Hiya!

Just a short stint in the hospital. I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!

From our fertile eggs...

...here's Junior!

If you have a "better" name, please let us know...

Would you like to know the "full" story about Junior? If so, send us an email!!!

Two Great Mothers of Mathematica come for a visit!!

Peter rides in and bikes his way through the Green Mountains!!

Charlie arrives with some needed advice for our lont-term care needs...

...thanks to all!!!

What are these people up to?

Where?

Peace be with you...

...our first UCC sponsored peace Summit at Charlotte Congregational Church. A wonderful time to promote peace efforts here and around the world.

Dot Maver--"US Dept. of Peace"

Joe Gainza--Peace for All

Theresa Lever--Vermont activist

Bev and Hermine--concerned educators for peace

...and many more!

Rick and Tina from their visit to UVM and Gus...

Did you take everything back to New Haven?

A visitor from the north...on our way to the Branford High School Class of 1971 40th reunion...really that many years?

Some lovely visitors and guests at breakfast.

Agie and Melanie...our new friends.

See you, Agie, soon...Amtrak in Fair Haven...they say that more mass transportation is needed here in our local area. But this works for Agie!

We brought Jeff to help us out at Dismas House for preparing and serving dinner...nice, delicious meal, if I might say!

See the smiling faces!

"Uncle Jeff" paid us a visit...nice...

...and we went to the Otter Creek Brewery to check out some of their seasonal brewskis! Yum...

Plus, check out the local attractions, too!!

Look what's cooking...from fresh, organic eggs...come and enjoy some of our special treats for you...

...join us for breakfast, lunch or dinner...with Junior, too!

Look what's going on across the street...

...come an join us for a nice, safe walk...

Crop Walk, Fair Haven 2007...

"We walk so others will not have to walk."

More scenes and folks from a beautiful day to celebrate Chuck Smith and the Crop Walk in Fair Haven.

A visit across the street...

Who arrived here from Paris?

Who went to Nicholas Auction with me?

Who collects buttons and "paper"?

Who gave us some neat WWII items and momentos?

Who is going home to Santa Clara?

If you answered Lorraine Bailey, you win the prize!

Let us know!!

Congratulations to our very dear friends and newly weds!

What do you think of the cake?

A summer gathering of dear friends...fun times and great conversation!

The food and wine was pretty good, too!!

Nice too see the Thompsons, Ann, the Greens, Steve and Heather, Alan, and the blushing bride and groom!

What a lovely evening and dinner with Joan and Ike and friends...

Kudos to the chefs! Dee-lish!!

The Nelsons from New York posing by Henrietta's Area...and those special eggs...

...aren't they cute? ...the girls... not the "residents"...!!!

They are off to New York via Amtrak from Fair Haven...

...thanks for the visit...see you when?

Come to the Fair Haven-Castleton Rotary Club Auction at Camp Kehoe...to bid on the Benches of Bomoseen project. Thre's always something to do around here!!!

How do you like our winning bid...???

Come and see it in our dining room!!!

Our new friends from Wales...Dilys and Margaret...what fun we had...

The family is lookin' good!

Nice visit!!

A visit to grammias...with Uncle Jeff and Alex the Man!

Look who dropped by from a long travel across the northway...

Branford High School , class of 1967...

a wonderful gathering of friends at Claire Torrelli's home.

Thanks to Larry for getting us there!

Who are these folks?

Our reunion, part 2...

...name those faces in the crowd....

Win a prize!

Susan and Rick here for a nice visit...

...and bringing back a bhut jolokia to NYC...

How did it taste?

Champ at Centennial Field

...a fun time at the Lake Monsters game!

Great to see matriculants at Green Mountain College visit with us, parents, students and new friends...

How was breakfast?

Classic...

Beauties!!

What is an Ogu?

Hey, hey...

Look who came to visit us at our home...

What a fun time we had with everyone...

Annie and Walt Pepperman of Twin Mountain Farms B&B held a lovely "Inns Get Together"...

Who is that large friend?

Why are these gentlemen on Main Street?

What's the story about the bikes on the street?

See the PhD's there?

I arrived a few minutes late to the New Haven Federation of Teachers-Retirees kick-off meeting, but was immediately surrounded by lovely friends and former colleagues who have also retired to pusue their new dreams and goals.

What is my Mathermatics Mother up do?

Hi, Ann!

And congratulations to Mary and her award from the state!

We're having lots of fun in downtown Poultney...

...come and visit anytime, but especially during Chili Fest!!

