Monday night Sep 15

Today is our last day in Vermont. Tomorrow we’ll head south. Depending on developments, it is our plan to stay for a couple of days just northwest of Boston. With luck, we’ll get see our friends Jane and Tom. Also I intend to visit the repair shop and pick up my laptop (which has been there 5 times). I hope it’s fixed and I get a chance to “beat” up the repair guy (just kidding – sort of).

Today’s weather has been mixed. About once an hour it looks like it’s going to rain, then the clouds race away and it’s sunny. But it is about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday afternoon. On the way back from seeing Burlington (and the nude), the car’s thermometer read 78 degrees – in mid-September!

Margaret has been doing domestic chores today. Catching up on laundry, ironing, and running errands in town.

Although I didn’t take any photos, there were a number of interesting signs spotted in the last few weeks.
1. A state yellow road sign located on curves that is usually spelled “HIDDEN DRIVES AHEAD” was spelled “HDDEN DRIVES AHEAD”. Spell checker didn’t catch it?
2. An American Red Cross sign was posted in downtown Barre this afternoon. It said, “BLOOD DRAWING TODAY”. I thought about stopping to put my name in the pot to see if I could win some blood.
3. The QUACKERS Diner had two large ducks mounted on the roof. Not sure what they were made of, but it was cute.

M: Other odds and ends:

1. They have bears here! One that visits the park, and a mom with twins down the road.
2. Suki “disappeared” last night, turning up at last, but made us wonder – he’s snack size for some of these creatures
3. Still no moose.

The photos tonight are a local Montpelier phenom - scrap bicycles made into "art". Some are clever; others are "mmmmm......" An acquired taste?

An aside: note to Shell; something you could do withe unused bikes?