What I did on my summer vacation

I canoed:


Dad made me wear a life vest, but I didn't buckle it because I'm such a rebel.

I marveled at the headlines in the local paper:

Historic bell stolen again! Front page above the fold!

I observed some interesting flora:

I ate at my brother's restaurant a few times. It was really terrific. I didn't want to say anything until I had eaten there, but now I can and will recommend it wholeheartedly, unreservedly and loudly. If you're anywhere near Bennington, VT, you should GO THERE NOW. If you call for a reservation, mention my name. It won't get you anything for free (they just opened, after all), but they'll be even nicer than they would have otherwise, if such a thing is possible.

Here's an interior shot, complete with my dad stuffing his face.

Gnocchi carbonara. Delicious, but rich rich rich. He has it on the menu as an appetizer, but I'd have been happy with that and a salad.

Scallop appetizer, which was really tasty. I forgot to take a picture until I had already given one of the scallops to my mom and I had smeared the sauce all over the plate. You can see some of Mom's cannelloni in the background.

I forgot to take a picture of my favorite thing that I had: the mushrooms and grilled vegetables with spicy tomato sauce over pasta. Sounds a little pedestrian, but it was fantastic. I probably wouldn't have ordered it except that my sister in law and the waitress both said it was their favorite thing on the menu. I had a veal special too, but the picture didn't turn out.

And here I am with the chef. Geoff's expression is so, Fans are so trying. If I just grit my teeth and smile for another minute, I can leave. So help me if she tries to talk to me! I made him take another one where he acts like we've met before and might even like each other, but this one cracks me up.

And I took yesterday off so I would have a day to myself between visiting family and going back to work. Since it looked like this outside,

it looked like this inside. What you can't see is that I put my pajamas back on after I showered and stayed in them all day until it was time to meet Tae and see the play D is involved in. I love vacation at home days.

Comments

[Amy]

Hooray for canoeing in New England and great food! But an even bigger hooray for pajama-knitting-reading-movie days.

Especially with deviled eggs.

[Jenny]

What a fun vacation! I love the newspaper; one time I was on the front page of our town's newspaper because they shortened the time between our classes at school from 5 minutes to 3 minutes. I just so happened to be running late for my class due to the shortened break, so the photog thought it would make a great story. Front page worthy? Why, yes, of course it is! My mother was humiliated.

[carolyn]

can i come on your vacation next year? canoeing = yay. good food = yay. only thing that worries me = mosquitos! :)