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Inspired by Nature

ARTIST AMY HOOK-THERRIEN

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CONTENTS FEATURES

38 | Wild Rose Farm

A well-rounded horse experience. By Nancy Humphrey Case

46 | Drawn to Imperfection The art of Amy Hook-Therrien. By Sara Tucker

66 | A Milestone for WISE Serving the Upper Valley for 50 years. By Mary Gow

On the cover: Amy Hook-Therrien. Photo by Jack Rowell. This page: Cassie Medynski, owner and head trainer of Wild Rose Farm, on Gin. Photo courtesy of Wild Rose Farm.

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76 CONTENTS |

DEPARTMENTS special advertising sections

17 Editor’s Note

76 Cooks’ Corner

18 Contributors

by Susan Nye

20 Online Exclusives

Cooking with kids.

82 The Pick

22 Monthly Tidbits

Calendar of local events.

Seasonal facts, fun & ideas.

87 Advertisers Index

28 Season’s Best

88 Celebrate the Moment

Got lemons?

Readers share their photos.

32 Spotlight

New deli helps you get your funk on. by Pamela Brown

58 Travel Time

Going small in Matlacha. by Lisa Ballard

White River Junction, Vermont Eclectic Shopping, Theater & Music, Diverse Services

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EDITOR’S NOTE

The Gift of Spring As we welcome a new season, we’re also marking a milestone— it’s been a year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. We’ve photo by ian r aymond

endured 12 long months of staying home, wearing masks, and social distancing, but, thanks to our vigilance (and the vaccines), the dreaded virus may finally be winding down. Now is not the

time, however, to stop being cautious, so as you head out into the warm sunshine to shop, dine, and meet a few friends, take care and continue to follow CDC guidelines. As the earth comes back to life all around us, our spirits are also renewed and uplifted by nature’s rebirth. Local artist Amy HookTherrien, who graces our cover for this issue, uses her talents to capture nature’s beauty in her paintings of birch trees, leaves, and birds (page 46). Join us in celebrating the good work of WISE, an organization marking 50 years of dedication to ending domestic and sexual violence. Learn about their many programs for assisting and educating residents of the Upper Valley beginning on page 66. If you’ve ever dreamed of riding horses, now’s the time! Venture out to Wild Rose Farm in Enfield, New Hampshire, where children and adults can sign up for private lessons, spring classes, or summer camp (page 38). Giddyap! The rest of the staff and I wish you a glorious springtime filled with all your favorite things. While you’re out and about, stay in touch with local news and events at www.uppervalleyimage.com. Enjoy!

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ABOUT OUR CONTRIBUTORS

t Nancy Humphrey Case, WRITER A former contributing writer for Vermont Magazine, Nancy Humphrey Case lives in Thetford, Vermont, and cannot resist writing about anything equine.

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p Chantelle Neily, PHOTOGRAPHER

Mary holds the middle place in a family with three generations of women writers. Best known for her award-winning history of science books for middle school students, she is also a regular contributor to regional magazines. She lives in Warren, Vermont.

Chantelle grew up in rural Vermont; at a young age she was introduced to photography and was immediately drawn to the excitement, challenge, and opportunities that each new photograph presented. After receiving a BFA in Photography from Sage College of Albany and a Certificate in Professional Photography from Hallmark Institute of Photography, she moved back to the Upper Valley and started CPerry Photography.

t Jack Rowell, PHOTOGRAPHER A fifth generation Vermonter, Jack was born and raised in central Vermont. He has been a professional photographer for over 35 years, shooting documentary, commercial, and advertising photographs. His work has been published in People Weekly, London Independent, Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, the Economist, and the Times of London. In addition, Jack is an enthusiastic and experienced angler with extensive contacts in the hunting and fishing communities.

Sara Tucker, WRITER u Sara is the founder of the Korongo Writers Studio and Korongo Books, an imprint devoted to stories emanating from the White River Valley of Vermont. She hosts writing workshops online and at her home in Randolph, Vermont. Her most recent book is Becoming Madame Texier, a family saga set in Tanzania, America, and France. She divides her time between Vermont and France.

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MONTHLY TIDBITS

MARCH

FAC T S , F U N & I D E A S

A Symbol of Spring March’s birth flower is the daffodil (Narcissus), a harbinger of spring. The daffodil is a symbol of unequaled love, so giving this flower to someone expresses a deep love that cannot be imitated. It has also been associated with death and rebirth from its association with the Greek myth of Narcissus, who became so obsessed with his own reflection in water that he drowned and a narcissus plant sprang from where he died.

Pass the Syrup! March 25 is International Waffle Day. If you own a waffle iron, these tips from King Arthur Baking Company will help you achieve waffle perfection: 1. Add a bit of spice. Waffle batter is a blank palette, just waiting for you to add vanilla and cinnamon or a touch of nutmeg.

Watch for the Worm Moon March’s full moon, the Worm Moon, reaches peak illumination on Sunday, March 28. According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, March’s full moon goes by this name because it was thought to refer to the earthworms that appear as the soil warms in the

2. Warm your liquid ingredients. They’ll blend together more easily and completely. 3. Separate the eggs and whip the whites before adding them to the batter. You’ll get a lighter texture. Whip whites only until soft peaks form, and make the waffles before they deflate. 4. Grease your waffle iron before using it. Use a pastry brush with melted butter or vegetable oil.

spring. An alternative explanation comes from the 18th century explorer Captain Jonathan Carver, who wrote that this moon’s name refers to the beetle larvae that begin to emerge from the thawing bark of trees this time of year.

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5. Don’t lift the lid until the iron stops steaming. A good rule is to never open your iron until steam has stopped seeping out its sides. For additional tips, more information on making perfect waffles, and dozens of waffle recipes, visit kingarthurbaking.com.

Awareness

Screening Saves Lives March is colorectal cancer awareness month. The US Preventive Services Task Force currently recommends that people aged 50 to 75 be regularly screened for colon cancer, but new data suggests that earlier screening could save even more lives. “We have epidemiologic data that the

“It was one of those March

days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” — Charles Dickens, Great Expectations

risks of colorectal cancer are increasing before age 50, particularly in that 45- to 49-year-old age group,” says task force member Dr. Michael Barry. The earlier start is expected to prevent at least one more death per every 1,000 screened, he adds.

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Enjoy a Springtime Hike The John Hay Estate at The Fells isn’t open yet (opening day is May 29), but the property and trails remain open! On April 1 at 11am, join the First Thursday Hike at The Fells. This informal, moderate walk will be an opportunity to get a little exercise, spend time out in the landscape, and learn something new about the gardens and the home once owned by the John Hay family. Visit thefells.org for more information.

Good News About Garlic Whether roasted, sauteed, or eaten raw, garlic offers a wide variety of health benefits. Research has shown that garlic supports a healthy immune system, works as an anti-inflammatory, improves heart health, and acts as a natural antibacterial. On April 19, celebrate National Garlic Day by adding this flavorful vegetable (yes, garlic is a vegetable!) to your diet.

