Ken K

Sprucing Up the Yard

Last spring Stephanie came up with a plan to enhance the front yard by starting some flower gardens. She spent several weeks preparing the flower beds and picking out just the right flowers that can thrive in the challenging environment of our front yard. So she was understandably very happy when the flowers she plantedContinue reading “Sprucing Up the Yard”

Texas Falls

Last weekend we found the most amazing natural water falls within 10 miles of our house. We went back today to try the 1.2 mile hike around the area. The hike was a lot harder than we expected as it was rated “easy”. Apparently “easy” means something different in hiking terminology. It was aContinue reading “Texas Falls”

Ski Season Has Begun

Sugarbush officially opened for the season on November 23. It was a Saturday and we were among the first people to get there just before 9:00am. It was probably because there were only 2 lifts running and 7 slopes open that there were not a lot of people there. There was also not much snowContinue reading “Ski Season Has Begun”

Halloween in Rochester

We had heard a couple different people mention that there would be a Halloween party at Doc’s Tavern. I imagined this would be a handful of people dressed up and hanging out at the bar for a few drinks on Halloween. We agreed this would be a nice ice-breaker kind of environment to meet someContinue reading “Halloween in Rochester”

First Sign of Snow

It’s not a lot but we were very excited to see that it was snowing on the third week of October. Good sign that we are going to get plenty of snow this winter. That is what we moved here for and are excited about but at the same time we are kind of hopingContinue reading “First Sign of Snow”

Chaffee Falls

On Sunday we set out on another hike hoping it would be as invigorating as last weekend’s hike. I found Chaffee Falls as a hike that was less than 30 minutes from the house. We loaded a backpack and put Bob in the car and headed out. Actually enjoyed going over what to put inContinue reading “Chaffee Falls”

Exercise

Every day when we are done working it is impossible to resist the urge to go outside and enjoy our surroundings. Whether it is just taking pictures of the view: going for a hike around the pond: or working around the house: it is just a joy to be outside as much as possible. EvenContinue reading “Exercise”

Festivals and Craft Fairs

Labor day weekend was a never-ending string of craft fairs, flea markets, and yard sales all along route 100. I drove 31 miles from Rochester to Waitsfield and stopped at 5 such markets. While this is one of the things we really enjoy about living in Vermont it may also be a problem because IContinue reading “Festivals and Craft Fairs”

Settling In

After two weeks we are still not really used to being here. We have met the neighbors and explored around a little bit but we still have a few bags left to unpack and I have not even set up a desk where I can work at. The puppies have started to really enjoy beingContinue reading “Settling In”

Meet the Neighbors

We were really happy that a meeting of the Great Hawk HOA was scheduled for the same week that we moved in. This would give us a way to meet a bunch of the neighbors all at once and to get a feeling for how strict the HOA is and to hear what their mainContinue reading “Meet the Neighbors”