Getting to This Place

Our daily thoughts and actions are challenged with aspects of the past, present, and future. This understanding reached a deafening crescendo when Helen Olson left her lifetime home and moved across the country. The abundance of nature on the border of Vermont and Massachusetts provided a crucial refuge. As she learned about her dynamic new family of plants and animals, the environment became a trusted mentor. Helen had a passionate need to make sense of her past, feel content with the present,