Monthly Archives: September 2001

Quechee, Vermont Leaves

On our last day here we treated ourselves to a ‘taste of Vermont.’ Breakfast consisted of home made sausage and wild blueberry pancakes with Vermont maple syrup! For lunch we found a little stand that had Cortland apples. These apples … Continue reading

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Country Roads

Today was a beautiful combination of sun and clouds. We took to the ‘back roads’ again. Tomorrow is our last day and we are soaking up as much as we can before we leave this magic place. There is the … Continue reading

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Pastel Colors

There was a soft misty rain today and it turned the foliage colors into pastel paintings. I had a photography instructor that would say…” If you want good pictures…when the weather is bad and everyone is tucked in next to … Continue reading

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Vermont Raptor Center

We went to the Vermont Raptor Center today. This Red-tailed Hawk is used to demonstrate flight patterns. He flies to a platform and then back for a ‘mouse’ meal that the trainer has in his hand. The hand holding ‘dinner’ … Continue reading

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Quechee, Vermont

My ‘Shooting’ finger   Sept 25 The rainy weather continues…I was ‘forced’ to spend the afternoon in Vermont craft and antique shops! I could spend the whole month doing that…of course the operative word is SPEND! Our Bette wrote and … Continue reading

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Ouechee, Vermont Rain rain…go away!’

The Good News is we ‘finally’ arrived in Vermont. The Bad News is the foliage, they tell us, is ‘spotty’. And now it’s raining. Groan….. I do believe my ‘shooting finger’ is having a little ‘nervous breakdown’ from the sheer … Continue reading

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‘Barns’

I just plain love barns! When I was little and spending summers at my Aunt Mary’s and Uncle Howard’s farm I spent a lot of time playing in the barns. I was a solitary child…quite content with my own company. … Continue reading

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The Amish

I’m always drawn to Amish Communities. I have such respect for these decent people that have chosen a simpler way of life…and live it with such dignity and grace.   It’s a challenge to try to depict their lifestyle with … Continue reading

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Coshocton, Ohio “Feelings”

It’s been a week since the unspeakable happened in America. It’s hard to put into words ‘feelings’ when they go beyond pain…but we all need to talk. It will be the start of healing…this reaching out to one another. I’ve … Continue reading

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Coshocton, Ohio

‘My Hometown’ I’m back to my roots once again. We are in the little town where I was born in 1937. This place feels so comforting.And after this week, how I needed to feel the peace this ‘homeplace’ always brings … Continue reading

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