Scattered Thoughts . . .

T he weather forecast changed for the better one day last week so we changed our rainy day plans and headed toward Burlington to do a day cruise on Lake Champlain.  We do this cruise every summer with whichever kids and grandkids can meet us there.  This year, we had a rather small group but, as always, we all enjoyed ourselves.   We order snacks and drinks during the cruise and then, after the cruise, we walk up the hill into Burlington to visit one of the pubs to have an early dinner.  This is always a relaxing time even when Sheila and I do it alone.  We haven't done it alone in more than ten years but we've always enjoyed ourselves.   Below, we have the view of our backseat for the ride up to Burlington... Here is the group photo (minus the photographer) on the boat.  We always get the back corner tables on the top deck and this time was no different... One of these days, we're going to do a cruise on one of these two boats...  (we'v...

E very year, between August and October, we venture up to Shelburne to visit The Chritsmas Loft with Lukey and Kenzie.  We invited Pop, Ellie and Whitney this year but they could not make it on this day so it was just me, Gee, Lukey and Kenzie again.  We had Lukey and Kenzie for about four days over the Columbus Day weekend and this was one of our activities that weekend.   I included a lot of photos in this blog entry so I'll let the photos do most of the talking rather than write a lot... A Santa and Mrs Claus display greets you as you enter the store... I don't know what had Kenzie so upset in this window display but she surely looks upset... Kenzie brought her Fuji Instax camera on this day so she shot a few photos... Sheila is showing me the Airman Nutcracker she found... I found another Airman but, looking at the photo today, I don't think this one is actually a nutcracker although I could be wrong... We found a few "Baby's First Christmas" items and we ...