Lillian Weed, left, of West Lebanon, N.H. and Joan Spackman, of Windsor, Vt., sit in front of a painting by Mark Ezra Merrill in the lobby of the JJ Newberry building in White River Junction, Vt., on Monday, June 24, 2019. After an eye appointment for Spackman, the two were going to spend the afternoon playing a card game called spit and malice back at Weed's home. They have been playing the game for years. Weed said that Spackman usually wins. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Lillian Weed, left, of West Lebanon, N.H. and Joan Spackman, of Windsor, Vt., sit in front of a painting by Mark Ezra Merrill in the lobby of the JJ Newberry building in White River Junction, Vt., on Monday, June 24, 2019. After an eye appointment for Spackman, the two were going to spend the afternoon playing a card game called spit and malice back at Weed's home. They have been playing the game for years. Weed said that Spackman usually wins. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News — Jennifer Hauck