Thursday, October 27, 2016

Thursday, October 27th Mo's Future Living Room View

Andy and Maurine staked out the sighting of her house yesterday afternoon.  This morning Ivy and I ran up there and took this picture standing in the spot where her Living Room will be. 

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Sunday, October 23, 2016

Friday, October 21 Just About Two Years Ago

on October 23rd, 2014  Don was informed there would be a change in leadership at VGS.  Doesn't look as if things have changed much there.  The protest continues...


Sunday, October 9th Two Weddings

Banjo hangs out on the cardboard boxes in the garden barn while we arrange flowers and make bouquets.

Beautiful garlands for the church in Calais

A couple of corsages for the ladies

A table arrangement at The Lang Barn Essex wedding

Thursday, October 13, 2016

Saturday, October 8th Hydrangea Stow Aways

These two beautiful creatures were hidden among the hydrangea petals that Mo was using to make garlands and bouquets for Sunday's weddings


Tuesday, October 4rth Wild Grape Jam

Lots of grapes!

Washed and ready to cook

Putting the cooked grapes through the food mill to get rid of the seeds and skin.  It made a very purple mess.

YUM!

Sunday, October 2 A Great Year for Wild Grapes

Wild grapes are everywhere!



We collected lots of vines and soaked them in water to make grape vine wreaths.
Maurine made lots of small wreaths for an upcoming wedding on a jig that Don designed and constructed.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Saturday, October 1st Don's Helper

How much wood could a wooden man chop if a wooden man could chop wood?

Friday September 30th Apples and Logs

On Fridays, the UVM horticultural farm sells about twelve different varieties of apples so I stop and bought a peck to use for cooking and eating. Don spent the day cutting and pulling dead trees from the woods to turn into fire wood for the sugar house.
Apples from the Horticultural Farm, and goodies from the UVM Farm students

Using the winch to pull the trees from the woods

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Thursday, Septebmer 29 Surgery for Ivy

Before:  Early morning ride to the vets to get spayed
After: Late afternoon ride home from the vets