Friday, March 7, 2025
The Unexpected Gift Inside a Book by Eileen O'Finlan

Monday, October 7, 2024
Mixing Business with Pleasure by Eileen O'Finlan



Monday, August 7, 2023
Coming October 1, 2023 - The Folklorist by Eileen O'Finlan

Monday, March 13, 2023
Maple Sugar Moon
Here in Vermont, we are into Sogalikas, the Sugar Maker Moon, fourth in the lunar year. The Abenaki people say that they learned of a delicious treat from the red squirrel nation. Squirrels nip off the end bud of a maple twig and drink the sap flow from the tip at this time of year. The Abenaki were quick to imitate Brother Squirrel!
Now we boil down the sap in sugar houses all over Vermont. It’s a festive time of visiting and telling stories around the fires.
March is also the month to celebrate all things Irish— literature, song, dance and history, myth and legend. What rich heritage we can draw on from both the first peoples and the many immigrants, rich with their own stories, who came to our shores!
Friday, October 7, 2022
Autumnal Thoughts by Eileen O'Finlan
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There's something about autumn. It's gorgeous, mysterious, spooky, and magical all at once. It conjures up thoughts of trees ablaze in red, gold, yellow, and orange, of Halloween ghosts and goblins, harvests of apples, pumpkins, and winter squash, of simmering soups and hearty stews, the swish of leaves underfoot, and crisp, tangy air. Yet it has a tinge of sadness as well. The year is dying. That lovely, slightly fruity scent in the air is created by the decay of leaves and vegetation. For many of us in New England, autumn is bittersweet. It is stunningly beautiful, but also the harbinger of the long, cold winter that's surely on its way.
Autumn is a special time of year for me. Each of its months brings a different emotion. In September, I mourn the loss of summer's warmth and freedom. By October, I've usually made my peace with summer's departure, and I'm ready to embrace autumn in all its beauty and bounty. And in November, I'm consumed with the coming holidays.
The high point in my current work-in-progress takes place in a Vermont October. Working all of that month's enchantments into the story is both challenging and rewarding. Since I am close to that point in the writing now, at least I won't have far to look for inspiration. A glimpse outside my window will do.

Monday, October 7, 2019
Tombstones Tell A Story by Eileen O'Finlan
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One side of pillar honoring Revolutionary soldiers buried here |
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American Soldiers believed buried in Old First Church burying grounds |
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Hessian (Brunswick) Soldiers believed buried in Old First Church Burying Ground |
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David Redding - Executed Loyalist |
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Details regarding Redding's Execution |
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Grave site of Robert Frost and Family Members |
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Mom and my cousin, Patty, reflect near the birch tree at Robert Frost's Grave |
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Frost's Poem "In A Disused Graveyard" |
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Grave Marker of William Halford Maguire |

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