Laugh a Little April is National Humor Month, and there’s some truth in the saying “laughter is the best medicine.” According to the Mayo Clinic, laughter doesn’t just lighten your mood but can also induce physical changes in your body. In the short term, a good laugh will enhance your oxygen intake, which stimulates the heart, lungs, and muscles; increase the release of endorphins; activate and then relieve your stress response, which gives you a relaxed feeling; and soothe tension by stimulating circulation and muscle relaxation. In the long term, laughter may help boost immunity and relieve pain. 24 i m a g e •

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Washington Irving as a young man.

On April 3, 1783 . . . Washington Irving was born. While best known for writing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle, Irving’s body of work is extensive.

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MONTHLY TIDBITS F U N

MAY

F A C T S,

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here in the Upper Valley deserve some extra recognition. To virtually show your gratitude, here are a few ideas from kidsactivitiesblog .com:

Recognizing Our Teachers The first week in May marks Teacher Appreciation week, and boy, has this school year been a doozy. After a challenging year of adapting to a new way of teaching—all while trying to academically prepare kids who are not only navigating this new way of learning but also may be dealing with parents who are ill or out of work, mental health issues, or a lack of access to the Internet—our teachers

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• Take a short video or audio recording of your child talking about his or her favorite memory from class this year and share it via email or the school’s social media page. • Have your child hold up a sign with a thoughtful message during a Zoom class. • Encourage your child to write a heartfelt thank-you note, take a picture of it, and email it to his or her teacher. • Send your child’s teacher a digital gift card.

National Tulip Day May 13 is national tulip day, and no garden would be complete without these colorful blooms. The Netherlands is the epicenter of tulip bulb production, exporting almost 3 billion tulip bulbs every year. There are more than 3,000 varieties of tulips, and they come in nearly every color (there are no true black or blue varieties). Tulip blooms only last for about a week or so, but if you choose your varieties wisely, their flowering periods range from mid spring through early summer.

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Got Lemons? Cut grease, grime, and more

veryone loves the clean, fresh smell of lemons, but this fruit offers much more for your home than its invigorating scent. The acid in lemons is antibacterial and antiseptic, and it acts as a natural bleach. Lemon juice can replace several chemicalbased household cleaners, and it’s safe for a variety of surfaces including stainless steel, countertops ( just don’t let it sit too long), glass, and fabrics. Keep lemons handy for making your kitchen sparkle and smell fantastic. They can even help keep your pets smelling fresh!

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Pour 1/2 cup baking soda followed by 1/2 cup lemon juice drown your drain and let it sit for an hour. Rinse with a pot of boiling water.

Take the juice from two lemons and mix together with 4 or 5 tablespoons of HOT water. Then use a soft cloth and wipe down your stainless steel, going along the grain of the steel. Simply wipe dry with a paper towel, and you're done!

Wet the stain with water. Squeeze the juice from a lemon directly onto the stain. Pour salt over the lemon juice, and rub the material together so the abrasion from the salt helps work the lemon juice into the stain. Rinse with water.

CLEAN GLASS Like vinegar, lemons are great for cleaning mirrors and windows but smell so much better. You’ll need Two lemons Spray bottle Water Microfiber cloth To make your own lemonbased cleaning solution, squeeze about 3 tablespoons of lemon juice into a spray bottle and add a cup of water. Shake and spray! Then wipe down with a microfiber cloth. Find image at www.uppervalleyimage.com •

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here the funk meets delicious.” That’s how the owners describe Funkalicious Market & Deli, a new butcher and seafood market that recently opened in the White River Junction community. In the hands of longtime friends Kevin Halligan and Dee Sonthikoummane, traditional deli fare and seafood are turned on their head and transformed into new funky flavors. “We do what we want and create bold flavors—something a little different than what people are used to—and it just happens naturally,” says Kevin.

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Above: It’s a busy morning at the deli. Inset: Hand-cut steaks and deli meats are on display in the meat case.

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Left: Employees include Peter Parkhurst, Alexyuh Dethvongsa, Ashlyn Arlouette, co-owners Kevin Halligan and Dee Sonthikoummane, and Thomas U. Rendall, who has been a chef for 15 years and a butcher for four years. Below: Peter, Ashlyn, and Thomas work to fulfill customers’ orders. Opposite: Cured deli meats, a prepared sandwich, and cases filled with fresh meats and other specialty items.

Creative Flavors The deli offers a mouthwatering assortment of fresh, house-made cooked and cured deli meats, hot dogs, fresh seafood, hand-cut steaks, soup, daily house-made bread, and other specialty items, such as potato chips in more than six flavors. When possible, they use ingredients sourced from local farms and fishermen. “We both thought there’s nowhere you can get meat like ours. We dry it for 45 days,” says Kevin, who studied at the New England Culinary Institute and has been in the cooking industry for over 25 years with experience in running numerous businesses over the years. The deli carries more than 30 different kinds of sausages, including cheeseburger sausage, seafood sausage, cheddarwurst, and more. Their specialty deli sandwiches include the curried chicken salad wrap featuring fresh chicken salad, candied bacon, shredded lettuce, pickled red

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onions, and red peppers on a housemade naan wrap; a Smash Burger featuring a house-made ground-beef patty, American cheese, mayonnaise, ketchup, shredded lettuce, and red onions on a seeded bun; and an Asianinspired Pastrami-kazi laden with sriracha soy aioli and served with a carrot salad. Their Hot Nibbles include wings, pork dumplings, house tater tots, and egg rolls, while the Greenery offers fresh salads and vegetable hummus.

A Lively Vibe As reflected in the name, the deli has a lively vibe. The interior is punctuated with vibrant red and green paint, a multicolor accent wall, huge deli cases, a chalkboard menu, and fun signs. Both Kevin and Dee keep the atmosphere upbeat and engaging, always surprising their customers with new combinations of flavors. “It’s great to see them come back and wanting more. They want to see what’s next,” says Kevin whose aim is customer satisfaction. “We want them to be happy and to have a good time enjoying what we do. It’s fun watching 36 i m a g e •

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people eat and their reactions to it.” Both Kevin and Dee are happy with their prime location and the warm welcome they’ve received from everyone since they opened last year. “It’s been overwhelmingly awesome! It’s a nice place to be. It’s a small foodie town and artsy and the people have been great. We get all kinds of customers, even the members of the City Council and students from the college. I enjoy being here a lot,” says Kevin. Dee agrees. “We appreciate the community. They’re very inviting.” Friends since middle school, Kevin and Dee have expanded their friendship into yet another partnership with the debut of Chef & Butcher. Their new finedining restaurant next door offers a full dinner, cocktail, and dessert menu, all with a Funkalicious twist, of course. “It’s awesome, just great,” says Dee of the new collaboration. “And it won’t be the last,” adds Kevin. “All of this has been a learning experience, but that’s what life is about.” I Funkalicious Market & Deli 87 Maple Street White River Junction, VT (802) 369-2967 getfunkedvt.com

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This page: One of the youngest riders adores Taz. Opposite: Cassie’s faithful yellow Lab Butters is a perfect barn dog.

