I was offended that the brightly colored symbols on the state...
I was the Lennon sister you never heard
At the ripe old age of 8, I decided I wanted to be one of the Lennon sisters. It occurred to me that I...
Next generation of a tractor lover
By JUDITH SUTHERLANDFarm and Dairy columnistWhen the sunshine warms the golden curls of the golden boy, there is a halo of blessing that burns...
A life well lived leaves a legacy
“He was a success because he studied the business with great care and was able to give a logical reason for everything he did....
Judith Sutherland: Honoring a good-natured neighbor
If Emerson had not lived and died in the 1800s, I would have sworn he was writing his success credo about Bill Cameron. Cameron takes the very first one of these points and lives it full-tilt.
Fainting goat shares her life story
(Editor’s note: With a busy season and remodeling projects under way, guest columnist and fainting goat Ms. O’Malley is taking a turn filling in...
