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Spring Irises

The Memorial Garden being tended by the chicks

New Film About the Women's Land Movement

Special viewing of Lesbiana - A Parallel Revolution to be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 27th at Main Street Landing film space in Burlington, VT. This is part of a two film series exploring and documenting elements of the feminist movement.

HOWL founding mothers Glo Daly and Crow Cohen, still active on our collective today, are featured in Lesbiana.

Produced and directed by Myriam Fougère, this film takes us on a journey to meet the lesbian writers, philosophers and activists who were key players in creating a revolutionary sisterhood. Myriam encounters and documents the stories of lesbians who chose to live only among women, many of whom are in their 70's and 80's today, in her exploration of women's land/women's space.

Myriam will be present at the showing and we would love to have a HOWL contingent present. To RSVP or for further info, contact aprilwomensfilms@gmail.com and CC HOWL at howlvt@gmail.com.

Dottie the Pig, A Tale from Howl in Vermont

I recently came upon this little comic from our friend Elvis Bakaitis who visited the land a couple of summers ago...thought I would share it with you all...

http://elvis007.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/dottie-the-pig-a-tale-from-howl-in-vermont/

Thanks, Elvis!

From Elvis' blog:

Elvis Bakaitis is a Brooklyn-based zinester and future librarian. In 2012, they co-organized the NYC Feminist Zinefest with Kate Angell. This year, Elvis gave talks on queer history and/or zines at The New School, Rutgers University, the Hedrick-Martin Institute (home of Harvey Milk High School), Gotham Professional Arts Academy,  Kearny High School in New Jersey,  Red Emma’s Bookstore Coffeehouse in Baltimore. They also facilitate the monthly feminist bookclub at Bluestockings Bookstore, and co-facilitate the Radical Librarians Reading Group. Currently, they are working on Homos in Herstory, a comics zine that focuses on 19th and 20th century queer history. You can find their zines at radical bookstores, and at their online Etsy shop, Captain Elvis’ Cartoon Shack.

Snow, Snow, Snow! Happy New Year!

Almost 30" of new snow in the last week up here at HOWL up on Crouching Lion Mountain in Vermont.

Today, the sun shines, glistening on the meadows. Deer trails zig-zag across the field near the pond and the Sundance pasture looks like a moonscape. Chick-a-dees are out calling to each other and all the farm critters are munching hay and playing in the snow. We are keeping the home fires burning and watching the icicles grow longer and longer. Winter is truly upon us here at Howl.

Laura spent time laying in some snowshoe trails, working on 1/2 mile, 1 mile and 2 mile loops around the property to deliver as many scenic vistas possible. When finished, the trails will encompass part of the Catamount Trail, some of the Wundekind Bike Trail, as well as HOWL trails leading up the Catamount Trail and up to Grandmother Tree. There are several beautiful stream crossings

It's gorgeous up here with all the snow. Come on up and take a snowshoe around the land. Happy New Year!!

Orange, the wayward pig

Icelandic lambs enjoying organic winter hay

The bees...battened down for the winter

Massey Ferguson...parked for the winter

Dervo and the chickens

The Shepherdess and her sheep

Micio...the snow cat!

Holiday Carolers come to HOWL!

Several holiday carolers arrived at HOWL tonight and sang their hearts out in the sparkling snow. Who would think our little homestead at the end of a dead-end road would be on the circuit. But our steadfast neighbors from Kunsi Keya Tamakoce brought us some much needed holiday cheer...we sent them on their way with a clutch of Christmas cookies to sustain them through their next stops. Thanks, neighbors!!

Road Repairs at HOWL

HOWL Grounds Coordinator, Vanessa, works with the town to correct drainage problems on the HOWL property and around the town road. Yogi, the Road Foreman, brought up his big excavator/backhoe and dump truck to clean out all the ditches. They dumped new gravel and re-graded the parking area.

HOWL is the last house on a town maintained, dead-end road. Spring 2011 storms combined with the destructive fury of Tropical Storm Irene last year caused major road damage. We hope to see radical improvement in the drainage around the parking area, walkway and house site.

Thanks, Vanessa!

HOWL Land Day

Thanks to all the wonderful women who showed up for the HOWL Land Day. It was a gorgeous day with lots of sun and beautiful fall colors.

Most of the rest of the old tin roofing material was pulled out to be hauled away, gardens were cleaned up, the trail to Grandmother Tree was re-marked and the land was posted for the upcoming hunting season.