Comments on: Living By Instinct: Discovering Plainfield, Vermont

By: LiveWorkDream Report: Short List of Liveable Western Towns

LiveWorkDream Report: Short List of Liveable Western Towns — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:12:53 +0000

[…] the Midwest and East Coast a chance, and even fell in love with a few places, like Wisconsin, and Vermont. But ultimately, there’s just too many people crammed into the Eastern states. And in the […]

By: Gannie

Gannie — Wed, 21 May 2008 02:26:14 +0000

Hi…We love it here. Yes, spend a winter and see if it works for you. It’s not for everyone, but we who have taken root appreciate the “great weather” so much, and, the definition of “great weather” changes after awhile—if it’s above zero and sunny, it’s a great day!–probably don’t even need to wear more than heavy sweater unless going outdoors for an extended amount of time. Abundant fresh air, easy lifestyle…works for me/us…Anyway, I’ll tell Scott he’s on the video…and maybe he’ll hook me up with a free slice of the barbecue chicken pizza–my favorite! Take care!

By: Rene

Rene — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:01:34 +0000

You make it sound so beautiful. It’s exactly what we want in a place to live, but I guess we’ll have to find out for ourselves what it’s really like and spend a winter there.

Humboldt County, where we are from, is a lot like Vermont during the rainy season. There isn’t much to do outdoors, so we’d spend it inside, crafting, knitting, etc. It was a very creative community, like Plainfield.

Positive Pie ROCKS. Be sure to tell that guy that he’s on our video, I don’t think we ever told him.

By: Gannie

Gannie — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:40:54 +0000

Winter…the bane of transplanted Vermonters existence…many start complaining how much we loathe the snow and cold by mid-January ..(though we love the first snows in Nov/Dec, whenever it arrives and then melts, and signals the change of seasons) and are groaning when will it ever end? by mid Feb… and are relieved when mud season arrives, hopefully in March and then you smell the boiling maple syrup in the air…and the days are longer and brighter by March, so we are almost a little relieved when we get a few more flurries…all’s right with the world…and the cold keeps Vermont small and cozy, it’s not for everyone and we like that, alot! that’s what keeps it special and unspoiled…we get into a winter routine of sitting by the woodstove in winter, putting on a pot of soup, keep the tea kettle ready, and there’s reading, writing, etc., and dreaming about spring, summer, and fall…it’s not all bad and in fact, you become one with nature and appreciate the seasons all the more…we have a window on the world…that is, south facing sliding doors overlooking a meadow surrounded by trees and a mountain view and it’s gorgeous in every season including winter, though I appreciate the view more sitting near the woodstove and watching the wildlife roaming in the field…and there’s always something to do, especially on the weekend, (Goddard often has writers giving readings and musicians in the Haybarn Theater) keep thing and friends are more than willing to journey out in most any weather for a get-together…for those feeling trapped, you can always take off for a week or two or more to shorten the season…but Positive Pie is open year round as is the River Run restaurant…Maple Valley is fab fab fab …great homemade healthy breads and baked goods, great breakfast and lunch…but they close for a few months end of Dec–they go to FL…the food co-op is also great and meals at Goddard are good, too, and it’s a great way to get in touch with people from all over the country and world.

By: Rene

Rene — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:14:21 +0000

Ooooh, Gannie, you are so lucky. Out of all the towns we’ve visited, that one is still on my favorites list. It is very live-and-let-live. We like that.

You and your family are hearty souls for living through the winters there. I don’t know if we can do it.

By: Gannie

Gannie — Sat, 17 May 2008 19:33:57 +0000

Plainfield..have loved living here since 1980…raised 3 kids here and they love it, too. unique..quirky..cool…you can breathe here..be who you truly are and it’s okay..people respect uniqueness/creativity however it manifests itself…Goddard College..great place and is on the rise again..check out their website…can’t think of a better place to live and work and just be creative…dream love read write paint mow grass grow grass whatever you want you can be one with the earth here one with nature one with the happy friendly people..

By: small dog house

small dog house — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:42:19 +0000

I’m heading to VT next month. Thanks for the info!

By: Diqui

Diqui — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:17:37 +0000

Peter and I won a week at a cabin in Greensboro, VT. We’ll keep this place in mind for when we make it out that way. It sounds like a wonderful place!

By: el jefe

el jefe — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:51:23 +0000

do they sell “menudo”?

By: Sara

Sara — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 05:16:42 +0000

Wow…sounds so great! I think we’ll have to make a stop there ourselves! We’re looking for smaller colleges to do presentations at…if you come across some good schools, let me know!