Princeton, July 21, 2025 We‘re driving north tomorrow, Tuesday, although our timeshare week doesn‘t start until Sunday. Andrew, Emily, and the boys love it in Stowe, but complicated grandson made it impossible for them to come up during our normal week…so they rented a lovely house on the hill above the Alchemist Brewery. And invitedContinue reading “Vermont, here we come!”
Category Archives: Vermont Summer 2025
All charged up and ready to go
Princeton and Stowe, Tuesday, July 22, 2025 We were a little conflicted about leaving. Mia, our sweet 15 year old Collie, isn’t doing well. She’s healthy in most ways–she still eats well and is eager for her walks–but has lost a lot of control of her back legs and gets very restless and confused inContinue reading “All charged up and ready to go”
Goofy Golf!
Stowe, Wednesday, July 23, 2025 We were up bright and early, trying to give Andrew and Emily a bit of extra rest, since the boys weren’t sleeping well in their “new” beds. Nothing like a few papa pancakes to set up the day for everyone, though! The Trapp maple syrup didn’t hurt, either. The boysContinue reading “Goofy Golf!”
Into the Wiessner Woods
Stowe, Thursday, July 24, 2025 After breakfast from the Trapp bakery, we got a reasonably early start on our expedition to the Wiessner Woods, a large undeveloped tract of land off of Edson Hill Road. It is dedicated to the memory of Fritz Wiessner, a German-American climber who made all kinds of first ascents onContinue reading “Into the Wiessner Woods”
What came up must go down
Stowe, Friday, July 25, 2025 The “other” Jennings family headed south first thing. This Jennings family, on the other hand, was “between houses,” since we were moving into a second airbnb for two nights until we could move into our guesthouse. We decided that we would drive through Smuggler’s Notch and then down to Burlington,Continue reading “What came up must go down”
The Stowe Recreation Path
Stowe, Saturday, July 26, 2025 We started the day with a ride on the recreation path, starting at the top, near Topnotch, riding down to the village, and back again. A cool ten miles. The path was very busy, with tons of cyclists, runners, and walkers, which meant dismounting for all the bridges over theContinue reading “The Stowe Recreation Path”
Summersweet!
Stowe and East Hardwick, Sunday, July 27, 2025 It was another transition day for us, so we loaded up the chariot and struck out east, into Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. Our goal was East Hardwick and a garden known all over the state, Summersweet Garden Nursery. The forecast called again for showers, which of course turnedContinue reading “Summersweet!”
Vermont: a fiery cauldron
Stowe, Monday, July 28, 2025 We had long talked about walking up to Slayton Pasture Cabin, a place that holds a lot of memories for us. We had been skiing up to the top of Round Top, where the cabin sits, for more than thirty years. And it was where we met the couple whoContinue reading “Vermont: a fiery cauldron”
Another Day, Another Garden
Stowe and Morristown, Tuesday, July 29, 2025 We got up fairly early and went for a swim before the pool got too crowded. I swam fewer laps than I wanted: my allergies are the worst in years and I was simply too congested to enjoy the water. We spent the morning reading and then, afterContinue reading “Another Day, Another Garden”
railtrailing
Stowe, Morrisville, and Johnson, Wednesday, July 30, 2025 Sue started the day with, what else, a long swim. I stayed home and worked on, what else, the blog. It had been sadly neglected! After a light lunch, we packed the bikes on the car and headed for Morrisville, the nearest jumping off spot for theContinue reading “railtrailing”