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BY NANCY HUMPHREY CASE 6 PHOTOS COURTESY OF WILD ROSE FARM

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In the clear sunlight of a fall afternoon, a small figure in stretchy riding pants and a padded vest casts a long shadow onto the sand of a large equestrian arena in Enfield. He stands very still at the head of an older chestnut horse. They are connected by a thin white line of webbed cotton, but more importantly, by something invisible. Chili, a retired Thoroughbred known for taking care of beginners, inches his head slowly toward the little boy. The child looks down at the velvety muzzle of the horse who has just carried him gently in circles as he learned a little more about how to find his balance in the saddle. Cassie Medynski, owner and head trainer of Wild Rose Farm, believes strongly in the fundamental principle of balance for both horse and rider. So do the two women who, in addition to giving lessons to adults, run the farm’s programs for kids—summer camps, weekly riding lessons, and most recently, four-week horsemanship programs for homeschoolers that include two hours of classroom time each week in addition to hands-on horse care and handling.

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“Part of what’s missing in kids’ lives is play,” Molly says. “Cuddling with horses and playing with them in a way that’s safe and fun for everyone is so valuable for kids of all backgrounds. It teaches them responsibility, compassion, and self-esteem.” JUST THE FACTS Private lessons for kids and adults: Half hour $45 Full hour $55 Spring horsemanship for homeschoolers: Four-week sessions beginning April 1 Summer camps 2021 (ages 6 to 14): June 21–25 July 5–9 Half day (9am–1pm) $225 Full day (9am–4pm) $450 40 i m a g e •

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Top row, from far left: This young boy is part of the horsemanship for homeschoolers program. Horses in the field enjoy their turnout at the home barn location. Molly’s daughter Genevieve on Taz. Below center: Wild Rose Farm rents a barn aisle from First Choice Riding Academy at the Enfield location. Below, from top: Cassie on her Trakhener/Hanoverian. Instructor Molly with Chili and Lena. Instructor Emily with her horse Angie.

The three women also prize the bond that can be nurtured between horse and human—on the ground as much as in the saddle. Whether it’s Cassie calming the emotions of a horse in dressage training or coaching a competent adult rider to get her horse to move with both relaxation and energy, Molly O’Hara holding a horse’s inverted hoof and explaining to a child with a hoof pick in her hand where the sensitive parts of the equine foot are, or Emily Brown on the first day of camp assuring a girl who’s a little nervous about trotting that her horse will take care of her, every day is an opportunity to bring people and horses closer together for their mutual benefit.

A Journey on Horseback Having a passion for horses from a young age, Cassie’s journey to having her own equestrian business included jobs at half a dozen different barns around New Hampshire—first as a working student, then as an instructor, trainer, and/or manager. She and her family moved to 36-acre Wild Rose Farm in 2017. Besides maintaining their own facility, including an outdoor arena, jump field, and trail system, Wild Rose Farm also rents

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BUSINESS SENSE space at nearby First Choice Riding Academy, which has an indoor arena to accommodate winter riding. Today, Cassie’s passion is training horses, especially ones with behavioral issues. Although she’s a serious rider with a background in classical dressage, Cassie focuses on “the emotional side of things” in working with the horses brought to her for training. Take Rio, a little bay Morgan whose owner said he had “stopped moving” under saddle. For the first couple of weeks Cassie just worked with him from the ground, watching for any subtle signs of stress. She saw none until the day she decided to ride him. “As soon as I brought out the saddle pad, he held his breath,” she says. She took the pad off, gave Rio some friendly rubbing, sat with him, and waited. When he began to show signs of releasing the tension, she patted him

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and put him away. Within a few days Rio accepted the saddle, then his rider. “The first time I got on him, he was hesitant,” Cassie remembers. “But I just took the attitude that I’ve got all day and wasn’t demanding.” After five or ten minutes of Rio walking, she got off. A week later he was walking confidently, and then they moved to trotting. “Now he’s a little speed demon,” Cassie says.

Left: Molly’s daughter Genevieve on Taz. Opposite: Cassie’s son Evan, who prefers to ride bareback, puts a first ride on the new lesson horse Woodia.

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of a horse, using her hands to simulate the horse’s ears, asking the kids to guess how she’s feeling based on what her “ears” are doing. “I like to keep them laughing,” she says. This attitude carries over into the riding lessons she gives. Pre-ride stretching exercises in the saddle might include singing “Head, shoulders, knees, and toes” or encouraging kids to “do silly stuff with their arms” while keeping the rest of their body still. As junior and adult riders progress, they have the option of going off-site with their instructors to shows that match their interests and level of experience. But no one is pushed to compete. Molly’s daughter, 11-yearold Genevieve, likes it that way. “The point of riding is to have fun,” she says. “If you’re just riding for blue ribbons, where’s the fun in that? And if you don’t have a strong bond with your horse, you won’t do as well (anyway).”

Summer Camps The farm’s camps are another way to bring horses and kids together for maximum fun. Emily, a middle-school educator who accommodates kids’ individual learning styles, enjoys coming up with creative ideas that combine a variety of activities with horses and riding. This year’s summer camps will offer half- and full-day options. Both will include daily riding lessons as well as arts and crafts, nature activities, and showing horses in-hand. “Part of what’s missing in kids’ lives is play,” Molly says. “Cuddling with horses and playing with them in a way that’s safe and fun for everyone is so valuable for kids of all backgrounds. It teaches them responsibility, compassion, and self-esteem.” I Wild Rose Farm 366 Shaker Hill Road Enfield, NH (603) 520-4107 www.wildrosefarm.squarespace.com

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Amy sketches among birch trees in Braintree, Vermont. Right: Winter Chill, 8”x16”. Watercolor with pen and ink.

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my Hook-Therrien loves trees. She likes their gnarly contours, their curling bark, their rough textures. She admits to being “obsessed” with

birches. On walks around her hometown of Windsor, Vermont, she collects leaves. The natural world is her subject, but she does not paint outdoors, and she seldom carries a sketchbook. She paints in her studio, working from photographs. She likes to work on snowy afternoons when she can look out onto a world of white. Winter is her favorite season. “I feel much more inspired during the winter. I love its stark beauty, and I have more energy, which is weird. Winter is like a cleansing for me, a way to get rid of the clutter in my mind.”

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When gallery owners talk about Amy’s watercolors and pen-and-ink drawings, words like “stunning” and “gorgeous” fall from their lips. They point out the level of detail and realism in her renderings of trees and birds, rocks and leaves. They note her interesting use of space. They draw attention to the beautiful custom frames made by Alex Drew, Amy’s husband—and they talk about sales. Amy’s 2019 solo show at the White River Craft Center in Randolph, Vermont, was the gallery’s best seller to date. Executive Director Kevin Harty describes the exhibit as “like walking into a forest of birch trees.” Viewers opened their checkbooks because the work was “just so fresh and natural” and, equally important, it was priced within their reach. A year later, when galleries were forced by the coronavirus pandemic to move artists’ works online, the response to Amy’s first showing with AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, was immediate. “Even before we opened the show, we had a buyer,” says AVA Executive Director Heidi Reynolds. As a 32-year-old artist who is just starting to make a name for herself, Amy works closely with gallery

“Amy’s work is all about observing nature very, very carefully and specifically.”

Top: Spring No. 3, 11”x22”. Watercolor with pen and ink. Right: Amy adds a high level of detail and realism to her renderings of leaves.

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Left: Winter No. 2, 11”x22”. Watercolor with pen and ink. Below: Intertwined, 6”x12”. Watercolor with pen and ink.

