What the what?! I could not be further removed from traffic, honking and crowds in my little cabin off this dirt road in Vermont. So why did I need to put on my noise-cancelling headphones at 10am this morning? Walking up the driveway to my car, I saw the offending culprit. Tree-trimming on Podunk Road!

I’d already put in a few hours on the computer, sent off revisions for chapters 4 and 5 (over 50 pps), so decided to go exploring and pick up lunch. White River Junction was on my list today, and off I went. I wandered around the commercial area and drifted into the coolest shop on the street: Post. I’m a sucker for stationery stores, particularly when I’m on vacation. I love to look through the racks of cards and stock up for the coming year.

The owner had just opened this month, but clearly has a great eye. She said she’d been a buyer for another concern for 17 years before starting her own business. I did a little bit of damage, got some cute gifts to be distributed when needed (lucky you if your birthday’s in the next month or two!) and left inspired to get back to work on my book.

Couldn’t resist these fabulous paper clips! Worth $.28 apiece, right?