Heaven

Still in Vermont, where the weather is nothing short of spectacular. So far we've had sunny days with temperatures in the low 80s and low humidity. Nights have been cold enough for warm socks, long pants, and a fleece jacket. Ahhhhh. What a welcome change of pace from the summer swelter of the Mid-Atlantic.

Yesterday we took a day trip to Waitsfield, Vermont. It's in the Mad River Valley, around the middle of the state. While we were there I did look at yarn in two different stores. One had stuff from Green Mountain Spinnery, and the other had interesting (but too rich for my budget, I'm afraid) locally spun yarns that had been dyed with different plants.

Our trip to Waitsfield included stops at some of our favorite places:

• The Inn at Lareau Farm, where Jan and I were married in front of a huge rock face next to a meadow behind the inn, right up against the Green Mountains. We showed the site to Sylvia, but she was far more interested in eating her crackers. Oh well. Maybe in a few years...
• American Flatbread, home of amazing pizza cooked in a wood-fired oven.
• Mad River Massage, a very-hippie not-fancy-spa place and home of the greatest massage therapists I've ever met. And yes, I had a massage yesterday.
• Michael's Good to Go, a terrific take-out place with amazing vegetarian food (among many non-vegetarian options). Go ahead and look at the menu. I dare you. If you don't start salivating while reading it then your taste buds are probably dead.

Yeah, the day entailed a bit of driving. But the scenery along the route was beautiful, and the destination was full of nostalgia. Even though Sylvia was new to Waitsfield, she had a pretty good time there, too.