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Right: Summer No. 1, 11”x22”. Watercolor with pen and ink. Below: Chickadee, 8”x10”. Watercolor with pen and ink. Bottom: Cardinal, 8”x10”. Watercolor with pen and ink.

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owners to provide them with pieces they can sell. She also sells her work at art fairs and through her online store. The idea of creating a business as an artist doesn’t scare her. Her father, Robert Therrien, owns the Carriage Shed, a maker of custom barns and modular buildings in White River; Amy and her sister, Jenny Sinclair, hold management positions. Amy works in sales. “I’ve always been around businesses,” she says. A HAMMER AND A BIRD BOOK As a kid, Amy lived on a 180-acre farm in Chelsea, Vermont. She spent a lot of time outdoors. Her father taught her woodworking; her mother taught her to identify plants and birds. “You can see her mother’s influence in her subject matter,” says the artist Joan Feierabend, who taught Amy at Chelsea Elementary School. “Amy’s work is all about observing nature very, very carefully and specifically.” Shirly Hook, Amy’s mother, is an Abenaki citizen whose activities today include teaching fly-fishing to cancer survivors, writing books, and planting and harvesting a tribal garden. In 2019, mother and daughter collaborated on My Bring Up, a collection of stories about their family roots. Amy’s penand-ink drawings accompanied her mother’s prose. A broken branch symbolized the break in their family tree in the 1930s, when Vermont legalized the involuntary sterilization of Abenaki citizens. Amy’s own bring-up was characterized by a can-do mindset. When she expressed some early doubts about the practicality of a fine-arts education, her parents advised her to go for it. At the University of Maine, she struggled in the beginning to find her medium. The carpentry skills that she had learned from her father led her to study sculpture, but she found the critiques “kinda rough.”

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“My dad used to take me to his workshop, so I knew how to use a lot of tools already. He built our house in Chelsea with help from my mom, and I would help him with projects, putting different trims on different buildings. I don’t have a ton of self-confidence—I work on it every day—but since I had used those tools when I was young, it came naturally. I took my first sculpture class and then another and another, and I learned how to use different tools and to use them in a more artful way. The sculpture community was high energy, but it was also rough. If they didn’t like your piece they would say so, and I was tired of being beaten down. I have an inner dialogue that isn’t that great to begin with, and I needed to step away from it because it was hurting me mentally. The painting professors would try to elevate your work. They were more nurturing, and I needed that. I needed to be lifted up. So I focused on painting more because it was less stressful and more nurturing, and I was producing better work because of that nurturing.” One day she told a shy student that she liked his painting. He said thanks—end of conversation. “So,” she says, “I forced him to be my friend.” Today, the shy student is Amy’s husband and artistic confidant. 52 i m a g e •

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Alex Drew is a photographer, blacksmith, and woodworker. “Alex helps me get through what I’m trying to say in my pieces. We had critiques together before we were dating, so we have the same mindset. It makes conversations much more fun.” Some of those conversations take place on Little Ascutney, a favorite hiking spot, and in Paradise Park, “a beautiful little section of Windsor. We take the dogs there.” With money saved up from their day jobs—Alex works for Andrew Pearce, the bowl maker—the couple bought a house on a 12-acre parcel of land. “I can go up into our apple orchard and look around at these old gnarly trees, which eventually we’ll figure out how to prune. Right now they’re just these old souls, and their textures are amazing.” It is Alex who makes the custom frames for Amy’s odd-size watercolors and sketches. He also designed a hanging system for her “littles”—fourinch square paintings mounted on wood blocks. “I’m not an eight-by-ten kind of girl,” she says.

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GOING FORWARD “You can see an evolution in my work from school to now,” says Amy. “At school I painted mostly still lifes, and now I paint more landscapes. I used to do a lot of hydrangeas. I was still trying to figure stuff out, how to use the mediums. I was trying to figure out who I was as an artist, what I wanted to do, what my passion was.” Her bird studies began with a feeder, installed last winter for Possum, a blackand-white rescue dog, part Lab, who likes to watch birds through the bay window. (Goose, an Aussie Shepherd mix, is less interested.) Birds became Amy’s new passion. She painted the chickadees that hung out at the feeder and a rare white turkey that turned up one day in the apple orchard. On winter weekdays at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science, when few people

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visited the wild bird rehab facility, she walked up and down between the cages with her camera. She painted a snowy owl. She studied photos of beaks, because “the beak can make or break your bird.” “Amy never had any trouble tuning in to her creative side,” says Joan, who follows her former student on Instagram. “It was as if she had a ‘Join Meeting’ button that she could push and she was there. As an artist, she is looking at space and pattern very carefully. Take the spatial quality of a tree, for example. She seems to be working on having the branches reach into the space between the viewer and the canvas.” A year ago, when summer art fairs were canceled, Amy set up a store on her website, a task she found to be “a big pain in the butt. I had to figure out ridiculous things like shipping and taking great product photos, which are not things that I enjoy. That’s one reason why I love galleries. I love dropping off pieces and then saying, ‘Okay, bye.’ It makes life so much easier.” Before picking up pen or paintbrush, Amy makes a steaming mug of black tea and walks around her studio, cupping the mug in her hands. Then she sets to work. “I like to be spontaneous,” she says, “but the reality of producing work is that you have to plan and be organized.” As she paints, a video plays in the next room, its sound creating an ambiance. Often it’s Mr. Selfridge, the British period drama set in a London department store. Amy says she finds the soundtrack soothing. Also good as background noise are Masterpiece Theatre, The Lord of the Rings, and documentaries about painters. The birds, the dogs, the falling snow, the muffled soundtrack, the leaf collection, the family stories, the supportive parents, the artist husband, the Vermont childhood . . . somehow it all ends up in a painting, fresh, natural, and gorgeous. I Find more information at amyhook therrien.com.

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y rental car crunched to a stop atop the gravel and seashells. A riot of red, orange, yellow, and teal colored the gap between me and a canal, 40 yards from my bumper. I grinned, wondering which of the three brightly colored “tiny houses” filling the right side of the gap would be my home away from home. They looked so cheerful. Tiny houses first appeared on my radar two years ago on a trip to South Fork, Colorado. The proprietor of a local coffee shop had erected several of them as vacation rentals alongside his café. They looked the size of a large RV but taller. Made of wood and painted with an attractive southwestern flare, I wondered what the insides looked like, but they were occupied.

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TRAVEL TIME “The Margarita” tiny house was as fun to look at as it was to stay in.

