Sunday, January 25, 2026
Sue indulged me in a fit of nostalgia: we had breakfast at Lou’s, the hangout for locals and students that opened in 1947.
It doesn’t seem to have changed since my student days, which means for more than fifty years! Sue had a muffin while I had a single pancake. I thought I was being careful, but the single cake flopped over the edge of the plate. Really good!
It was wonderful to leave the Inn with a fully charged car. We were on the road by ten, since snow was predicted by noon. As we drove north, the snow got deeper, and views started to open out to the Green Mountains as they marched south.
We stopped in town and got groceries at Mac’s before heading up the mountain. Our guesthouse wasn’t ready, so we went to the Lodge for a warming cup of coffee. We met two nice couples, one with an infant; brothers who had grown up coming to Trapp and now returned with their families. As we sat and sipped, the snow started to fall. And by 2 PM, our house was ready. First things first!
It was a beautiful day that passed into a beautiful evening, with snow falling through the trees around the house. We stayed in and had a simple dinner of spaghetti with a glass of the Meiomi Pinot Noir that I had picked up at Mac’s. A bit fruity, but not bad for $19.