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Nelson In Common Update January 19, 2022
New at the library and Nelson School, reflections on wood stoves over the years, filing town offices, Otter project update, Old Home Day survey
Woodstoves Over the Years
Remembering the different characters of wood stoves, and their circumstances, over the years.
Kanelbullar (Swedish Cinnamon Buns)
Turn on the oven and bake some kanelbullar on a cold winter day
Maya King
Maya Trudelle King, a lifelong Nelson resident, is hooked on crochet work. Crochet is a process of creating textiles by using a crochet hook to connect loops of yarn. Unlike knitting, each stitch is completed before the next is begun, and eventually the interlocking loops create a beautiful work of art.
Old Home Day 2022
Planning is underway for Old Home Week / Day 2022 - after a two year hiatus. This is a great opportunity to maintain a tradition, and also add some new ideas so that the tradition remains vibrant and appealing.
Open Town Positions 2022
There are a number of positions for town boards and committees which will be open for election in 2022. Candidates may register by January 28th.
Otter Sculpture for Nelson School
We have the exciting opportunity to bring the work of a nationally known artist to the Nelson School in a striking, permanent visual installation: a sculpture of otters at play on the large rocks between the school parking lot and the road.
Community Calendar
click on the title of the events below for more information.
Weekly Events
Nelson Congregational Church worship service ( in person and Zoom)
Sunday 9:30. See website for more details.
Chapel By The Lake worship service
Sunday 10:00 See website for more details.
Please go to the Town Website for schedules of committee meetings, etc.
Nelson Agricultural Commission
A passionate seed saver … and grower of rice and peanuts
A visit with Sylvia Davatz, a passionate seed saver … and grower of rice and peanuts.
Moon before the storm
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Nelson Small Talk
Experiences of Nelson in 200 words or less.
The Brigadoon Article
To see if the town will vote to proclaim the Town of Nelson a voluntary and positive anachronism, and to authorize the Selectmen to . . .
Finding Ancestors
Cemeteries are a wonderful place of quiet calm and the surroundings are perfect for meditation and contemplation. On a warm spring day I was walking among the souls in the Munsonville Cemetery and came across the final resting place of one of my great aunts.
Musings of a Nelson Gardener
Dormancy in the Garden (and Life)
Our gardens have gone into their quiet time, under frost, and, hopefully, snow. Nonetheless, I still find much that is interesting. Whenever I can, I go out mid-day and walk around my garden and nearby woods. I admire the puffs of snow weighing down branches, which I gently shake to reduce their load.