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Last summer, while picnicking in the Adirondacks, I asked one of my fellow dinner mates what his daughter was doing. “She’s in Montana, living in a tiny house,” he replied. A few days later, while scanning the television channels for evening entertainment, I came across the show Tiny House, Big Living on HGTV. Tiny houses were sprouting up everywhere! I couldn’t resist watching. The miniature lodgings featured on the show were so luxurious, yet, well, tiny. The Tiny House Trend By definition, a tiny house is under 400 square feet. Some are as small as 100 square

feet. These diminutive domiciles began to catch on during the financial crash in 2008. As banks foreclosed on thousands of moderate to mega-sized houses, a number of would-be homeowners turned to tiny houses as an alternative to a major real estate investment. Tiny houses are cheaper to build because the square footage is much less. Many are on wheels, so not categorized as “real property” and thus not taxed as such. What’s more, living littler saves money on utilities because there are fewer lights to turn on and less space to heat and cool, which also makes them more environmentally friendly. Smaller houses

Clockwise from top left: The interior of The Margarita tiny house from the bedroom loft. A blender and colorful glasses poised for apres-fishing cheer. The author strolls past historic fishing shacks turned into interesting galleries and gift shops.

typically have smaller carbon footprints. They also appeal to people just wanting to downsize and simplify their lives. Residing in a house under 400 square feet doesn’t necessarily mean living lean. The tiny houses on the TV show were beautifully appointed with the latest fixtures and fashionable furniture, just not as much of them. If you only need to decorate 400 square feet, each item inside must be carefully considered, and you might be willing to spend more on it because you don’t need to buy nearly as much as you would to set up a normal-sized house. To give you a picture of how small a tiny house is, according to the US Census Bureau, in 2019, the average size of a singlefamily home in the United States was 2,301 square feet. That’s the equivalent of at least six tiny houses. As a full-time residence, if closet space or privacy are a priority, a tiny house is probably not your best choice. But as a vacation option, it’s like a stand-alone hotel room with more amenities.

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MORE ABOUT MATLACHA, FLORIDA Matlacha (pronounced MATT-la-shay) is a small yet colorful community located 19 miles west of Fort Myers. Often described as an old Florida fishing village, this island community of about 800 residents is not that old compared to many historic places in the Sunshine State. Matlacha did not exist prior to 1926. That year, Lee County purchased a secondhand bridge to put over Matlacha Pass, a narrow swath of water en route to Pine Island. The material dredged up to put in the bridge created much of the land where Matlacha is today, which is why it was originally called “The Fill.” Today, the entire enclave covers only two-thirds of a square mile, of which 70 percent is water. The first inhabitants of The Fill were squatters displaced after the stock market crashed in 1929 and the Great Depression that followed. They lived in tents, cars, and makeshift shacks but eventually built houses on stilts to withstand periodic storm surge. Eventually, these squatters were awarded deeds to their homesites, and Matlacha morphed into a commercial fishing village. In 1992, when gill nets were banned to protect sportfishing interests, the local fisherman shot their boats full of holes and set them on fire, but to no avail. The community adapted, becoming an artist colony. Today, the former fishing huts are brightly painted galleries, boutiques, and cafes that would be considered garish elsewhere, but it all works on the west coast of Florida. Now nicknamed “Key West of the North,” Matlacha is an eclectic little village with a style all its own. 62 i m a g e •

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Top: Anglers head toward the mangroves down one of Matlacha’s many canals. Bottom: Fish on! A cast toward the mangroves hooks a snook.

Miniature in Matlacha My first experience sleeping in a tiny house was exactly that, a place to stay in Matlacha, Florida, in lieu of a hotel room. I was in Matlacha to go kayakfishing for snook, redfish, tarpon, or whatever else I could hook. Mostly I needed warm weather and some time on the water. The colorful tiny houses in front of my rental car were part of the Matlacha Tiny Village, a perfect angler’s basecamp with a kayak-friendly dock. My tiny house was called “The Margarita,” a lively-looking lime green abode. The place lived up to its name in more than color. Inside, green margarita glasses and a blender doubled as wall décor and barware in keeping with a sign, “It’s 5 o’clock somewhere,” on the nearby “Flamingo,” a spritely orange and green tiny house two doors down. Fishing and margaritas—I liked the place already. As I unpacked, I looked around. The long, rectangular interior of The Margarita was a blended cocktail of colors and uncluttered, cleverly placed objects. It reminded me of a sailboat just big enough for an overnight cruise, every inch planned out. A comfy couch and a collapsible table with two chairs occupied one end of the house. The “kitchen”—a sink, stovetop, microwave oven, and downsized refrigerator—filled the wall across from a narrow stairway to the loft. A small bureau was built into the space under the stairs, which faced the bathroom sink. Past the sink, the only interior door opened to the toilet and shower. The loft had just enough room for a full-sized mattress on the floor and a hobbit-sized nightstand. The ceiling was just high enough above the bed to sit up.

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TRAVEL TIME Every element of the house served a useful purpose with a Floridian flare. I tried to imagine living in such a small space for an extended period of time. This was an Airbnb on anti-steroids!

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Fishing Big The next day, I loaded my fishing gear onto a kayak then pushed off from the dock. The short canal emptied into a sizeable bay. By coincidence, I was on the smallest inflatable kayak I had ever pedaled, a Hobie boat that was only 10 feet long. (Hobie kayaks have pedals as well as a paddle.) A steady breeze kicked up waves on the bay, but the beamy little watercraft made easy headway, skimming over the top of the chop. I passed under a bridge, into another bay, then headed toward an endless hedge of mangroves to my left. The water was shallow, only a couple of feet deep. The combination of shallow, grassy flats and mangroves created a nursery for juvenile fish and small baitfish, like mullets and shiners, which in turn attracted bigger game fish, like snook and redfish. I made my way along the first line of trees, casting as closely as I dared to their gnarled tangle of roots. A few tiny crabs darted here and there each time my streamer plopped into the water. Then I felt a tug. I reeled in to see what was biting. A 12-inch golden seatrout with black spots! Smiling, I let the little fellow go, then continued along the mangroves. A few moments later, another fish wiggled the end of my line. This time a small snook came to net. I let it go too. And so it went for most of the day, pedaling here and there, casting and periodically catching modestsized fish. When my arm tired, I pointed the bow of my kayak back toward my downsized dwelling. How funny that all of my fish were undersized too! That said, I still smile hugely when I think about my first stay in a tiny house. I online extra

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wenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, if a victim of sexual or domestic violence in 21 towns in the Upper Valley calls the WISE crisis line, help is there. Trained advocates answer, listen, and provide information and support, including accompanying them at the police station or hospital. Students build understanding and skills to end gender-based violence in 32 Upper Valley schools, working with WISE curricula. With empathetic trained educators, students learn prevention techniques, how to recognize and counteract rape culture, how to get help, and more.

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Right, top: WISE Executive Director Peggy O’Neil in the Program Center living room. Center: The Program Center kitchen serves as a gathering spot for staff and people visiting WISE. Bottom: One of the safe spaces available for meeting advocates.