What are they doing with those swords?

Come to Poultney and savor the best chili you have tasted East of the Mississippi!

Check out the cooks and chefs!

Which one was your fave?

What is Valerie, President of the Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce, saying?

Who is Poulntey's Citizen of the Year?

Bon voyage to our guests, Chrissy and the Temples

...

the chickies say "peep"

The sidewalks are nearing completeion...seen here at Joan and Ike's house, just across the street from us.

Now we will have safe passage from Poultney to East Poultney...how long did this take to happen?

Chrissy from Michigan, here for GMC's Masters Program in Environmental Studies, meets the Temples from Ipswich, MA, home of the famous fried clams!

Summer...Killington...

I did it, I did it...!!!

I was able to grow the hottest pepper ever recorded onthe Scoville Scale, from seedlings we got at the Fiery Foods Show.

Name the pepper type and I'll send you some seeds for next season. Be sure to include your name and address!

PS: this pepper is HOT! 1,000,0000 Scoville units! Makes a tasty salsa!

A surprise visit from...???

Please send in the name of this gentleman...and win a prize!

The Wihlbourgs and family from NYC here for a family wedding and enjoying the vacation time in beautiful Poultney and Lake St. Catherine area.

How did they like the chickies?

These are the first "kids" we've met who are really into to the game Risk! Yeah! And they were all so polite and very happy! Great people to have around and know.

Please come again!

The Moores from Atlanta, Georgia...with daughter Rachel...beginning the new school year at GMC...

...nice to meet you!

The beautiful Vermont flowers from our gardens...

..tasty treats with our friends...

...who are those crazy people?

Pround parents of a GMC student, Bruce and Leitha enjoy our delicious breakfast.

"Father" Jim Langan up here to visit with us before embanking on his 41st year teaching mathematics at the Sound School in the New Haven Public Schools.

Go Jim!

Who is the neater looking guy: Jim or Mr. Snyder?

The very best ham and bacon is produced right here in Vermont by Vermont Smoke and Cure in South Barre.

Here's Karen accepting our winning raffle prize of a wonderful selection of their products from the Chief Smoker!!

Our guests are raving about the quality and tastes of all their smoked meats--bacon, ham, sausages.

Look for their labels in your nearest store! 100% local!!

From New Britian, Connecticut the Okoro Family came to visit with us for a couple of days...nice ti see Sue & Sunny and Jessica and Sunny, Jr.

They had a nice visit and tour of Green's Sugarhouse, too!

Are the Red Sox still in first place?

What were people doing by the corner of Main and Beaman Street?

A wonderful BBQ concludes with the cutting of the cake to celebrate VEMAS' location into Poultney.

Nice job everyone!!

The Play's the Thing...here in Poultney for the summer as the talented troup performed a rousing rendition of A Taming of the Shrew to appreciative crowds.

Thanks to Kitty for keeping culture and the arts alive!

Made our way to Burlington for a Lake Monsters game against Hudson Valley...

...there's Champ, doing his/its "thing"...

They won handily, too.

The Rotary Club's Initial Art Auction at GMC had all kinds of art...to raise funds for the Melodeon Factory repair and restoration...

...we liked some of the works and bid and won a piece.

The cheese tray and wines were excellent!

The Hamptons, not from the Hamptons, but from Exeter, NH, Harry and Peg, stopped by and stayed with us along with Peg's sister, MaryJo.

Elizabeth Lewis was there, too!

Sunday sumemr evening concerts on the Green in East Poultney...

...and a one and a two...

Who's with Mugsy?

Hint: It's Jim and Tina from New Jersey.

Blackie was given a second chance to show that she was a

good mother...her two baby chicks are really cute!

Care to give them a name?

Heading back to Stuart, Florida with some precious momentoes of Poultney, Kat Moran found come neat pieces of slate.

Are you taking them to the Flagler Grill?

We help Sam White's new Orpingtons stretch out before they acclimate themselves to the flock with our new fangled coop system.

This won't make Backyard Poultry magazine but is cheap and easy!

Up, up, and away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who is that Mystery Man?

Answer and win a prize.

New chickies...again...

Some happy visitors from Branford...

Ah, The Henry family's summer visit to the Green Mountains and a nice stopover here with us...

Matilda and Orpington #3 are proud co-mothers of five new chicks...is this weird or what?

Matilda sat on the eggs, #3 sat next to her...they share the chicks 21 days later...strange?????

...looooooooooooooooooooook who was here to see the new family...

