O in a nutshell

All that's missing is the blue cashmere sweater (and O, of course)!

Wonderland

All that's missing is the Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar! These mushrooms are out of this world.

Photos taken on Mt. Mansfield by Oliver

Toto....

I don't think we're in New York City anymore.....

This weekend in Stowe...

It was a pretty eventful weekend here in Stowe - glad I stuck around to enjoy it! The weather was pretty much perfect, aside from a few thunder crackers here and there - Highs in the 80s!
It was 'balloonfest' at Stoweflake Resort and Spa, which is basically in our backyard. That meant all weekend you could walk out the front door to see these HUGE balloons - sometimes they seemed so close you could touch them!! I was thinking how much Ellie and Henry would get a kick out it. Very magical. Very Wizard of Oz.
Last night was a 'concert in the meadow' at Trapps Family Lodge. Pretty awesome. Meike packed a picnic that would knock your socks off - lobster rolls and delicious lemon cake (my absolute favorite).... The music was a bit 'big band' for orchestra, but I still really enjoyed it, but it is really all about the picnic and the vistas and the company - all which were unbeatable! The fireworks at finale were a nice surprise too!!

Nourish

The central face of food at American Flatbread in Burlington.

NOURISH
"I am the third and central face of food. I am the face of nutrition. From my body come the building blocks that give me form and strength.
I am the fuel that warms the heart and the power to run and dance and dream.
I am the purpose of flavor and the why of hunger's pain.
Remember me in the foods you eat.
I love you."

ILOVERMONT

It's official, I am a bona fide, certified Vermont resident!
It is actually a little scary to think of my car, which has ALWAYS had NY plates to now sport these happy green ones...
Why is that? Maybe because my car is my freedom to go anywhere and do anything I choose and those out-of-stater plates meant I was exploring and on the move... not settled in for the long haul. Hmmm.
But really, they are just plates on a car and do not define me, my future, my state of mind or my driving skills!
One bonus, however, is that I will no longer be perceived as the 'New Yorker' (read: rude and pushy) on the road - but instead a peaceful, loving, tree-huggin', ben and jerry's eating VERMONTER. That works for me!

a-MAZE-ingly exhausting

Today I went skate skiing at the Trapp Family Lodge. It is one of the hardest things I have ever done... the BEST workout you can give yourself! I actually got lost on a trail they call 'the race maze' (go figure) and then slogged my way uphill for about 45 minutes. I am officially pooped. But the fancy skis I got for Christmas last year really make it easy to keep getting out there!