The crickets are chirping away here too signaling the end of a hot dry summer. I felt like I was right there ! reading along and experiencing your overflowing garden with mystery squash, mama cows 🐮 and their babies, the fair, the extremely pesky indoor cricket 🦗. David’s immunity to mosquitos 🦟?!? My friend and neighbor grew up in Vermont - I’ll ask her where. So glad your boys visited - I didn’t recognize them the photo ! They are so much older looking now. Paris is one of my favorite cities. I’ll send a note with must see places later. Thanks for sharing your experiences ! Hugs to both of you.
Thank you for taking us on your adventures...so much there: wild squash, apple-loving cows, sons and sunflowers and the sun, at last. Love this: "A distant chorus of crickets is soothing, calming, relaxing…whereas a single cricket chirping indoors can drive you insane." I know this all too well. We used to keep crickets to feed our lizard. Whenever one escaped, it went behind the refridgerator, chirping night and day, driving us insane as well.
Once again, a most charming, interesting, witty update on your lives in Vermont, and your photos are as wonderful and beautiful as your words, dear Elisse!! It makes me want to move back there with you. No, Really!!! What an artful eye and mind you have. When traveling with my German cousin in Venice last year, it was too hot not to leave the windows open at night. Every morning I discovered new, itchy, annoying mosquito bites; however, my cousin continued to be mosquito-bite free. I asked him what his secret was, and he told me he just willed them away! I have yet to duplicate this thought experiment with the same results ;).
If only I could will mosquitoes away! I don't think we've ever had more mosquitoes than when we were in Venice--swarms and swarms! But the beauty outweighs the bugs there by far.
Elisse, this is beautiful. I cannot wait to come out and see for myself and introduce you to my kids in Randolph. I will forward your writings to Allyssa as I know she will read (my son, not so much, lol!).
The crickets are chirping away here too signaling the end of a hot dry summer. I felt like I was right there ! reading along and experiencing your overflowing garden with mystery squash, mama cows 🐮 and their babies, the fair, the extremely pesky indoor cricket 🦗. David’s immunity to mosquitos 🦟?!? My friend and neighbor grew up in Vermont - I’ll ask her where. So glad your boys visited - I didn’t recognize them the photo ! They are so much older looking now. Paris is one of my favorite cities. I’ll send a note with must see places later. Thanks for sharing your experiences ! Hugs to both of you.
Thank you for taking us on your adventures...so much there: wild squash, apple-loving cows, sons and sunflowers and the sun, at last. Love this: "A distant chorus of crickets is soothing, calming, relaxing…whereas a single cricket chirping indoors can drive you insane." I know this all too well. We used to keep crickets to feed our lizard. Whenever one escaped, it went behind the refridgerator, chirping night and day, driving us insane as well.
Once again, a most charming, interesting, witty update on your lives in Vermont, and your photos are as wonderful and beautiful as your words, dear Elisse!! It makes me want to move back there with you. No, Really!!! What an artful eye and mind you have. When traveling with my German cousin in Venice last year, it was too hot not to leave the windows open at night. Every morning I discovered new, itchy, annoying mosquito bites; however, my cousin continued to be mosquito-bite free. I asked him what his secret was, and he told me he just willed them away! I have yet to duplicate this thought experiment with the same results ;).
Love you, my friend!
If only I could will mosquitoes away! I don't think we've ever had more mosquitoes than when we were in Venice--swarms and swarms! But the beauty outweighs the bugs there by far.
Many thanks for your kind words.
Much love,
Elisse
Elisse, this is beautiful. I cannot wait to come out and see for myself and introduce you to my kids in Randolph. I will forward your writings to Allyssa as I know she will read (my son, not so much, lol!).
Thank you Suze! I look forward to seeing you too and appreciate you forwarding my ramblings. xoxo