Dear  ,
This is a year for the record books, isn't it? Mid-December and NO snow on the ground. So much for the cold, snowy El Niño winter they predicted. (There! That statement alone should be enough for the Weather Gods to make their magic, prove me wrong, and make it snow!)
I ask that during the holiday season and throughout the next year that you support LOCAL stores, LOCAL restaurants and LOCAL services. Your support and patronage matter. When you shop with local merchants, more of your money stays close to home - supporting schools, emergency services, recreation centers, theaters, libraries and the many other places that make this community such a great place to live. Live local, buy local!
So, even without snow, I hope you have a great December, a merry merry Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year! As always, thanks for your support, your friendship and your business!
- Claudia Harris
 Broker/Owner Mary Mitchell Miller Real Estate
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FREE Christmas Trees (Leg-Work Required)!
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Claudia Harris and John Wiley
cut their 2015 Christmas tree in
the Green Mountain National Forest.
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Just a reminder that you can cut your Christmas tree (legally!) in most national forests, including Vermont's Green Mountain National Forest. My husband and I took advantage of the balmy 50° weather this past weekend to explore the Danby-Mount Tabor Road (Forest Road 10) out of Landgrove and we found the perfect tree about halfway to Danby.
Permits are just $5 and are available at the U.S. Forest Service's ranger stations in Manchester or Rutland.
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'Tis the Season to be Thankful
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As the end of the year approaches, I like to reflect back on the past 12 months and count my blessings to have good health, a career that I absolutely love, a beautiful home, and my wonderful friends and family. I would also like to take the time to remember and appreciate the community I live in and support the the organizations that help those in need and the missions and causes that are important to me.
In 2015, Mary Mitchell Miller Real Estate and I supported the following organizations.
- Bart Ruggiere Adaptive Sports Center
- Face Off Against Breast Cancer
- Flood Brook School Activities Cooperative (FBSAC)
- Just Neighbors
 - Landgrove Community Club
- Landgrove Historical Society
- Landgrove Meeting House
- Londonderry Fire Departments
- Londonderry Historical Society
- Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad*
- Mountain Valley Medical Center
- Neighborhood Connections
- Neighbors Pantry
- Northshire Bookstore's Book Angel Program
- RASopathy Network USA
- Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA)
- Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
- The Collaborative (healthy choices for youth)
- The Little School
- Tubbs Romp to Stomp Breast Cancer
- Vermont Foodbank
- Vermont Public Radio
- West River Sports (youth soccer and Nordic skiing)
- Weston Community Association
- Weston Historical Society
- Weston's Wilder Memorial Library *A donation of time!
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Just in time for your last-minute holiday shopping ...
. . . through January 2, 2016
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2015 Local Real Estate Sales
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Mary Mitchell Miller Real Estate is proud
to have welcomed new owners to these beautiful Vermont properties in 2015!
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Old County Road East
Landgrove
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Winhall Hollow Road
Londondery
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Russet Hill Road (land)
Landgrove
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Goodaleville Road
South Londonderry
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Popple Dungeon Road
Windham (land)
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Melendy Hill Road
South
Londonderry
(closed late 2014)
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And one more in Weston
(to close in late 2015)
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And, one more in Andover
(to close in late 2015)
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Buttermilk-Blueberry Breakfast Cake
Christmas morning begs for an easy way to start the day and this recipe never fails to impress. Merry Christmas!
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2 tsp. lemon zest or more - zest from 1 large lemon
7/8 cup* + 1 tablespoon sugar** 
1 egg, room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour (set aside 1/4 cup of this to toss with the blueberries)
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. kosher salt
2 cups fresh blueberries
½ cup buttermilk***
Notes:
* 7/8 cup = 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons
** This 1 tablespoon is for sprinkling on top
*** To make homemade buttermilk, place 1 tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice in a liquid measuring cup. Fill cup with milk until it reaches the 1-cup line. Let stand for five minutes. Use only 1/2 cup of the prepared mixture for this recipe.
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Cream butter with lemon zest and 7/8 cup of the sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. Meanwhile, toss the blueberries with ¼ cup of flour, then whisk together the remaining flour, baking powder and salt.
- Add the flour mixture to the batter a little at a time, alternating with the buttermilk. Fold in the blueberries.
- Grease a 9-inch square baking pan (or something similar) with butter or coat with non-stick spray. Spread batter into pan. Sprinkle batter with remaining tablespoon of sugar.
- Bake for 35 to 45 minutes. Check with a toothpick for doneness. If necessary, return pan to oven for a couple of more minutes. (Note: Baking for as long as 10 minutes more might be necessary.)
- Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving.
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Spotlight Property For Sale
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LAND FOR SALE
Come Build Your Dream House
"Land is the only thing in the world that amounts to anything, for 'tis the only thing in this world that lasts, 'tis the only thing worth working for, worth fighting for - worth dying for. - Margaret Mitchell, in Gone With The Wind
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8.5 Acres in Andover
Andover Ridge Road
$69,000
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8.5 Acres in Andover
Arrau Road
$99,000
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5.4 Acres in Weston
Moses Pond Road
$50,000
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3.6 Acres in Weston
Highland View Road
$71,000
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10.25 Acres in Andover
Spruce Drive
$79,000
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22 Acres in Weston
Route 100 North
$95,000
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Additional information about these listings can be found at the following link (click here). Once on the site, click on the camera icon for additional photos.
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(Note: If you know of a community event that you would like included in this calendar, please submit the information to Claudia Harris (click link here) no later than the 10th of the preceding month.)
