Summer Update …

Summertime in Vermont is beautiful. Unlike the summers we were accustomed to in DC, summers in Vermont are less about eye-melting, oppressive heat and more about breezy warm days and cool evenings. Porch settings here are much more enjoyable than the times we spent being devoured by mosquitos on our porch in Silver Spring. The blood-suckers are still out to bug us, but they don’t seem to stay out once the temperature drops. Lately we have spent more time around our new fire pit roasting s’mores than on the porch. The exception being when our dear friends Ann and Jack visited, and we sat on the porch to watch fireworks. More accurately, we sat and listened to various neighbors shoot off their favorite fire arms with the occasional rocket’s red glare to light up the night.

While Ann and Jack were in town we also got to visit the farm we chose as our CSA. Four Springs Farm was hosting their first annual Firefly Festival. Jinny invited folks over to the farm for a potluck dinner and an evening of music and fireflies. We got to wander around the farm and see the fields that are currently growing the vegetables we will be eating all summer. We brought blankets and sat around eating yummy food including ice cream from Strafford Creamery. After dinner we listened to some live music before heading home to sit on the porch and chat. It was a nice visit and we look forward to seeing them again soon!

This past weekend was also filled with fun summer visiting activites. On Friday we went over to our friends Jill and Wayne’s for an evening of grilling and hanging out. Saturday night we went up to Barre for Meredith and Adam’s ice cream social. Our hosts fed us yummy pizza and went all out with make-your-own ice cream sundaes! I nearly made myself sick with lots of ice cream, hot fudge, caramel and jimmies, but it was worth it.