Kirsten is playing the clarinet

Oh My. Pie.

Pete made the pie with the blueberries we picked and it was super. We shared some with Elizabeth and Dave who gave it a thumbs up. Elizabeth, thanks for loaning us your rolling pin.

I Scream, You Scream

The Main Scoop - Vergennes, Vt

We all Scream for Ice Cream. Remember ice cream cones in the summer when you were a kid? Well this is the place that will remind you of those fancy free days. It's a walk up window and they have a board that offers at least 30 flavors. Hard to choose? Yes. Once I decided I was asked what size---they have single, double and triple---"well, let me see what the single is like and then I'll decide," I said. Well the single was HUGE so that's what I went with. So for $2.10 the next half hour put me into ice cream Heaven. It was a warm day so I had to lick fast and lick often, but three napkins later I was so satisfied. Yeah, summer in Vermont.{med 2.65, large 3.10}

Charlotte Sr. Center

Had a delicious lunch at the Charlotte Sr. Center today. The director, Mary, who had given me a tour of the gorgeous facility the day before introduced us to Patti and asked her to make us feel comfortable, and that she did.

We sat with Patti and two other lovely ladies, Kit from Burlington and Shirley from South Burlington. It turned out Kit and Patti were related and hadn't seen one another for 40 years. News and phone numbers were exchanged. The food was devine. We had great conversation and it was fun to be part of the reunion.

The orzo salad was so good I've included a recipe.

Blueberry Fields Forever

Started out the morning by picking blueberries at a nearby farm. $2.00 lb. Easy picken', James Taylor music in the background. Looking forward to Pete making a pie with his, large and plumb,

and mine are great for eating out of hand (sweet) and mixed with plain yogurt for my breakfast blast off.

Finally had the nerve to try my camera since it got wet. First picture was hopeful..at least there was some sort of image albeit with a large water puddle on it. By the time we returned home after exploring and stopping at road side stands it was much improved.

We were able to pick up fresh-off-the-farm eggs, zuchini, and from the Hinesburg Farmers' Market a large tomato said to be grown in soil. The highlight of the FM was yummy round brownie-like treats with a mini Reese's cup in the middle. The young baker has only been decorating cakes for about a year but she sure has talent. A full cake with delicate tendrils was only $14. Didn't get a snap of it, but here are her cupcakes. Cute, eh?

Storytelling

Saw this in the 7 Days newspaper Elizabeth gave me. It's filled with all sorts of events.

Found my way to the
Williston Library in time to join a small group of ladies who participate in this twice a month activity year round. Our leader is dynamic story-teller Rechille a retired speech-language pathologist. After introducing ourselves we were given a sheet with ideas from which to create an oral story about our history. We spent about 1/2 hour making notes and then each took a turn in telling her story. They were all interesting and varied.

Found when I returned home I had left my new sunglasses there but it's easy enough to go back and pick them up. A phone call assured me they'd put my name on them and hold them for me. What a friendly place!

I shall return for two more sessions in August.


Oh, Shirley told me about the wonderful Wed. lunch at the Charlotte Senior Center so we'll be sure to make a reservation for that.

Our temporary home

We've found our way to Mt. Philo VT. and after seeing our landlord off we are getting acquainted with our cat and dog. The apartment has everything we need except food...well actually our landlord left us with a weeks supply...that was so nice.

We overlook Lake Champlain and the grounds have lovely flowers in various gardens. Their is a badmitten court (action) and a hamock (rest). I prefer the latter of course. Two Adirondack chairs on our large porch and a table with benches means we have all we need to kick back and relax.

Our downstairs neighbor, Elizabeth and her boyfriend, Dave, our upstairs neighbor surprised us this morning with homemade apple bread made from her grandmother's recipe. Wow. Talk about homey. Great!