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SEASONS GREETINGS
Yes, the holiday season is upon us. Seems to come faster and faster each year, doesn’t it? This year for us it was especially fast because we spent 23 out of 30 days in November on vacation. This wasn’t just … Continue reading
Ghost Story and Woodstock
Yesterday, I had to take our car for servicing at the local dealership, I grabbed our copy of the weekly newspaper the Vermont Standard so that I would have something to read as I waited for our car. Our paper … Continue reading
Foliage Season 2011
The 2011 foliage season is winding down. Colors of the leaves are fading, there is a chill to the air and the sun seems to sink behind the mountains much earlier in the day. The trees and their leaves appeared … Continue reading
Irene…Rest in Peace!
This is my very last post on that nasty Irene! It is time to give her the ol’ Viking Funeral. In the month since her visit, it is nothing short of a miracle, all the progress that has been … Continue reading
Woodstock, Post Irene Update 9/15/11
Amazing, exciting news…. ROUTE 4 IS OPEN! You can now travel the entire road, from Rutland in the west, through Killington, Bridgewater, Woodstock, all the way east to Interstate 89. This is a BIG, BIG deal, Route 4 is central Vermont’s busiest east-west … Continue reading
Woodstock Art Festival, 9/10/11. (1st Post Irene Event)
I thought I would share with you our lovely afternoon at the Art Festival. And yes, I got Bob to buy me lunch! A Picture is Worth a thousand words.
Woodstock, Post Irene Update 9/10/11
Progress, progress and more progress….. Well, it is a beautiful early September day, (the air is giving us a little teaser of coolness, that tells us fall is knocking on our door!) The most significant progress to report is about … Continue reading
Woodstock, Post Irene Update 9/6/11
Happily, quiet news day…..Today Gov. Shumlin visited Woodstock offering information and support. Road repairs are “full steam ahead”. Areas that suffered severe damage have had lots of volunteers assisting with clean-up. Progress everywhere! Yesterday, Bob took a drive around the … Continue reading
Woodstock, Post Irene Update 9/4 11
News continously improves… Roads are getting an amazing amount of attention, with non stop repairs. We strolled through downtown last night (Saturday) and you might have thought nothing had happened here. Melaza, Bentley’s, Prince & the Pauper, The Daily Grind … Continue reading
Woodstock Post Irene Update 9/2/11
Another day of amazing progress…….More shops opened today and as I drove through downtown, people were sitting outside at two of our cafes, having a bite to eat and coffee. Bentley’s is opening for dinner this evening. Prince & the Pauper is … Continue reading
Woodstock, Post Irene Update 9/1/11
Lots of progress today…… Betsy from Sugar Bush Farms let us know that they are open for visitors. Billings Farm is opening tomorrow, Sept 2. Our local laundromat has been given the okay to open. (Can full restoration of water … Continue reading
Irene and Woodstock
First, let me start off by saying, we are fine, Bob and I and our home The Canterbury House are thankfully intact and unscathed. Our little community has fallen down and skinned its knees. As you have all seen on … Continue reading
Ahhhh…..August
Hummingbirds just love these Zinnia that I started from seeds in the spring
Vermont Cheesemakers Festival
A week ago Sunday, (July 24th) I went with our friends Dan and Vita (you remember Vita…the chicken lady from Tenn, who had the “how many eggs did her chickens lay” contest and I got the rooster clock? Check out my blog … Continue reading
Did You Know?…
Did you know… that every week, all summer long, on Thursdays, Pentangle Council for the Arts sponsors their BROWN BAG CONCERTS, on the Woodstock Green @ 12:00 noon? You can bring your lunch, sit under a tree and enjoy different groups, … Continue reading