The Most Wonderful Bathroom

 

Sum.... sum.... summer time

Oxeye sunflower

Monada.   Beebalm

rosa rugosa

butterfly weed

cherry tomatoes, basil and oregano

peppers and swisschard

finally, chicory in my garden
 

Four Months later.....

 The peonies were blooming in the gardens at Hildene in Manchester, the Robert Todd Lincoln estate https://hildene.org

The Worst Ice storm in Vermont

 On Friday Feb 4 Arlington made the news with 1/2 in ice covering the town. We lost power for 19 hours.  The power wall served us well. Here are a few pictures of the ice event. Quite unbelievable.

Time to Jump Back in.....

 It's about time to pick up where I was.

The bathroom has been decorated and enjoyed. Here are a few pics to show it off. I know only one person who actually enjoys baths. One, maybe two. Such a wonderful experience and so good for health. 

The window became a door.

The four south facing windows bring in great light to the room. 

The fall to Christmas bathroom project..

 

Summer is gone, winter coming on....

Well here we are, on top of the world, and Mt. Equinox. The gardens did well for such a hot and dry summer.  The solar panels did well for us. 

 

Gardening and Exploring

 Morning glories are incredible, defying gravity almost. They will grow on the netting over the hoops this year.

There are many barn quilts around Hoosick Falls NY.
We found one in the town and will always be on the lookout
when we are in the neighborhood.

 And of course we began our season pass to Equinox on the clearest day ever. The Adirondacks can be seen in the far far distance.

Raised beds are the way to go. Manageable.  This year, salad makings, herbs, morning glories and a pond with a solar fountain.

Changes around the place.

the sun porch

craft area/library

Kitchen/dining area/ sun room

We  had to leave our wood fired oven in Brownington, but we found a suitable substiture. The OONI 3. it uses pellets which we are of course very familiar with. Heats up to 900 in about 20 min. Cooks a pizza in about 1-2 min. The sky is the limit now. This is the first one. We will make one tonight, and often. Can also bake, got a cast iron pan for that. This will keep us home for sure. And we will have nice, fun food.

The remodeled kitchen is always very busy. We made it through painting, cabinet hinge replacements, but did not make it to sink and faucet replacement before the shutdown. This picture sums it up. Thomas's special place, and the bread machine is back in action, especially for making pizza again, see next post.

Spring update

the multipurpose room

We have a space for relaxing, music, birdwatching, reading, socializing (some day), growing sprouts, phoning, and everything else. No tv. 

Visit to Bennington Museum

Community Day at Bennington Museum was a free admission for our first time there. Here are a few highlights. Of course the Pottery exhibit was great. The car was amazing, too. of course lots of other stuff, but these caught my eye. 

New Year Surprises.

 It was only supposed to be replacing the windows. The wall was very rotten and had to be replaced. First surprise.