8/11/25

Well, it looks like a hot humid week coming up. I was in ME the latter part of last week and the same weather was happening there. I want to thank my friends who watered my gardens, collected my mail, and filled my hummingbird feeder during my absence. I did notice a bear in my driveway captured by my Blink camera while I was gone. Then this morning he was on my deck while I was doing my floor exercises in front of the sliding glass door. He (assumption) appears to be a year old fellow, on the slim side. Guess my neighbors and I do not have many ready snacks for him! He is very cute, but I did chase him away…

I understand that both the Farm and Wilderness Fair and the Tyson Ladies Aid Bazaar were well-attended and successful. The next Fletcher Memorial Library event to put on your calendar is the book discussion of Orbital by Samantha Harvey on Mon 8/11 at 6 PM. Also, there is a wonderful and varied selection of books at the Friends of the Library book sale at FML this weekend. Hours are: Fri, 6/15 4-7 pm for the pre-sale (A “first pick” entrance fee of $5 applies.) and Sat, 8/16 10 am – 3 pm.

Coming up is the 20th Plymouth Folk and Blues Festival that will take place at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site on Labor Day Weekend, Saturday, 8/30 and Sunday, 8/31 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days. It is always delightful to sit on the lawn and hear amazing music. Non-perishable food is also collected for the VT Food Bank.