Luna is truly lovely! Those eyes could melt the coldest soul. How's she doing with Lance & Gwen now that she's settled in?
And goats and bees and chickens and turkeys and pending ducks!? You are livin' the Vermont country dream. :^)
On the groundhog...Certainly, I am a major proponent of gun control and have been for many, many years, but there's a reason farmers often have a 0.22 on hand, i.e., for vermin that are eating your sustenance.
Speaking of Vermonty things, I attended a conference on ALS last month in Dover, which was an intense few days, very very sciency, learned a lot. I did contemplate a turn north after the conference was over :^), but predicted that I would be too wiped out to drive to the NEK. I was right. I collapsed when I got back to Boston. At any rate, on the way home, I picked up the following at Grafton Village Cheese in Brattleboro:
Also my Senator Bernie Sanders action figure stands alongside my Senator Elizabeth Warren action figure on my coffee table. Thuringwethil II and I call the pair the "Guardians of the Galaxy." :^D
One more Vermonty thing! I was pleased to find that my local liquor store carries both Barr Hill gin (made from raw honey) and their Tom Cat gin. Favorite current cocktail: "The Lobotany" which is 2 oz Barr Hill gin muddled with fresh basil leaves, 1 ounce Cocchi Americano, and 1 ounce fresh lime or lemon juice. Decorate with a sprig of basil.
I do intend to haul my Boston butt up that way and inflict myself on you guys again!
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And goats and bees and chickens and turkeys and pending ducks!? You are livin' the Vermont country dream. :^)
On the groundhog...Certainly, I am a major proponent of gun control and have been for many, many years, but there's a reason farmers often have a 0.22 on hand, i.e., for vermin that are eating your sustenance.
Speaking of Vermonty things, I attended a conference on ALS last month in Dover, which was an intense few days, very very sciency, learned a lot. I did contemplate a turn north after the conference was over :^), but predicted that I would be too wiped out to drive to the NEK. I was right. I collapsed when I got back to Boston. At any rate, on the way home, I picked up the following at Grafton Village Cheese in Brattleboro:
Also my Senator Bernie Sanders action figure stands alongside my Senator Elizabeth Warren action figure on my coffee table. Thuringwethil II and I call the pair the "Guardians of the Galaxy." :^D
One more Vermonty thing! I was pleased to find that my local liquor store carries both Barr Hill gin (made from raw honey) and their Tom Cat gin. Favorite current cocktail: "The Lobotany" which is 2 oz Barr Hill gin muddled with fresh basil leaves, 1 ounce Cocchi Americano, and 1 ounce fresh lime or lemon juice. Decorate with a sprig of basil.
I do intend to haul my Boston butt up that way and inflict myself on you guys again!