Alive!

[da]

Bullet-point form; sorry; I may fill in later.

* left my parents' yesterday after an early lunch at a Thai place down the street.
* the drive through the Adirondacks was pretty, but Vermont has been gorgeous.
* I seem to have slept 11 hours last night
* our suite overlooks a babbling river, has a full kitchen, a wonderful bed.. and more taxidermy than I ever wanted to wake up staring at. The room has four mounted deer-heads, one wolf, one boar, and 2 deer-hoof lampshades.
* Apple waffles for breakfast.
* Today consisted of country drives, mountain roads, a bit of hiking, pretty towns with no open restaurants, and a bit of local color in addition to the trees. Did not successfully shop for cheese. Snacked on the cheese we found yesterday. Yum.
* Almost got clobbered by a 12-tired tractor coming down the middle of a tiny road. Whee!

Now, I hope, a quick nap.

Comments

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

* cheese: Did so!

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

I sit corrected: *Did* successfully buy cheese today! You were sneaky about it, while I was looking at the bizarre stuff in the back of the shop. :)

[beartalon.livejournal.com]

What kind? One can never have enough cheese.

[beartalon.livejournal.com]

Now I want a vacation that is not a medical leave.

[newdoorknobs.wordpress.com (from livejournal.com)]

Vermont... suite with full kitchen and excessive taxidermy that overlooks a babbling river... apple waffles... I am pretty sure you're staying in the exact same room that my wife and I stayed in on our honeymoon!

The Mexican restaurant across the street and a few doors down is pretty good, FYI.

[melted-snowball.livejournal.com]

Whoa. That's kind of funny.

There were honeymooners at the inn. We were not among them.

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

That is super. I'm grinning ear to ear about this.

We enjoyed ourselves there. They certainly went all-out to make us happy. If you've seen "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Meltdown", you might get why dan dubbed the place "Mambo Inn."

And now? Tonight, we're in Essex MA, for dan's friend Daniele's wedding tomorrow, and Sunday we're driving a long-haul back home again. We were just talking about how it would've been great if we could see you guys on this visit, but I'm having a "if it's Tuesday this must be Belgium" moment... Hope to see you soon! Hi to all. :)

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

We have three cheeses!

"Cabot Clothbound Cheddar" - very strong, would make excellent mac and cheese, in much larger quantities than we bought;

"Jasper Hill Farm Moses Sleeper" - a soft cow cheese, grassy tasting, with a yummy rind;

and "Boston Post Dairy Chèvre Onion Dill Blend" - practically a cream cheese; was great spread on crackers and bread.

It is possible we have too much cheese, as we didn't finish it in Vermont, and now we are in a room with no fridge. (perhaps we will have a snack later tonight; I'd offer it to other wedding guests, but nobody else is around...)

[da-lj.livejournal.com]

*I* want you to have a vacation that isn't a medical leave.