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Safe shelter, law enforcement training in trauma investigations, and working with resident immigrant survivors of domestic and sexual violence are among WISE’s myriad services. As WISE supports survivors and takes on gender-based violence, it engages the community in its commitment to helping make the Upper Valley a safer place. This year, WISE, whose home base is in Lebanon, celebrates its first half century. WISE’s vital programs responding to and combating gender-based and domestic violence serve thousands of people in the Upper Valley every year. With its vision of “A world of freedom, justice, equality, and dignity where all thrive,” WISE’s mission is leading “the Upper Valley to end gender-based violence through survivor-centered advocacy, prevention, education, and mobilization for social change.” “Over the last 50 years, WISE has been building our capacity to support victims in as many ways as we can as an organization and also to bring the Upper Valley community into our work, because as good as the work is that the organization is doing, this truly is a community issue,” says Peggy O’Neil, WISE executive director. BREAKING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE Survivor-centered support and advocacy have been a cornerstone of WISE’s work since its early years. Free and confidential, WISE’s services increase victims’ safety, help them build secure futures, and can break cycles of violence. “WISE responds to what the community and survivors want and what we have learned from survivors about what is needed,” says Peggy. WISE serves about 1,200 to 1,400 people each year through its advocacy program. WISE’s prevention and violence eradication efforts include its school programs in place in nine New Hampshire and Vermont school

“A world of freedom, justice, equality, and dignity where all thrive,” WISE’s mission is leading “the Upper Valley to end gender-based violence through survivor-centered advocacy, prevention, education, and mobilization for social change.” WISE TIMELINE For 50 years, WISE has supported survivors in times in stress and crisis. From their original goal of creating social services for women in the Upper Valley to their current mission to create social change and end gender-based violence, WISE continues its commitment to survivors and offers assistance every hour of every day. FIRST DECADE 1971: Women’s Information Service, known from the beginning as WISE, was founded to provide much-

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needed social services for women in the Upper Valley. A 1974 article in Ms. Magazine noted that WISE served over 400 clients that first year. The initial focus on employment and job training soon expanded to include services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. SECOND DECADE 1981: Joined the New Hampshire and Vermont Coalitions Against Domestic and Sexual Violence and established a 24-hour crisis line line, (866) 348WISE. Within a decade, calls to the crisis line topped 1,000 per year.

THIRD DECADE 1994: Hired a Youth Violence Prevention and Community Outreach Coordinator, expanding the mission to not only respond to crises, but to advocate for social justice through education. Today WISE outreach programs reach an average of more than 5,000 people annually. FOURTH DECADE 2001: Rented first apartment to serve as a confidential emergency shelter for women fleeing violence. 2006: Bought the Program Center

Opposite: Peggy O’Neil has been the executive director since 2003. Top left: WISE annual meeting, 1991. WISE board with founders Elaine Selle Babcock and Lois Aaron. Bottom left: Retirement party for Shirley Barrett Rivard, office manager from 1985 to 2016. Above: WISE staff, 1994.

FIFTH DECADE 2013: Purchased a Safe Home, WISE’s own warm, nurturing, and holistic space where victims can be safe and begin their journey toward healing and self-sufficiency.

2018: Opened a co-location site in Windsor, Vermont, and partnered with Upper Valley Haven, Good Neighbor Health Clinic, and LISTEN to provide a coordinated community response. Welcoming All Nationalities Network (WANN) became a WISE program to provide legal assistance and comprehensive support to immigrant survivors of gender-based violence.

2015: Formed a partnership with Dartmouth College to provide a dedicated campus advocate and a co-location site on campus.

DAWN OF SIXTH DECADE 2020: In September, WISE became the proud owners of the five-unit property at 34 Bank Street, next

at 38 Bank Street in Lebanon, New Hampshire, a permanent home and safe space for WISE clients and the community.

to the WISE Program Center. The building, already constructed as apartments with easy access to public transportation, shopping, and schools, presented as a truly ideal location to establish WISE’s vision for a transitional housing program. 2021: Looking ahead with Strategic Planning for sustainable WISE, with programs to do with survivorcentered support and mobilization for social change to end genderbased violence.

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DEFINITIONS Domestic violence – a type of gender-based violence. Domestic violence, dating violence, relationship violence, and intimate partner violence are different terms that describe the same thing: a pattern of behaviors that one partner uses to gain power and control over the other. Abusers are often not violent with anyone other than their partner and/or their children. Gender-based violence – any harm perpetrated against a person based on power inequalities resulting from gender roles. It includes all identities who are so often impacted by violence: women, children, LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual), people of color, immigrants, refugees, and people with disabilities, among others. The term recognizes how people with these identities are connected by oppression, which means that they all experience some form of inequality in society. Program Operations Coordinator Stacey Glazer and Executive Director Peggy O’Neil outside the Program Center.

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districts. “We made a commitment a long time ago that we wanted to be in schools to do prevention work with the next generation of young people. They get it,” says Peggy. In WISE’s researchbased school curricula, kindergarten through high school students build personal skills for healthy, safe lives and also an understanding of cultural factors underlying sexual violence. In schools, community workshops, and forums and in training volunteers to be involved with WISE, part of WISE’s effort is “to help people get language around issues of domestic and genderbased violence,” explains Peggy. Helping people talk about these challenging and complex subjects raises awareness and understanding, opening paths to change. Peggy notes that the “Me Too” movement and recent high-profile gender-based violence and abuse are also raising awareness. CREATING A RESOURCE FOR WOMEN When WISE was founded in 1971, activism for women’s rights was surging across the country. In the United States in 1971, a married woman could not get a credit card in her own name (Equal Credit Opportunity Act 1974), legally get an abortion (Supreme Court Decision Roe v. Wade 1973), or study in a United States military academy (1976). A woman had never been acquitted for using deadly force to resist sexual assault or prevailed in legal action against workplace sexual harassment. Thinking globally and acting locally, women in the Upper Valley recognized the dearth of social services for women in the region. Hanover residents Elaine Selle Babcock and Lois Aaron took action. Rustling up grants and with support from the University of New Hampshire counseling department, they and nearly 40 other women came together in a weeklong training workshop. The goal, Elaine Selle Babcock recounted in a 1994 article in Ms. Magazine about WISE (an acronym

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for Women’s Information Service), was to establish “a counseling service by and for women.” From this initiative, offices staffed by volunteers opened in several New Hampshire towns and assisted more than 400 women in their first year. When WISE launched, employment and job training were early foci. An acute need to address violence against women soon became clear. WISE evolved. Decade by decade, WISE has recognized need and responded with action. “We are always asking ourselves and getting feedback from survivors and our partners. What can we do more of? What can we do better? What can we do differently? How can we adapt to what is needed and wanted?” says Peggy.

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LOOKING AHEAD Building on its solid foundation of experience and expertise, WISE moves into its next years with its recently developed strategic plan. The plan positions WISE to continue to expand its advocacy and services for survivors, including working with systems and institutions such as law enforcement and legal services. Innovative leadership to end gender-based violence is a priority. To effectively move forward and bring about social change, WISE seeks to involve more of the community and especially young people. WISE is also looking ahead at its organizational sustainability and growth and its continued stewardship of the two Victorian buildings it owns— its Program Center and Safe Home. Moving forward, Peggy says, “We are here and we will be around to engage in action to reduce and hopefully eliminate what creates violence in people’s lives.” I WISE Program Center 38 Bank Street Lebanon, NH (603) 448-5922 Crisis Line: (866) 348-WISE (9573) www.wiseuv.org

