Coming down from the Lake House

This weekend I had the pleasure of staying on Lake Samish while in Washington State for a class I taught at Otion's Soap Weekend Intensive. It was absolutely stunning and peaceful and reminded me of summers with my family on Lake Champlain in Vermont. Friday I took a 6.5 mile jog around the lake, hung out on the dock, read Villa Incognito, and just relaxed like I haven't in a long time! Over the weekend I took a boat ride, did a little fishing, and enjoyed great food and a few "libations".

Me and Anne-Marie fishing on the dock

Early morning

pretty pink thing

giant orange slug

 

tennis shoe planter - I thought this was so cool!

Vacation on my Mind: An Etsy Day

Am I going to finish the weeks work early? Probably not but I am still in a vacation state of mind. Sometimes, sitting in my back yard, the weather is just perfect and I can smell the lake, hear water gently lapping on the rocky beach, and the wind will blow through the trees in just the right way, sounding like the breeze blowing through the cotton wood trees lining the shore. Waking up to pancakes, bacon and Vermont maple syrup for breakfast; taking a long bike ride down Poor Farm Road to the general store for some ice cream, passing the fields of freshly bailed hay and chirping birds; fresh perch for dinner, just caught that afternoon with Grandpa and Grandma, and an after dinner tournament of Pikor versus Denzer pinochle into the late evening... I love you South Alburg Vermont.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

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