A trip to VT & back

Ah.  A beautiful sunny day spent cruising the roads up to VT to see one of my dear friends.  A day squished between two snowy days.  It was perfect.

Did i mention that we got another foot of snow yesterday, along with another 4" today?  This truly is "The Long Winter!"

Anyways, back to the road.  The sunshine.  The tunes & a fresh cup of tea to join me at takeoff at 7:30am. 

Nine degrees at home.

Views of the notch in the distance.  Four degrees.

Coming into the notch.  Negative 5 degrees.  Crazy skiers on Cannon at 8:30am.

Hitting the VT state line at 9:00am, five degrees.  Farm silos begin to emerge.  

Small VT town.  B&J's delivering.

Destination: Jeffersonville, VT.  9 degrees.  Farms in every direction, so beautiful.

Headed home.  4:30pm.  12 degrees.

Sun sets over Danville, VT.

This view.

This sunset.  That song. 

The gratitude i feel for living in a place this beautiful.

It's dark as i roll back down through the notch.  Hoping that the moose & deer stay off the road.  3 Degrees.

Home at 6:30pm.  19 degrees.  Hubs cooked up parmesan pork chops accompanied by mac & cheese for my return.  He said it's a real man's meal.  Veggies will have to wait for another night.

I'm game.

In & Out

Inside & Outside

Noticing:

14" of snow since Thursday.  

How much i love and hate February.

Charlie and i went snow shoeing in the woods.  We didn't make it as far as usual, he had to stop and rest (and so did i).  

Bluebird sky today.  

Grey sky on Valentines day, but so beautiful just the same.  

How much i love the lap quilt i finally tied, that follows me from the bedroom to the living room.  Bringing fall colors into our home to brighten the February blah.

Wind bursts blowing snow to create glitter under the sun.

Gift of a snow day spent at home with my love.  

The fruit trees are buried.  

Looking up at the mess of branches intertwined with each other, those few leaves still hanging on, waiting for spring.

I'm knitting in-the-round for the first time and have no idea what I'm making, but it's relaxing.

  Homemade turkey soup for v day lunch (because i was home), bread baked for the week, red velvet cake for v day dessert.

Realizing how easy it really is to make cake from scratch.  Seriously. 

Hubs made dinner tonight while i laid on the couch doing absolutely nothing but chatting with him.  

It was marvelous. 

 This VT beauty is the perfect decoration to admire while i do the dishes.

March will be here before we know it.

We'll be tapping next week.

february snapshots

February sure has had some beautiful sunrises and sunsets alike.  I was able to capture a few on my way home from work.

It's currently dumping snow outside right now.  There is something so cozy about being snowed in, enjoying the wood stove's warmth while knitting on a blustery winters night.

Supposed to get a good foot by morning.

Winter days at home

"Groundhog Day, 

Half the wood

Half the Hay."

                           -Old VT Folklore

We escaped NH for a few days last week and explored the historic city of Colonial Williamsburg.  It was amazing.  I'll be sharing some pictures and details on our trip soon.  

But now?  We're home.   

Home for four days without plans has been so relaxing and just what i needed.  I followed my first knitting pattern and completed this cute baby sweater.  I made two loaves of oatmeal maple bread, a quiche, a pie and harvest soup on the cook stove.  Went on two hikes with Charlie in our back woods.  Enjoyed organizing our guest/craft room.  I finally replaced my dead sewing machine with this beauty. I hung up my Nikki McClure posters that hubs got me for Christmas.  I began my first ever cross stitch project, which seems that it might take months to finish.

But all is well in our cozy little home.  Yes indeed.