For another summer we greet Elizabeth Lewis as our guest...she's taking in another session at the Tinmouth Writers Conference.

We really enjoyed having her with us again!

Thanks for sharing your poetry with us.

Hope to see you soon!!

We are the chicken sitters this time for Sam Whites two new Orpington chicks...they need some time to get accustomed to the older gals!

Look who stopped by Rich's house...from the Emeral Isle and Points North!

Name those happy guys!!!!!!

We stopped by GMC's Community Wellness Forum and found the information we needed; plus we are continuing to reduce our Carbon Footprint, otherwise Jesse will get after us!

A meeting of the minds to see what we can share about service and accommodations in Poultney.

MaryAnn stops by for some Localvore treats...

Come and see Ed and Nancy's Hopson House B&B on East Main Street...

Where is the lovely Mrs. Isherwood?

Look at what we found a Leibig's Farm in Granville...weird, odd or what?

Please give these fruits a special name and win a prize...

What is Joe and Ann DeBonis doing out there in the road?

Stopping Joan and Ike's for a short visit...

A special thanks to the Horridges of the Eagle Tavern, Ethan Allen's special East Poultney hangout, for their invite to this special brunch...

...what are people doing?

A parade of young and old celebrating the 4th of July in Poultney...

..life in rural America is fun!

More scenes from Poulntey's Fourth of July Parade...

At the Isherwoods for a cooooooooool luncheon prepared by Chefs Bob and Marlene...

Enjoying the sights, sounds and flavors of the Friday Night Downtown Rutland festivals...

Look who we met!

Mr. Dirk and the Penny Economy...

Mr. Crelin signing and playing at Pasche's...

Come and enjoy the good times...

Saying goodbye to Mr. Cyrus as we send him to a new home around the corner...too many roosters for the girls!

Cyrus was a good protector of the hens...

We enjoyed Steve Cutting and Laksiri Peiras' entertaining and inspirational talk with videos about the work of the Asian Rural Institute in Japan where they work. ARI helps to train community leaders from developing countries to be more effective in their roles through organic farming methods, community organization, and building stronger bonds throughout.

In the past 30 years ARI has trained over 1,000 leaders to assist their people all over the world. Founded by Dr. Tom Takami, a Japanese UCC minister, ARI needs your help and support.

This was Steve and Laksiri's second visit to Poultney; we throughly enjoyed their presentation and hope to see them again soon. Here and in Japan!

Meeting with Steve and Laksiri from the Asian Rural Institute, Nishinasuno, Japan for some Vermont local tasty treats after their talk at Green Mountain College.

Having a restful day at the Birdhouse Inn...

Nice to have you stay with us, Steve, Miki, Laksiri, Sarah and Emily

See you next year!

Thanks for all you do at ARI!

Mr. T and recent grad, Ivana

Hola, como esta?

Congratulations on your graduation!

Anthony "Mr. Card Club President"

At Archie Moore's with some of the crew...

...look who stopped in...Monsieur Guiseppe! Nice to see ya!

Pomp and circumstance at Wooster Park for HSC's 2007 graduation...

...nice to see everyone!

A special "hi" to Soad, Jackie, and Shaniqua...

Look what happened to Joan and Ike's 200 year old maple tree...

...after lightning hit it...and the tree service took care of the rest...

Karen is getting around...with her friends...

Ellie, Wendy's mother, leading a summer service at FHCC...

...the Pianist...

...the Talker...

...the Walker...

...and other faces in the crowd.

Thanks for leading us in worship, Ellie.

The HSC grad on his way to UVM's orientation...thanks for staying with us, Gus...and mom, Tina...

...checking out the new chickies.

My Sweetie hurt her knee...but she is rapidly recovering from a torn ACL...how did you hurt your knee, Karen?

Post a comment to find out!

Miss T at her best...............

...where did they get all that "stuff"...

At historic Yale Field for a New Haven Cutters game...

What is Richard trying to sell?

What is Mr. O doing (again)?

Who are those folks in the stands?

Unfortunately for the locals, Nashua wins, but it was a fun game.

HSC's Card Club Annual Meeting...

...look who was there...where's Allie and Ivana?

What is Mr. O trying to do with the pizza?

Hi, Dr. MacMahon.

But a nice surprise visitor from the University of Pittsburgh...

Planning for next year's reunion...where...when...

Poultney 's Summer Shakespeare Theatre Play is taking hold with planning from Kitty, Pam and Karen at what used to be the Poultney Inn B&B, now The Bard's House!