Polar Express Pajama Party - All Aboard! The Northshire Bookstore's Children's Department invites all little ones to wear their jammies and join them for a cozy evening with a visit from Santa Claus and a reading of The Polar Express! Hot cocoa and a treat will be provided to all Polar Express passengers - and UNLIKE in the book, you will not need a ticket to ride the train! 6 PM. http://www.northshire.com/event/manchester-kids-polar-express-pajama-party-now-include-visit-santa-claus
Saturday, December 19
Show your support for local commerce AND a terrific local community organization. Buy your Christmas/holiday presents at Weston's Vermont Country Store and make a small contribution to have them gift-wrapped by volunteers from Neighborhood Connections. 1 - 5 PM, Saturday. I'll be there from 3 - 5 PM . . . will you?!?!
December 19-20
The Elf Express - This whimsical holiday train will leave r.k. Miles Depot Station on December 19th and 20st, 2015, taking its riders on a one-hour enchanting journey through the Green Mountains of Southern Vermont. Passengers will be entertained with holiday melodies and dance routines by the elves of the theater and dance program of Burr and Burton Academy and refreshments will be served on decorated trains. Adding to the memories of this holiday ride, the elves will be reading a special story about Christopher Pop-In-Kins, who will also be hidden on every train in the greenery peeking to see who's been naughty and nice! Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus will make a surprise visit to provide every child with a special gift. Tickets are $25 Adults (13 & over), $20 Kids (2-12) and Under 2 (lap rider) Free. Departure times are: 10:00am, 11:30am, 1:00pm, 2:30pm, and 4:00pm. Information at http://manchestervtevents.com/event/the-elf-express/2015-12-19/.
December 18 - 20
The Flying Nut: A Swingin' Circus - "The Flying Nut: A Swingin' Circus" is a magical journey with a circus-arts twist into the holiday classic, The Nutcracker. Showtimes on Friday, December 18th through Sunday December 20th, 2015. Travel back in time with the Sugar Plum Fairies and all the other characters you know and love to the 1920s for an all ages show with swingin' twenties style. Tickets sell out fast, so get yours today! Friday, December 18th - 7p Saturday, December 19th - 1p and 5p Sunday, December 20th - 1p and 5p. http://necenterforcircusarts.org/events/20152016season/flynut/
Friday, December 25
Bromley Mountain's Here's a Santa, There's a Santa...EVERYWHERE there's a Santa! - Dress up like Santa on 12/25/2015 and ski or ride for just $25! Yup, that's right... break out the red, white and jelly belly and you'll be on the hill for cheap. Gotta wear your outfit to the ticket office, and when they say outfit they mean coat, pants, hat and beard (real or fake) are a must.
Saturday, December 26
Torchlight Parade at Okemo - A spectacular pyrotechnics show starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Okemo Clock Tower base area, following an amazing torchlight parade of skiers and riders traversing Okemo's Open Slope trail. http://www.okemo.com/activities/calendar/torchlight-parade-and-fireworks-display/
Thursday, December 31
Family New Year's Eve - Midnight arrives early for friends and family enjoying a whole host of activities. Following early evening ice skating, a magic show, wagon rides, party hat decorating, bingo games and trivia. Families can ring in the New Year early with a DJ dance party and still get the kids to bed in time for a full day on the slopes the next day. Calvin will be making an appearance and leading the kids in some fun party games. Balloons, noisemakers, photo both, Dux the balloon man, and fireworks add to the New Year celebration, complete with a kid's dinner party including pizza, mac and cheese and a few other chief selections in the Roundhouse at Jackson Gore. Activities begin at 5pm. Pizza & Dance Party begin at 6:30pm. Festivities conclude at 9pm with an incredible fireworks display. http://www.okemo.com/activities/calendar/family-new-years-eve/
Thursday, December 31
New Year's Eve Celebration - Gather with friends and family as you ring in the New Year at Stratton with fireworks, a torch light parade and 21 jump salute. Kids Crafts will be available from 7-8:30pm, featuring a face painter and caricaturist. Adults will enjoy a special New Year's Eve party in Grizzly's from 7:30pm - 1am.
Wednesday, January 6
The Wyeths: First Family of American Art - Shelburne Museum director Thomas Denenberg discusses the Wyeths - N. C. (1882-1945), Andrew (1917-2009), and Jamie (b. 1946)-and offers new perspectives on these three painters who have shaped the way Americans view their world. A First Wednesdays lecture. Hosted by the Manchester Community Library. Manchester, First Congregational Church, 3624 Main St, 7:00 pm. Cindy Waters, (802) 362-2607.
Friday, January 8 Bromley's "World's Largest Lesson" - At 10 a.m. on Friday, January 8, 2016, Bromley Mountain is going to help set a new Guinness World Record for the most people learning to ski and snowboard at one time! If you're already ski or snowboard, then tell your beginner friends and family members about it; resorts all over the world will be coordinating and participating. Information at: https://www.bromley.com/winter/events/
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Mary Mitchell Miller is a proud member of the Northern New England Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and our website features unrestricted access to property listings for sale in the State of Vermont.
Mary Mitchell Miller Real Estate has been working with buyers and sellers of southern Vermont real estate in the tri-mountain area between Okemo, Bromley and Stratton ski areas for almost 40 years. We are a full-service real estate brokerage firm specializing in the sale of fine homes and properties in Weston, Londonderry, Peru, Landgrove, Dorset, Manchester, Andover, Chester, Ludlow (Okemo Mountain), Mount Holly, Stratton, Winhall and Windham. Fully licensed in Vermont.
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