THE STORIES WE TELL
TOM SHACHTMAN: FOUNDING FATHERS
Tariffs, taxes on the wealthy, the national debt, regional disparities, keeping manufacturing on these shores, our leaders’ private vs. public interests—these were issues present at the birth of this country that retain startling relevance in today’s world.
WARNER BROS. CARTOONS
Are you old enough to remember wintery Saturday mornings, lined up like little Indians on the living room sofa, while grainy black-and-white images darted hectically across an early television screen?
Before our very eyes, Bugs Bunny ...

HAGGIS
I have to admit that haggis has gotten a bad rap over the years. I think it begins with the name… the term “haggis” seems to conjure up visions of Shakespeare’s witches in Hamlet, boiling a sheep’s stomach filled with haggis in a simmering cauldron...

BE CURIOUS

For those of us who live with cats we witness curiosity on the prowl every day. Delving into corners, cupboards and empty cardboard boxes, cats have a deep, instinctive need to know that everything is “as it should be” in their territory...

PATIENCE
I recently started a new needlework pattern. Before it is done, I expect to have precisely placed some 18,975 stitches. Obviously, it will take some time to finish. I estimate about a year’s worth of my time. My little great-niece bops...

HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Each week our millennial writer, Charlotte Penrose, looks around the region for what's happening and shares recommendations - the most interesting and fun events to come. Her thoughts for this one and her
peek beneath the radar.

COUNTRY RETREAT
An exciting opportunity to acquire 270 acres in the heart of Millbrook’s glorious countryside graced by a four (or five) bedroom house charmingly, sited in the midst of the property overlooking its own private lake...

WHISPER RISING

Whisper is the elder stateswoman in our family. She is a Toy Poodle, fifteen years old, has no teeth and significant orthopedic challenges.
One Sunday she fell off the bed and dislocated her elbow, her right elbow.

ART GALLERIES
Another way to survive the winter months is to take advantage of the abundance of art. The Berkshires are famous for its art and the many galleries who display, local, national and international artists.