Stuck in NC

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a long walk.
• I went to Harris Teeter for my mother.
• Andy had a Zoom ukulele lesson.
• I went to Food Lion for my father.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Pilsner from Von Trapp Brewery in Stowe, VT and Green Fountains from Ten Bends Beer in Hyde Park, VT

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Jeremiad

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I went for a run at Cedar Creek Battlefield.
• We had breakfast at Nancy’s Coffee Bar in Strasburg, VA.
• We drove back home to NC.
• We viewed Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Peanut Butter Cup

Today’s beer: Lager from Bingo Beer Company in Richmond, VA and Carolina Pine from Gizmo Brew Works in Raleigh

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Newfangled

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I had breakfast at Maplefields in Berlin.
• We drove to Strasburg, VA.
• We had dinner at Castiglia’s Italian Restaurant & Pizza in Strasburg, VA.

Today’s ice cream:  DQ Blizzards (A) Choco Brownie Extreme (J) Ultimate Cookie

Today’s beer: Vienna Lager from Devils Backbone Brewing Company in Lexington, VA and Mas Verde from River Roost Brewery in White River Junction, VT

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Dearth

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I had breakfast from Hunger Mountain CoOp.
• We stopped by Aubuchon.
• Andy inflated my tires at Maplefields in Berlin.
• We hiked at Hurricane Wildlife Refuge and Hartford Town Forest in Hartford, VT.
• We had dinner at Positive Pie.
• We made a beer run at Shaw’s.
• We had beer hour at Three Penny Taproom.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Edward and Susan from Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro Bend, VT

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Ossify

Today’s highlights:

• Andy picked up breakfast from Hunger Mountain CoOp.
• Fidium came and installed fiber internet.
• The City of Montpelier stopped by to conduct a water line inventory.
• Andy went by his office to exchange his laptop.
• Andy and I hiked up the Waterbury Trail to Mount Hunger.
• We went for a walk at the CVR Fun Run.
• We had dinner at J Morgan’s with some friends.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Pilsner from Black Flannel Brewing Company in Essex Junction, VT and First Drop from Upper Pass Beer Company in Burlington, VT

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Propensity

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I had breakfast at Hunger Mountain CoOp.
• We ran errands at Aubuchon Hardware.
• We went for a hike at Millstone Hill in Barre Town, VT.
• We had happy hour with Andy’s office at Barr Hill.
• We had dinner with Andy’s office at Sarducci’s.
• Patricia and Matt performed a Living Room Request for us.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Double Galaxy from Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro Bend, VT and Bad Rooster from Stone Corral Brewing Company in Richmond, VT

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Lethargic

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I ran to Three Mile Bridge and back.
• We had breakfast from Hunger Mountain CoOp.
• We had a picnic on the front porch with our neighbors.
• We went for a hike in Hubbard Park.
• We had dinner at Woodbelly’s Pizza.
• We had a Zoom beer hour with Jay.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Nordertor from Schilling Beer Company in Littleton, NH and Green Fountains from Ten Bends Beer in Hyde Park, VT

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Impugn

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I had breakfast at The Red Hen in Middlesex, VT.
• We hiked the Jerusalem Trails to General Stark Mountain.
• We visited Canteen Creemee and Lawson’s Finest Liquids.
• We had dinner at Sarducci’s.

Today’s ice cream:  Canteen Creemee (A) Chocolate and maple twist (J) S’mores

Today’s beer:

• Festbier from Lawson’s Finest Liquids in Waitsfield, VT and Sip of Sunshine from Lawson’s Finest Liquids in Stratford, CT
• Pisolino from Zero Gravity Craft Brewery in Burlington, VT

Today’s pet peeve: n/a

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Copious

Today’s highlights:

• Plumber Bob resolved our hot water issue.
• Andy and I had breakfast (and a beer run) at Hunger Mountain CoOp.
• We stopped by Andy’s office.
• We had a snack at Lake Elmore.
• We hiked Elmore Mountain.
• We visited Ten Bends Beer in Hyde Park and Soulmate Brewing Company in Morrisville.
• We had dinner at Positive Pie.
• We went to Shaw’s.
• We viewed Jay’s Isolation Friday video.

Today’s ice cream:  Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food

Today’s beer:

• Sterling Pils, Ombra, Side Porch and Green Fountains from Ten Bends Beer in Hyde Park, VT
• Edward from Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro Bend , VT

Today’s pet peeve: We had Canadian wildfire smoke.

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Tchotchke

Today’s highlights:

• Andy and I had breakfast in Panera in Easton.
• We toured the C F Martin Guitar Factory in Nazareth.
• We had lunch at Crumbl in Easton.
• We drove to Montpelier, VT with a stop at Madison Brewing Company in Bennington, VT.
• We had dinner at Penzo Pizza Company.
• We made a beer run to Shaw’s.

Today’s ice cream:  n/a

Today’s beer: Switchback Ale from Switchback Brewing Company in Burlington, VT and Little Sip from Lawson’s Finest Liquids in Waitsfield, VT

Today’s pet peeve: We failed to take a beer hour photo.

Today’s moment of gratitude: n/a

Word of the Day: Encumber