Blackie and Matilda are setting...but it's too cold for them to have chicks...

...Mr. Cluck has gone to the bottom of the pecking order!

Karen's masterpiece...finally finished.

Come and join her!!

I wonder what's inside the nicely wrapped package?

At Doug and Barbara Trude's for a fabulous Christmas meal...

...many thanks!

A very nice return visit with Mr. and Mrs. Peacock from Connecicut and Brad and Chris from Massachusetts and the other relatives from Georgia...forgot their names...(and they forgot to sign our book, oops!)

Where's MaryJo and Mark?

See you next year!

Our first time out on the snowshoes this year...nice day...!!!

The Norwegian Connection...

Rick and Susan are here from NYC...

...after a visit with Rick's son at GMC, they are headed north to their annual gala...involving dancing and dancing...

A wonderful surprise and find in the village of Pawlet...

...Pascal's Bistro, a wonderful new dining experience in the area.

We had a wonderful meal with Jeanne and Dick. The salmon, steak, quail, pheasant were oh, so, superb...

This place rates ****!!!!

What is this item? What was it for? See the next post...

Karen and Ernie's party for Teri held right here at the Birdhouse Inn...

Our Asian themed dinner was a success!

Say "hi" to: Karen C, Ernie, Teri, Sue, Kathy, Joe, Paula, Keith, Bonnie, Dottie, Barbara, Doug...who did I miss? Sorry, please add a comment to this post!

The menu: Vermont sushi, yakitori, miso soup, almond chicken, sauteed pork with oyster sauce, fried rice, vino and cerveza...what was for dessert?

More fun times with Tim, Maryann, and the twins...

Dinner, breakfast...and a winter's scene...thanks for the nice time at Back to Vermont...

Too bad you had to leave so soon...see you in the spring.

Do you get the message?

We do..................

See what we were up to...

In the middle of the night we took off from Rutland, all 57 or so of us...Vermonters against the war and the surge...our bus from Bristol was even fuled by bio-diesel!

Thanks to Carol Tashie for coordinating and organizing the group and program.

Notice what was going on...

Vermonters rally at the Rally in DC!

No more war!

No Surge!!

Who's that with Brian? The Vice?

Did you hear Jesse Jackson speak?

We had a wonderful time getting the "word" out. Plus Bob and Marlene got to meet their friends...

Our lovely neighbors inspecting the work that has been done on the house and what needs to still be done.

When are they moving here permanently?

We finally got this puzzle done...just missing a few pieces.

Boy, was it hard to do! Yikes...

Wonder why I chose this one for us to do?

Hi, Tom...

...we enjoyed preparing a delicious dinner at Dismas House.

Our menu constisted of chicken wings for apps, broiled steak, roast beef, oven roasted potatoes, broccoli, and cake for dessert. There was plenty to eat and was a very enjoyable time again.

See you soon!!

Another fun meeting of the Poultney Area Chamber of Commerce Excutive Board.

Who's missing from the picture??? Why???

The boys were here with Tim and Maryann, after a stay in NYC...

...Killington was open for a day of skiing for the guys from California.

Our dinner with neighbors was a lot of fun.
Lots of good conversation and good cheer!