Aug 15 2018
Well, it is that time of year. Sunflowers!!! We still have a lot! Although, Chuck was in charge of early weeding and prided himself on how many sunflowers he weeded out. I was a little disappointed, but I do have to admit, the carrots and beets are large and delicious. There are so many cucumbers and zucchini. Holy smokes, zucchini muffins, bread, cake and zucchini and tomatoes. ...
Aug 03 2018
These are yellow spotted salamanders and they live in the window well right by the door we use to go in and out of the house. They have always been there. When our kids were little there were always a few. Once 2 went to 3rd grade with Heather. They escaped their plastic ice cream container and were gone. Four months later the class erupted in laughter and Mrs. Stannard looked up to see them “racing” across the classroom floor. They were brought home that night and returned to the window well. Sometimes the little kids put toads and frogs into the window well also. The toads and frogs stay awhile, but these guys are always there. When we are in a dry spell they burrow down deep which is what they do in the winter too. But right now, with all the rain and warm temperatures and humidity. They are up on top of the ground, crawling around and even looking in the basement window. The picture above is the bunch of them, 14, after being lifted out by the 2 year old grandson. ...
Jul 26 2018
This is Gretchen. The middle child. She participated in her first Iron Man (Woman) last weekend in Lake Placid, NY. Lake Placid is beautiful! The event, a whole other story. Beautiful, painful, crying, laughing. Wow. Starting at 6:15am with a 2.4 mile swim around Mirror Lake. Maisie and I slept in. Maisie got up to see what the noise was coming from the lake, came running back into our bedroom to tell me I needed to go watch the swim, because watching a large group of swimmers swim was loud. 2300 people into the water between 6 and 9:30am. That was quite a show. Elbows looking like shark fins. ...
Jul 19 2018
And this is what a new hip looks like!
An x-ray of my new hardware. The new hip is great and I know at a point in the near future it won’t hurt. But this is a process and I am 1 month in. Another month or 2 and I should be good to go. The next picture you see of my hips will be skiing. I can walk a mile on my crutches, not really much fun. I can go almost a half mile per walk with ski poles, walking, walking, walking. I am rocking physical therapy with my main man Dan. And this weekend I will be watching Gretchen participate in her first Iron Man. A pretty darn good summer. ...
Jul 16 2018
Below is the schedule for the next few weeks. Please note changes 9-10:15am. And, no class Saturday the 21st, or Monday morning the 23rd at 9am. YES class Monday, the 23rd, at 5:30pm. Gretchen is participating in an Iron Man competition in Lake Placid. Ian and I are going to cheer for; no injuries, and a finish she is happy with. ...
Jul 05 2018
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Jun 28 2018
The dirt road in Peru is in great shape for a bike ride! The ride starts at Wild Wings and winds around Peru, Londonderry, Landgrove and Weston for 40 miles. Some class 3 and class 4 roads with a little bit of pavement. This ride is coordinated by our friends Jack and Marybeth Bailey, parents of Shane. See below the schedule more about the ride. ...
I’ve been skiing here since before I can remember. As a kid I took this place for granted, but am now becoming (more) grateful. So much work gets put into these trails and it shows. It’s the end of March and the skiing is still… Read more “I’ve been skiing here since”
I love that run on Upper Jay! The tracks are in the perfect place. Thank you Ian! I was once a groomer and I want to point out that setting track with the Tidd Tech is a very deliberate affair. If you want to stop… Read more “Groomer to Groomer”
