October 22, 2009

It has been a while since I sat in front of my computer to write a blog. Why? Summers are filled with family visits to Germany, and cousins visiting us from there. Not to forget our grandchildren, who amused us for a week, stretching our tolerance physically as well as mentally by biking around the Isle la Motte, in Vermont’s Lake Champlain. That was only the beginning; winding our way through a corn maze, staying at the North Hero House: swimming, jet-skiing, island cruising with a guide and having the owner spoil us at his own Island. We ended that vacation by a visit to the Shelburne Museum in Burlington. And whenever we get home …we love our Farm, the fresh vegetables that Bill grows, my flower gardens around the house…the apple trees this year laden with red perfect, delicious apples. Our freezer is full, full, full of good things for this winter consumption! And so is the cupboard, with peach and plum jam or black and red-current jellies and then there are the quince concoctions…

But we did work too, we went to the big Island of Hawaii, what an awesome place and what a great place to have an Inn! Right in the middle of the rain forest, luscious vegetation, beautifully appointed cabins, all within a four-mile drive from the Volcano National Park! Seeing coffee beans grow on trees, the ocean round every bend and those black arid lava fields that stay in your dreams: black and expansive…as far as your eyes take you before landing in the Pacific! We loved our walks in the park and I cherished those quiet early morning jogs.

Well, now I am back in Brattleboro; where the leaves are falling in colorful profusion, and the maples are a deep orange- yellow when I look out of my office window. They too, will soon be beneath our feet. It’s beautiful here.  I am so deeply grateful to be able to see so many unique Inns that are inviting us, hosting us and allowing us to see why they have chosen to be there to welcome their guests. Summer is long over and I am ready to be here! And you all know what follows Fall? Have a great week. Heide