TAEKWONDO!

listener's eldest is an International Taekwondo Referee with a 5th degree black belt.

He teaches TKD at UVM.

(Just right of center)

Recently, RPI had to step down as host of this year's Eastern Collegiate Taekwondo Conference, so UVM offered and was chosen to host.  It's a big deal for the small group; today is the Tournament!  http://ectc-online.orghttp://ectc-online.org 

Alums are coming in to assist, including PhD*Son who has a 3rd degree black belt and ME*Daughter-in-Law who also has a black belt.  (They teach TKD to children in Maine.)

The best part is that we will see all 5 of our children and all 4 grands this weekend! :-)

It's listener's Grandson's 1st Birthday! ♡

And the theme of his party is The Very Hungry Caterpillar!  LOL!

Easter Friday

Easter Thursday

Easter Wednesday

Easter Tuesday

Easter Monday

Easter! Alleluia!

Holy Saturday

Good Friday

Maundy Thursday

Wednesday in Holy Week

Tuesday in Holy Week (a bit of snow anticipated)

Monday in Holy Week

Palm Sunday

Camel's Hump in Vermont

All week the fields have been opening more and more...

Redwinged Blackbirds!!!

Tuesday night as I was drifting off to sleep I noted a dream that it was snowing.  On Wednesday I had to rise early for a dentist appointment (chipped tooth) and it was snowing exactly like in the dream!  But, as I watched the snow falling I heard, for the first time here in town, Redwinged Blackbirds (!!!), then saw them too!  Hurrah!!!

This photo is not washed out; it was snowing!

See if you can find the pair of Redwinged Blackbirds. :-)

Here's another with the pair in the Birches!

Horseback-riding, anyone?

Happy Birthday, Spinnaker and Mizzen!! =^. .^= =^. .^=

Ahhhh, Vermont

Susan's Grand TWIN Quilts!

"The ice is slowly melting."

Buds

Beautiful Springtime

Believe...

It's April Fools Day!

I don't know about you, but after March, I'm a fool for April!  :-D

Enjoy the best April Fools Day pranks in the history of design...

http://blog.psprint.com/designing/best-april-fools-day-pranks-in-the-history-of-design/

Good-Bye March!

Happy Sunday!

Taking it Easy

The view from my window...

Vesper Light

Sunshine Makes all the Difference!

Oil Spill in Galveston Bay

“Galveston Bay has the highest concentration of nesting American Oystercatchers in Texas.”    

~ Dr. Shiloh A. Schulte

Manomet Scientists Warn of Oil Spill Danger to Nesting Shorebirds (click)

25 years after the Alaska spill, 3 years after the BP spill
Valdez is still happening (click)
The latest on the BP (Gulf) spill (click)

When will we ever learn?

MMMAPLE!

Fun Fact: It is now legal for Vermont Maple Syrup Producers to sell their Very Dark syrup!  It used to be considered sub-standard, but the truth is that locals prefer it, for its stronger taste.  Sooo delicious!

Our new wallpaper (the real kind, not the computer kind), for our living room...

The background is cream/pale golden, not grayish as it seems here.  Picture it with rosewood stain on cherry woodwork and mantle, all painted surfaces the same as the background, and a brown carpet similar to the berries here.  We have really had to think about the carpet, as we've always had light colours.  But they are also miserable to keep clean. Ha!  I think it will look smashing at Christmas!

Lazy Saturday

Seascape, by VT*Grand