Vermont and Boston, part 1

Roger and mom with the green mountains as backdrop

Roger's mom came to the Upper Valley to help us celebrate our 31st birthdays. She looked great and was very energetic. We were eager to show her around the lovely two states. For his actual birthday, Roger was able to take the day off and drive his mom around Hanover and White River, and into Quechee and Woodstock. He showed her the walking trails around our Woodhaven complex that she could take during the next few days, while we were working.

Later that night, the three of us drove to Quechee for a special dinner at Simon Pearce. Before sitting down, we wandered through the glass and pottery gift shop and watched a demonstration of glass blowing.


Gen and mom watch the blowers make a goblet

The Simon Pearce mill is situated on a river, where the family built a waterfall to help power the building. We took my parents here last year, to see the glassworks and partake of the tasty food.


Roger and mom standing near the waterfall at Simon Pearce

The next few days, Roger's mom kept busy by 1) learning all about Advance Transit (the Upper Valley's version of a public transit system), 2) making friends with our neighbors and our postmaster, 3) venturing into West Lebanon and Hanover for shopping, and 4) making surprise visits to DHMC. By the third day, she knew more about the area than we did!

On Saturday, almost after a week after she arrived, we got ready to take her down to Boston to visit Anita. But before going off to the "big city," we decided to show her one more country staple - the Norwich Farmers Market

Here we got to sample some great local cheese and pastries,and look at the local produce and handmade crafts. We also bought slabs of the award-winning Ascutney Cheese from Cobb Hill Cheese to bring to Anita.


Mom and Gen purchasing some delicious dolmas for the road