7/5/26

So many events happening this past weekend that it was difficult to pick and choose. The Naturalization Ceremony at the Coolidge Homestead was heartwarming and well worth attending. Forty-nine candidates from twenty-four countries with huge smiles on their faces received their citizenshipcertification and were cheered by family, friends, and all of us in attendance. Shortly after there was an thrilling “flyover” by 4 jets from the VT National Guard, prior to the reading of the Declaration of Independence and the procession to the cemetery to lay the wreath. Luscious food was available from Jen’s Cookin’, tucked away behind the Wilder House. If you missed these yummy offerings, you can check out her facebook page or find Jen at her stand in Tyson.

It has been warmer that usual with rather high humidity, but generally I have not found it to be overly oppressive, especially when temps are reported in the triple digits elsewhere. I had a hummingbird on my Blink this morning, then I realized I had let the food run out, so it was apparently giving me a subtle reminder! I do worry about wildlife with the many days of fireworks.

Please note that there is a Select Board meeting on Mon, 7/6 at 6 PM. The agenda can be found on the website. We rarely dislike a book, but everyone agreed the It Girl was not one that we would recommend. Moving on, The Plymouth Book Group choose three books for the next few month. Whistler by Ann Patchett for 7/22, Theo of Golden by Allen Levi for 8/10, and Finding Freedom in the Lost Kitchen by Erin French for 9/23.

Happenings at Fletcher Memorial Library this week begin on Monday, 7/6 with the Mount Holly Folk Club bringing a mix of favorite folk songs on the lawn from 4:30- 6:30 PM. Then the book discussion of Those Turbulent Sons of Freedom by Christopher S. Wren on Thurs 7/9 at 10:30 AM

I found a tick attached to my side last week. Ironically I had just completed some tick research to include in my article (did I cause this to happen?). Below is what I found online

How to Submit a Tick for Free Identification

Preserve the tick: Place it in a small bottle of isopropyl alcohol (used watertight pill bottles work well). Mail it: Use a crush-proof container and send it with the completed Tick Surveillance Submission Form to: VAAFM VT Tick Surveillance Program, 163 Admin Drive, Randolph Center, VT 05061 Agency of Agriculture Food and Markets.

Or email a photo: Take a clear, close-up photo of the top and bottom of the tick on a white sheet of paper, then email it to Eliza.Doncaster@Vermont.gov for identification That is what I did and Eliza responded immediately!