Back to boating and the Umbrella story

Moments after this picture was taken, my favorite umbrella from Cirque de Soleil was lifted out of the rod holder and flew over the water and dropped. Thinking it would float, we reached for it with the boat hook, but it went down into the water very quickly into 20 ft. of water. I was devastated. Then John got his fishing equipment together and started casting. After about 12 casts he pulls on something, slowly, very slowly, he pulled in the umbrella, hooked on the very tip of one section. We were both amazed at this entire scenario. I mean what are the chances?  My hero.

Tanglewood Visit - A Prairie Home Companion

 On June 25, we paid a visit to Tanglewood in Lenox, MA for a final performance of  A Prairie Home Companion. His last show will be tonight somewhere. We enjoyed the calm, peaceful setting, familiar performers and good food.

Finally, summer begins

Birthday with Joan Baez

In early April, Joan Baez performed at the Flynn theater in Burlington. No intro band, just Joan for 1.5 hours. It was wonderful. Dinner at the Pizza Verita did not disappoint with pizza making demonstrations by Griff . Took a cab to get around due to the Mardi Gras festivities, and had breakfast the next day at the Skinny Pancake on Lake St. A good time was had....

Finally coming out from under.....

To arrive at the moment, post birthday, post winter (we think) and pre summer fun, I will present a photo display to capture the high points. The best xmas present to us was Priscilla II, who arrived around the holiday and has given us something to dream about since. Here she is.

The big window in the rear and side rear windows are the bedroom, which we can see is ideal. We have customized it  to our liking. John has upgraded the vent fans. We have removed the big TV in the main living area and will replace it with a bookcase/magazine rack. Etc. We will be ready to try her out in May, right Here and then off to Lake Champlain in June. 

Here are a few looks at the interior. 

Queen bed that we fit in!

Shower

Bathroom across from shower

kitchen next to frig

Sofa and dining table

Bookcase in TV space

It's time to .......

It won't be long....