WISE PROGRAMS WISE touches thousands of lives every year. Over the last decade, WISE supported more than 10,000 victims, provided trauma support training to over 5,000 firstresponder professionals, taught healthy relationship skills to more than 18,000 students, and reached more than 11,000 community members with customized workshops. Five programs are the cornerstones of WISE’s work: Crisis Services and Advocacy Support to victims and survivors of gender-based violence within 21 New Hampshire and Vermont communities, including through the 24-hour crisis line (866) 348-9473, with emergency shelter, transitional housing assistance, legal aid, safety planning, support groups, and inperson advocacy including at police stations, courts, and hospitals. The primary goals for the Crisis Services and Advocacy program are to increase the safety of victims of domestic and sexual violence, provide support as survivors gain access to better options, and collaborate with others in the community to provide effective responses to victims. Shelter and Housing Program The WISE Safe Home and emergency shelter and housing are available to survivors and their children who are fleeing violence and in need of safe, confidential living arrangements. Victims have support from WISE advocates. Safe housing provides respite and opens opportunities to determine sustainable next steps. WISE reduces barriers to accessing housing services through partnerships with other services and community providers and advocacy within publicly and privately funded housing systems. Youth Violence Prevention and Community Education Gender-based violence exists because of cultural values, customs, and traditions that promote and

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sustain gender inequality. Understanding and changing these conditions can reduce forms of violence. WISE works with students, schools, and communities to build skills for healthy, safe, and fulfilling relationships. WISE’s curricula are informed by research and best practices and are consistent with state and federal education guidelines. Elementary school lessons focus on social and emotional skill building, identifying safe and trusted adults, and asking for help. Middle and high school objectives include deconstructing myths regarding dating and sexual violence, building empathy for survivors, and increasing bystander awareness and response. Workshops and professional development and consultation educate the community. Immigration Legal Services and Community Education Essential immigration legal services and culturally relevant community education to immigrant survivors of gender-based violence include consultations to assess an individual’s eligibility for humanitarian immigration status or for other benefits under United States immigration law. Goals include orienting new immigrant residents to life in the Upper Valley, educating non-US citizens and US citizens about their rights and responsibilities in respect to federal immigration actions, and raise awareness of warning signs that signal vulnerability specific to immigration status, such as victimization through human trafficking. Multidisciplinary Interview and Training Center Collaboration with Windsor County State’s Attorney’s office, Windsor County Unit for Special Investigations, and local police departments responds to aggravated domestic assault through Forensic Experiential Trauma Interviews (FETI) for victims. It provides outreach and training to law enforcement in trauma-informed investigative processes. Victims can more accurately share their experience of the traumatic victimization, and the criminal legal system is able to secure much more useful information for investigative and prosecution work.

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MORE THAN A YEAR HAS PASSED since the coronavirus sent us home to nest. With three different vaccines going into arms, it won’t be long before we can all be together again. Many families have taken advantage of this time at home to cook together. If you haven’t tried cooking with your kids, you might be surprised. From the simplest dishes to elaborately decorated cakes, many children enjoy flexing their creative muscles in the kitchen. And you’ll be happy to have their help when the entire neighborhood gets back together to rock the block. Now, for those kids that steer clear of the kitchen, well, a little encouragement won’t hurt. Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner, children can benefit from active involvement in meal planning, preparation, and cleanup. Cooking with your children will help them learn important life skills as well as build self-esteem and foster healthy eating habits. Cooking with kids is also good for the parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles who help them. Time in the kitchen can be a wonderful bonding experience. When you cook together, you share more than family recipes. It’s a great opportunity to introduce your children to the stories behind those recipes and the cooks who prepared them. This spring, cook together and enjoy these three childpleasing recipes. Get out the aprons and have fun with your kids in the kitchen! BY SUSAN NYE

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GRILLED CHICKEN WITH SWEET & SPICY BARBECUE SAUCE Serves 4

1–1K lb boneless chicken thighs Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce 1. Put the chicken in a bowl, add enough barbecue sauce to generously coat, and toss to combine. Cover and marinate the chicken in the refrigerator, turning every few hours, for at least 4 hours or overnight. 2. Preheat the grill to medium-high or the oven to 400°. If baking in the oven, line a sheet pan with aluminum foil and lightly oil the foil with vegetable or olive oil. 3. Grilling: Arrange the chicken on the grill, reduce the heat to medium, and grill the chicken for about 5 minutes per side or until cooked through. Remove the chicken from the grill and let it rest for 5 minutes. Baking: Arrange the chicken on the prepared baking sheet and bake at 400° for about 20 minutes or until cooked through. 4. Cut the chicken into K-inch-thick slices. If you like, reheat some of the Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce to pass around.

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SWEET & SPICY BARBECUE SAUCE Makes about 4 cups

N cup olive oil 1 onion, roughly chopped 4 cloves garlic, chopped K fresh jalapeno pepper, chopped, or to taste 1 tsp each ginger, allspice, cinnamon, and cumin K tsp your favorite dried pepper flakes, or to taste K tsp smoked paprika Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes N cup brown sugar 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1. Put the olive oil in a saucepan and heat over medium. Add the onion, garlic, jalapeno, and spices, season with salt and pepper, and stir to combine. Sauté until soft and lightly caramelized, about 15 minutes. 2. Stir in the tomatoes, brown sugar, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce. Raise the heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, for about 20 minutes. 3. Cool to room temperature. Working in batches, transfer the sauce to a blender or food processor and process until smooth. Store leftover barbecue sauce in the refrigerator for a few days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. The sauce is good with both chicken and pork.

QUINOA SALAD Serves 4

1 cup quinoa Grated zest of 1 orange 1 clove garlic, minced 1 scallion, thinly sliced, white and green parts separated 2 Tbsp currants Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Orange Vinaigrette 1 apple, peeled, cored, and chopped 2 Tbsp chopped walnuts, toasted 1 Tbsp roughly chopped fresh parsley leaves 1 Tbsp roughly chopped fresh mint leaves

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1. Cook the quinoa according to package directions. While the quinoa cooks, put the orange zest, garlic, scallion (white part only), and currants in a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and toss to combine. 2. Add the hot quinoa and enough Orange Vinaigrette to lightly coat, toss to combine, and cool to room temperature. Add the apple, walnuts, the scallion’s green parts, parsley, and mint and toss again. The salad can be prepared up to one day in advance, covered, and refrigerated. Bring to room temperature before serving. ORANGE VINAIGRETTE Juice of K orange 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar 1 tsp honey 1 tsp Dijon mustard Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste Extra-virgin olive oil to taste Put the orange juice, vinegar, honey, and mustard in a clean glass jar, season with salt and pepper, cover, and shake to combine. Add olive oil to taste and shake again until well combined and emulsified. Cover and store leftover vinaigrette in the refrigerator. It will be great on your next green or garden salad.

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Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Brownies Makes 24 brownies

N cups flour 2 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 cup peanut butter K cup (1 stick) butter at room temperature O cup brown sugar 2 eggs 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 2 cups semisweet or milk chocolate chips Optional: O cup chopped walnuts 1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan. 2. Put the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and whisk to combine. 3. With an electric mixer, beat the peanut butter, butter, and sugar on medium-high speed until creamy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until smooth. 4. Reduce the mixer speed to low, slowly add the dry ingredients, and mix until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips. 5. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Bake the brownies at 350° until the edges begin to pull away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached, about 20 minutes. 6. Cool in the pan, cut, and serve. 80 i m a g e •

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Although each child is different, with adult supervision: Children five years and under can generally: Read simple recipes. Scrub or rinse fruits and vegetables. Tear greens, break and snap the ends off green beans or asparagus, and husk corn. Measure and pour some ingredients. Mash and hand mix. Shake and spread. Use a cookie or biscuit cutter. Roll out dough. Set the table. As they get older, children can do all of the above plus: Read more complicated recipes. Crack and separate eggs. Grate cheese. Cut soft vegetables, fruits, and cheeses with a plastic or dinner knife. Older children can do all of the above plus: Use the electric mixer. Stir food on the stove. Use and read a candy thermometer. Use chef and paring knives. Operate a can opener or food processor. I

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Pruning Workshop, April 14.

