Vermont Living: Gail's Organic Farmstand

Nothing beats a Sunday morning at Gail's Organic Farm Stand, tucked away on MacArthur Road in Marlboro, Vermont. You've got to be there at 9:00 am to enjoy Robin and Ty's organic coffee and homemade berry scones, but it's worth it. A couple of weeks ago, I went for a visit to get some footage of the stand and the Sunday morning scene that goes with it. 

Here's some photos to share until I learn how to actually make a film...

Get your farm fresh produce, eggs, berries and more. 

Here's a fine example of "more". I couldn't resist bringing home this beauty. A plum cake made with hints of lemon and brandy, made by Jill Hulme.  

Who could walk away from this, I ask?

Bring your city kids here to taste a real cherry tomato for the 1st time.
Worked for me.

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Did I mention, you can pick your own ORGANIC berries?

Gail. The woman behind it all.

Robin and Ty serve Mocha Joe's Organic Coffee, a local favorite.

A little Sunday snooze is par for the course. 

Vermont Living.

Portsmouth, NH Mini City Guide

Boujour, Salud!

One idea for the show is to incorporate little snapshots of cool places to visit, highlighting unique boutiques and maybe a couple of resturants and other attractions.

So, this is my first Mini City Guide on a little weekend vacation my family and I took to Portsmouth, New Hampshire and the tip of Southern Maine, Kittery area.

Overall, I love the area. Portsmouth is a bustling little town with great New England charm. The Port itself is lovely, there's plenty of great restaurants, and several downtown shops worth checking out. Two of my favorites were: The Odd Showroom where the cute owner remakes vintage clothes http://www.myspace.com/oddshowroom

She had a rad dress on that I was surprised to find out was from Forever 21, one my favorite secret shops where you can find trendy clothes for no mucho dinero. I was inspired to track that dress down and luckily found the last one in my size. Okay, getting of target here...

Portsmouth! And my other favorite is this very cute little paper store

called Gus and Ruby Letterpress http://www.gusandruby.com/

I loved the design of the store itself with custom white cabinets, great lighting (see fabulous anthropology chandelier which I can't seem to find). Check out the store's blog here- http://www.paperhounds.blogspot.com/

The owner was super friendly, and I got these lovely papers there, which I promptly used to revamp my daughter's new (vintage) dollhouse, click here to see before and after shots.

Restaurants

The Friendly Toast- a great family place serving yummy stuff all day and open 24hrs a day on the weekends (not that we are ever out past 10pm these days...). The decor is fun too, a mix between 50's, 60's and 70's junk/vintage store complete with a fake baby in a cradle that rocked. A bit odd, but entertaining to watch. No website that I could find, but here's a bunch of reviews on yelp http://www.yelp.com/biz/the-friendly-toast-portsmouth

Flatbread Pizza- We liked this bustling , noisy open space joint. Simple brick oven pizza, but really great, fresh, local and organic ingredients. http://www.flatbreadcompany.com/2007Home.htm

Portsmouth Brewery- Matt (the hubby) says to check it out. http://portsmouthbrewery.com/

Beaches

We headed down 1A, South of Portsmouth, and just parked on the side of the road, walked over some big boulders and enjoyed a lovely day at the beach.

You can pay at the parks, but this was just as good and free. Although, watch out, this water is cold.

Regardless of the chilly water, Portsmouth and the Southern Maine area has lots to offer for a lovely weekend fun spot.

Spirit

FLY GIRLS NEEDED! For Real Yall.

I'm looking for some FLY girls, a la In Living Color. If you can dance- I want you!

Before and After shots: I's Dollhouse

This isn't exactly a show idea, but I do like the concept of before and after shots for the show. So, here's a little sneak peek of something I've been working on.

I found this great handmade dollhouse at a local shop in Brattleboro called Experienced Goods Home Furnishing on Elliott St. Here's some before & after shots.

I got the paper from this great little shop in Portsmouth, NH called

called Gus and Ruby Letterpress http://www.gusandruby.com/

See below a video of Iyla - I think she likes her new doll house.

I love this room, wanted to leave a couple of walls shabby chic, but check out the paper on the floor here (under the queen and horse). Isnt' it lovley? I'm thinking of doing my bathroom in this one. Rock on queeny!

Stuff to do list to have my own show

Okay, now I have to figure out how to have my own show.

My goal is to do 12 shows in a year. The mission is that it needs to be good and produced well. I have 11 ideas so far, but these might morph over time.

Okay, the list. What do I need to do? How do I start?

1. Visit the local Brattleboro TV station BCTV. Talk with Frederic. Check, did this last week. (I'm a big fan of already having done the first task on my to do lists so I feel I'm ahead of the game. I used to do this in High school and College. Number one on my list was "wake up". )

2. Watch some shows that they have broadcast. Check out Artisit a'la mode and Grill dog.

3. Find a crew. Need camera person, editor and co-producer. (I'm totally guessing on this, but sounds sufficient).

4. Write a draft for the first show.

5. Find the people.

6. Tape.

7. Edit.

8. Show on TV!

9. Oh yes, and get sponsors.

That doesn't sound too hard.

Want to hear something funny?

As you know, I really want to have my own show, but the funny thing is I haven't had a TV in about, hum, 15 yrs? Well, that's not exactly true, I do own a TV, it just doesn't work except for DVD's and videos. (seems kind of common amongst my crowd). See my fancy TV >>>

So why no real TV? I stopped watching it when I moved out of my parents house because I noticed I was becoming afraid of everything- being kidnapped, chopped up- you name it. There's a lot of really violent shows on just the regular old basic channels and even flipping through those 5 to 7 stations I'd see just a tidbit, or a commercial for some crime or police show and hear that spooky music and get totally freaked out. I wanted to go check the lock on my door, bolt the windows, close the curtains. But, I was too afraid to even do it, for fear some crazy dude with an axe was just waiting for me to turn the doorknob at the right time. So, that's why no mucho TV.

However i do enjoy a good ole' Oprah show, Project Runway, Sex and the City and such. I mostly get to see these when I'm staying in a hotel or on Netflix, which by then hardly counts because the shows are already like 5 yrs old by the time you can watch it.

To give you an idea of how up to date I am on TV shows, I just discovered 30 Rock. Wonder when that came out.... no clue. But, it's really funny. Have you seen it??

Sooo, part of the reason I want to have a show is because I want to do something NOT creepy, but kooky, fun and maybe even a bit inspirational. That sounds like something I would watch (if I had a TV).

By the way, do you have a TV?

What's your favorite show?