We had a lovely weekend. On Sunday we drove to Hyde Park for the baptism of my grand-nephew, Finn Robert, and spent the night with my brother. It was a beautiful ceremony, a gorgeous fall day, and a lovely party afterwards.
Finn was not particularly enamored of the whole event, but the rest of us enjoyed it. My two nieces are on the left, Momma Stephanie next to the priest, and Kevin and his sister on the right. The two sisters are the godparents.
Although it’s hardly “on the way home,” we decided to drive to Manchester, VT on Monday. When we were working, we frequently drove to Manchester on Columbus Day weekend. We arrived in time for a late breakfast at our favorite spot, “Up For Breakfast,” where we had Morning Glory pancakes (carrot cake in pancake form—delicious!)
We spent the better part of the morning and afternoon walking and shopping. Manchester is an outlet center, and they have some lovely stores with good prices. We also spent an hour or so at Northshire Books, our favorite independent bookstore. I always find titles there I haven’t seen before, and my “want to read” list gets even longer.
On our way out of town, we stopped at the Equinox Valley Garden Center to pick up some pumpkins for our front porch. We’d never been there before, and will definitely return. I think it deserves a short blog post of its own.
But, finally, here are this week’s Pairs for Helena’s meme.
Pumpkins at the garden center.
Pumpkins on my front stoop.
lovely post..great idea for pairs too!!
Looks like a lovely baptism. I love all those colourful pumpkins. They look great on your doorstep too.
I haven’t commented for a while but have still been dropping by! Your posts are always so colourful – just love the shots of the pumpkins. Looks like a wonderful baptism too – very happy faces.
I have just looked back through your last dozen posts – 2 things stand out. Your card making style over the years has definitely changed – simpler but still so colourful, and your photographs of your life just get better. Thank you
sounds a fabulous weekend and love all the colourful pumpkins – such a neat USA tradition
It sounds pretty much perfect: family and books and good food..
Your front step looks lovely with the trio of pumpkins. Also sounds like a nice weekend away.
Your pumpkin photos are wonderful – we just don’t see the variety or quantity that you do … I always enjoy getting to peek at how different life is in other places. And a very sweet baptism photo; folklore in my childhood had it that it was a good thing when babies cried at the baptism because it showed the devil was being chased out!
Carrot cake in pancake form sounds delicious! Isn’t it funny how our to-read lists grow when we visit a great bookstore?
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