Mud Season Mystery: The Lodger, April 14- May 2.

April 1, May 6 First Thursday Hike at The Fells The Fells, 11am thefells.org

April 14 Pruning Workshop Join Nick Scheu, landscape director, for the second of three workshops. Learning about and achieving good structure and shape helps to achieve beautiful or improved results. We will be concentrating on summer flowering shrubs and roses, but generally working on and with select woody plants that greatly benefit from early season care and attention. All necessary tools will be provided or bring your own favorites. Call (603) 763-4789 ext. 3 or email info@thefells.org to register. The Fells, 1pm thefells.org

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April 14–May 2

Mud Season Mystery: The Lodger This spring, Northern Stage will present Mud Season Mystery: The Lodger, a witty new adaptation of the classic mystery, created for Zoom and performed live each night. A lodger arrives at a ramshackle London boarding house as news of a murderer sweeps through town. He fits the description—but is he guilty? And can we trust our instincts? Grab your friends and join Ronnie, an obsessive mystery fan and your host, as Ronnie leads you on a journey through this tantalizing tale and your own expectations. Northern Stage Online northernstage.org

April 20 Zach Nugent Join soulful singer/guitarist Zach Nugent for an intimate live performance of Grateful Dead and

Jerry Garcia Band music—and more. Grab some takeout and tune in to this exclusive live LOH house concert streamed via YouTube. Admission is free but registration is required. Lebanon Opera House Online, 6pm lebanonoperahouse.org

April 23 Female Birds & the Founding Mothers of Ornithology Think of this presentation as the her-story of birding and the celebration of noticing female birds. Bridget Butler, the Bird Diva, breaks down some of the most interesting new scientific studies on female birds and shares with you some of the stories of the mothers of ornithology. Visit nature-museum.org to register. The Nature Museum, 7pm nature-museum.org

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Shearing of the Heather, May 7.

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May 7 Shearing of the Heather Since 1996 the Northeast Heather Society has guided and assisted The Fells in this important annual task. Please come join our landscape staff this year! Call (603) 763-4789 ext. 3 or email info@thefells.org to register. The Fells, 9:30am thefells.org

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May 12, 22 Potting Workshop Join Nick Scheu and Shayna Levesque, nursery manager, to begin the season at The Fells. Pot seed and plant plugs for use in our landscape and your home garden. $5 per person includes a sample of plant specimens to take home. Call (603) 763-4789 ext. 3 or email info@thefells.org to register. The Fells, 9am thefells.org

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May 18 Solitary Bee Hotels: Construction Ideas to Support these Pollinators Nick Scheu and Simon Parsons, education director, will guide you as you build and take home your very own bee hotel with its own unique and distinctive character. Buy a second kit to take home! This is a hands-on building experience for ages 8 to 98! All supplies and tools will “bee” provided. Call (603) 763-4789 ext. 3 or email info@thefells.org to register. The Fells, 1pm thefells.org

May 29 The John Hay Estate at The Fells: Historic Home Opens for the Season See new exhibits in history, ecology, and art. Take a historic guided or self-guided tour of the 22-room Colonial Revival Main House, explore the renowned gardens and sculpture, build a fairy house in the children’s Fairy Village, and experience the natural world on an easy hike along one of our scenic trails. The Fells thefells.org

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Exhibit: Peace and Tranquility After these past stressful months with our world turned upside down, we find that The Fells has offered a retreat, a place to come and experience the peace and tranquility of the natural world. In these past months many artists have found peace and tranquility painting in their studios or out in the landscape. This show featuring selected artists who will share their work and experiences over the past 14 months creating art that reflects the peace and tranquility that they sought. The Fells thefells.org

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Exhibit: Art Café and Walt Whitman The Second Floor Gallery features the artists from the Art Café and their work inspired by Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. Whitman’s verse collection was first published in 1855 and is considered a landmark in the history of American literature. These paintings, sculptures, and collages are individual creations reflecting a line taken from this noted collection. The Fells thefells.org

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History Exhibit: The Literary Legacy of the Hay Family Read excerpts from the literary works of four generations of the Hay family. Accompanying the exhibition throughout the season will be a selection of educational programs about history, literature, and the arts. The Fells thefells.org

May 29–October 11 Ecology Exhibit: Habitat Stewardship at The John Hay Estate Environmentalist and nature writer John Hay called on us to raise awareness about habitat loss and its impacts on ecology. Through interactive and informative exhibits, guided interpretive hikes, and ecology programs, we hope to teach our visitors to be good stewards of wildlife habitat. Located in the Pavilion. The Fells thefells.org

May 29–October 11 Sculpture Exhibit: Art in Nature 2021 A contemporary exhibit of some of the finest New England sculptors set on the beautiful grounds of The Fells. Each piece is sensitively sited to seamlessly integrate that which is human created into the surrounding landscape. This year’s exhibit continues the theme of “Stillness & Motion,” and features a combination of still and kinetic pieces. The Fells thefells.org

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Hopkins Center for the Arts (603) 646-2422 hop.dartmouth.edu

Live Arts in Your Living Room— Welcome to Hop@Home The Hop’s current season represents musicians that vault over the boundaries of genre and geography, stirring works by a new generation of dancers and theatre-makers, and conversations about the arts and issues of the day. Each week, our virtual stage brings adventurous artistry into your living room. The Hop offers a varied weekly lineup of online programming including livestreamed performances, film recommendations and live chat, digital dance parties for kids and grown-ups, and projects cooked up by our ensemble directors. Don’t miss out on a performance! Visit hop.dartmouth.edu/hop-at-home to subscribe to weekly Hop@Home emails to find out about all upcoming events.

April 2 & 3

SIC ILIA

Serving our seafood lovers of the north.

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Celebrating Dance at Dartmouth: Momix Visit hop.dartmouth.edu for location details, 7:30pm

April 23 Alisa Weilerstein Visit hop.dartmouth.edu for details.

The Daily Catch pays homage to the culinary brilliance, family traditions, and heritage of authentic Sicilian dining. The vibrant menu includes, sustainably sourced calamari and seafood, delicate hand-made pasta (like our famous black squid ink), robust comfort foods and a perfectly paired wine list.

THE DAILY CATCH 61 Central Street. Woodstock Vermont | 802.332.4005 | www.thedailycatch.com

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CELEBRATE THE MOMENT

The Bergeron family enjoys some lake time.

Eileen Saunders with her family.

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YOU and YOURS this SEASON! Nora Hinman and Grandpa get ready for the first game of the season. Go Patriots!

Moments to remember with family and friends Send photos of your special moments to dthompson@mountainviewpublishing.com.

Andrew Ramsey’s first time out with his uncle Ed Warren.

Mindy Scott celebrates her big day! 88 i m a g e •

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Brothers Jack and Eli celebrate Eli’s first birthday at Patch Orchards.

Chris Mudge and his family.