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 I went to a party on Sunday afternoon. There was a crowd, but the host had arranged for parking on the street with her neighbors. I found a spot and met up with a friend I had arranged to meet there. At some point a woman was working her way through the crowd asking where the person with the Vermont car was. It turned out that she was the next-door neighbor. I had parked in front of her house and she noticed the plate on my car. When she found me, she explained that her son, recently deceased, had lived in Vermont and she was now in the process of dealing with his considerable piles of stuff. She showed me two pictures of Burlington, VT, scenes and asked if I would take them.


Two drawings of very familiar Burlington downtown --
Flynn theater on Main Street
and 
Church Street


This morning was a group hike at the Carlton Reserve, where there are over 80 miles of trails. We did not hike the entirety of available trails! It was a brisk walk, though, with temperature in the 40's.


 A burl on a pine tree. We saw a lot of birds but no other wildlife. The group is too chatty. We did see horse riders though.

The Monday afternoon craft group made marbled papers last week.

This week I used my papers for cards.



 This is what I have been avoiding back north. 

 



Comments

  1. MaebemeFebruary 14, 2022 at 6:54 PM

    What a lovely gift to receive from someone you don't know.

    I sure wish the weather was nicer here and that there was that many miles of walking paths near me. It sounds like a great day!

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  2. Linda ReederFebruary 14, 2022 at 7:03 PM

    Your cards are beautiful.
    It's fun to make connections with people you don't know.
    Looks like it is not time to go back to Vermont yet.

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  3. Arkansas PattiFebruary 15, 2022 at 7:45 AM

    That was cool of her to track you down to give you the drawings. Impressed you went to a large party. I haven't gotten up the nerve for that yet but sure miss the interactions. Maybe soon.

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  4. Jenn JilksFebruary 15, 2022 at 9:21 AM

    I sure won't be doing parties any time soon! Not that I have any friends. :-)

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  5. Granny AnnieFebruary 15, 2022 at 9:48 AM

    What a nice gesture from a stranger.

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  6. TaborFebruary 15, 2022 at 3:32 PM

    Kind of you to take on the sketches. I am sure it is hard parting with sentimental stuff. Haven't been to a party in ages!! Did not go much before and do not live in the sociable Florida.

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  7. gigi-hawaiiFebruary 16, 2022 at 10:48 AM

    Those are very nice drawings, And it was sweet of her to give them to you. I like your cards, too. They will cheer up anybody.

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  8. JoaredFebruary 20, 2022 at 11:51 PM

    Nice gesture of the VT sketches. Like your cards! Nice to just look at photos of snow rather than to be in it for me, too, now.

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