So I've been thinking about the secret service people or other "guard" like people (after our encounter with the "Guvna") and wonder how do the "guards" take potty breaks? Do they tell those they are watching over, "Just hide under this table until I get back" or "Lock yourself in the car for a few minutes" or "Stand behind this tree and act skinny"? Another quandary.
Who needs dirt to grow? These trees only need rock--just like a good hearty Vermonter.
Lots of caves up in Smuggler's Notch--for smuggler's to camp out.
A smuggler in the making...
On the way home we couldn't pass up stopping at the Ben & Jerry's to get the factory tour and sample the latest craze in Vermont ice cream...
kidding...some things just don't belong in ice cream. We did get to sample strawberry cheesecake and also bought some pints to take home (Salted Caramel Cone and Greek Yogurt with Blueberries and Graham).
In 1986 they designed the Cowmobile to go on a tour of the country to deliver free scoops of ice cream as a marketing stunt. On the return trip home the bus burned to the ground just outside of Cleveland to make it the world's largest Baked Alaska. This is a replica...giving us ideas of how to paint Max.
kidding...some things just don't belong in ice cream. We did get to sample strawberry cheesecake and also bought some pints to take home (Salted Caramel Cone and Greek Yogurt with Blueberries and Graham).
Can't leave without taking some with!
All gone in two days! P.S. I didn't eat all of mine.
Midweek brought us a gray day that looked like it might rain so we went to the Fleming Art Museum on the U of VT campus (which is filled with quintessential New England architecture). After chatting with the college girls at the admission desk I learned that the University (10,00 students) is know for their medical majors, environmental studies, and agricultural studies (the U owns 4 farms). The girls told me it was a great college to be "outdoorsy" and "crafty" (yep, lots and lots of art/craft galleries ALL OVER VT).
The gallery had a special exhibit on Civil War artifacts and an extensive collection of Civil War drawings by field artist-reporters. Most of the drawing were created for future engravings to be made which were then published for the papers. The drawings had wonderful commentary next to them and we could have spent all day there but we had to see the rest of the collections at the gallery-just enough to peruse without getting overwhelmed. We also planned on catching a movie later so we admired the wonderful collection of art spanning large swaths of history and cultures and headed back downtown Burlington.
Yeah, it's movie time again, my favorite. Since it was very windy and cold we decided to hit the Roxy movie house again. When we went to see "Boyhood" we saw a poster for the Manhattan Short films, a collection of short films in which the audience members vote for the best film and actor (with one week of viewing). This series is coordinated by a fella from "down under" and happens one week every year. A wide range of films are included, each about 15 minutes each or less, 10 in all. Although the voting took place the previous week, we correctly guessed the top two winners.
On a chilly windy day it seemed like the perfect day to stop at the Dobra tea house for a pot of tea and two really dry cookies (must have been gluten free or some kind of reclaimed organic sawdust because good cookies are made from flour and lots of butter) but lovely little spot to relax. Nice music and atmosphere and no cell phones allowed, hallelujah, someplace cell free.
After tea we browsed the cool shops on Church Street, then had dinner at a "farm to table restaurant" called The Farmhouse Tap and Grill. I can hear my dad now, "Do they bring the chickens to your table to pet?" Nope, but they serve up great local brews and excellent fare like a turkey burger (hold the feathers) with raclette cheese and onions fried in maple syrup...OMG, I'm talking about the food again. OK, it was all excellent.
Thursday was catch up day. Doug did some upkeep on Max, I worked on the blog, and then went into town to do our laundry. I don't have much to say about laundromats but this one was immaculate, not like the one in the Dells that had a meat bone on the floor! Yeah, I have proof! Someone did their DISHES at the laundromat across from the Crystal Grand (cuz that's were this place was). It's probably still there.
The Fleming Museum on U of VT campus.
Inside the Fleming Museum: Civil War display of letters, quilts, clothing, and other interesting artifacts. Comparing the size of Civil War coat to burly WI men of today.
Field surgical tools. The top most instrument was a hand held chainsaw for sawing through bones (not just the chicken bones from KFC). I don't know if you can read the plaque but over 60,000 amputations were carried out through the war.
Yeah, it's movie time again, my favorite. Since it was very windy and cold we decided to hit the Roxy movie house again. When we went to see "Boyhood" we saw a poster for the Manhattan Short films, a collection of short films in which the audience members vote for the best film and actor (with one week of viewing). This series is coordinated by a fella from "down under" and happens one week every year. A wide range of films are included, each about 15 minutes each or less, 10 in all. Although the voting took place the previous week, we correctly guessed the top two winners.
On a chilly windy day it seemed like the perfect day to stop at the Dobra tea house for a pot of tea and two really dry cookies (must have been gluten free or some kind of reclaimed organic sawdust because good cookies are made from flour and lots of butter) but lovely little spot to relax. Nice music and atmosphere and no cell phones allowed, hallelujah, someplace cell free.
After tea we browsed the cool shops on Church Street, then had dinner at a "farm to table restaurant" called The Farmhouse Tap and Grill. I can hear my dad now, "Do they bring the chickens to your table to pet?" Nope, but they serve up great local brews and excellent fare like a turkey burger (hold the feathers) with raclette cheese and onions fried in maple syrup...OMG, I'm talking about the food again. OK, it was all excellent.
Thursday was catch up day. Doug did some upkeep on Max, I worked on the blog, and then went into town to do our laundry. I don't have much to say about laundromats but this one was immaculate, not like the one in the Dells that had a meat bone on the floor! Yeah, I have proof! Someone did their DISHES at the laundromat across from the Crystal Grand (cuz that's were this place was). It's probably still there.
Upper right, kinda blends in but it's there...how is it there???? Oops, threw the tablecloth in and missed a spare rib bone for the garbage? Used the spare rib as hair tie up and put in pocket and forgot to take out? One armed person used the bone to prop up the detergent dispenser and, whoops, it popped off to the floor? Dog ate meat off bone and it was wadded up in the dog bed that needed washing? Ate ribs for lunch at the laundromat???
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