The Young & the Rest of Us: New England Trip

I know. I'm an embarrassment to bloggers everywhere. Oh well.

Chuck and I drove to Vermont on October first to visit Dave and Nancy Shipps, our dear OLD friends from California/Colorado. It has been 8 years since our last meeting on Lake Hortonia.

Chuck and Dave huddled close to the ever-burning fire, since it was very cold in Vermont.

They did take a boat trip. Their agility seems to fade along with their hair color.

And Chuck finally caught the big one:

Look at this beautiful chicken we saw while on a drive:

We also went to a pumpkin patch:

And we saw some of the devastating damage from Hurricane Irene. This empty space was once occupied by a pizza shop.

One of my favorite reasons for visiting Dave and Nancy's cabin is watching the little chipmunks. Honestly, isn't he adorable? Dorian? What do you think?

Even though I froze, we had a wonderful time.

Thank you, dear friends!

Then we drove to Connecticut to stay with Birdie and Dorian Olivera.

Birdie is a fabulous cook!

Note to self: Get her tomatillo chicken recipe.

And the lasagna.

And the apple spice cake.

When we lived in Connecticut, I loved to take an October drive to Rogers Orchard in Southington. Normally, the fall colors would be magnificant, but not this year. We barely saw a glimmer of color this year. But the orchard was great.