away for the weekend

Friday, May 31, 2013

keep vermont weird

Sitting in our favorite coffee shop
- where else? -
and I get a chuckle out of this guitar case.
Vermont is weird?
Hmmmmm
unique, quirky, quaint, uncommon...
All the adjectives that describe what makes Vermont special.
Weird? okay - sure, it's all just semantics.


Besides - it's always good to have a cause - I wonder where I can sign up.

Anyway - it's Friday - time for another random five

1) I found two different couples crossing the U.S.A. on bicycle. One of the couples is now on day #41. They've ridden 2,218 miles so far - Yorktowne, Virginia to Canon City, Colorado.
Yep - I'm impressed.

2) I love thunderstorms at night - they lull me off to sleep. This week we had a good thunderstorm and I slept like a baby - although - that saying never really made sense to me. As I remember it, babies wake up and cry periodically. I definitely didn't do that.

3) We don't get many good thunderstorms in New England like we did in the Midwest. But then, we don't get many tornadoes, either.

4) This weekend I'm planning to try mountain biking. Are you thinking what I am?
Yeah, I know, I really didn't learn anything from that recent pogo stick experience...

5) It's unanimous - blueberry baked oatmeal is yummy.
Recipe from epicurious here

That's all for me this week - have a wonderful weekend!

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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

52 photos - stained glass shapes

Open studio weekend was fabulous - in spite of the cold rainy weather.
Oh my goodness, so many talented artists and artisans.
Pressed flowers, water colors, whimsical oil paintings of roosters, jewelry, stone bird baths...
And then my favorite - the stained glass window I purchased at
Hot Glass Works in Jamaica, Vermont.
I've been drooling ummm, pining over their many different windows for several months.


I'm feeling very lucky that Bella chose shapes for the prompt this week.
While the overall patchwork of stained glass is made up of squares and rectangles,
The individual pieces have so many beautiful colors and shapes.


swirls and speckles and star bursts, petals ...



Hanging in an open space between my living room and kitchen,
I smile every time I catch a glimpse.

All items at Hot Glass Works are hand made by a very talented husband and wife team -
they've been creating these works of art for more than 30 years.

Have a wonderful day.