It was kind of strange being back in Vermont, especially now that all the leaves have fallen from the trees. I stayed in the camp house in Pittsford where Karen and Trevor (camp friends - Karen was in cabin one with Tim and I) are living and we went to have a look at camp after I dropped the car off.
It was really bizarre. Most of the trees are deciduous so the place seemed completely bare. Driving down the lane you can see the main house and cabins through the trees. In summer you have to toot the horn because you can’t see people coming the other way. You could even see the pond when you were standing in the middle of the row (I realize that will make no sense to anyone unless they have been to camp). We walked around and the whole place had an eerie feeling to it. It was like a town that the plague had gone through where everyone had either died or just got up and walked out leaving the place completely deserted.
I must say that Karen and I did a bit of sleeping in.
And watching t.v. in our p.j.’s all morning. She has a list of shows she watches and I’ve decided that she’s slightly addicted to reality t.v. Trevor kind of is too. In fairness to her shes waiting on her green card to come though before she can work so she has a lot of time on her hands. But we did do a few projects. Karen is knitting and that inspired me, so we went and bought wool and needles. We also framed a flower from her wedding bouquet that she had pressed. Since moving into the house Karen has gone a bit OCD in the cleaning department - not that it didn’t need it! So we cleaned the oven and also under the sink which was really manky (or minging as Karen says being from Northern Ireland). The drain for the sink had a bucket under it to catch drips from where it was leaking and that had overflowed and was really revolting. So I decided to do a bit of diy and found that it just wasn’t connected up properly. Problem solved!
Maybe I should be a plumber when I get home?
It was really bizarre. Most of the trees are deciduous so the place seemed completely bare. Driving down the lane you can see the main house and cabins through the trees. In summer you have to toot the horn because you can’t see people coming the other way. You could even see the pond when you were standing in the middle of the row (I realize that will make no sense to anyone unless they have been to camp). We walked around and the whole place had an eerie feeling to it. It was like a town that the plague had gone through where everyone had either died or just got up and walked out leaving the place completely deserted.
I must say that Karen and I did a bit of sleeping in.
And watching t.v. in our p.j.’s all morning. She has a list of shows she watches and I’ve decided that she’s slightly addicted to reality t.v. Trevor kind of is too. In fairness to her shes waiting on her green card to come though before she can work so she has a lot of time on her hands. But we did do a few projects. Karen is knitting and that inspired me, so we went and bought wool and needles. We also framed a flower from her wedding bouquet that she had pressed. Since moving into the house Karen has gone a bit OCD in the cleaning department - not that it didn’t need it! So we cleaned the oven and also under the sink which was really manky (or minging as Karen says being from Northern Ireland). The drain for the sink had a bucket under it to catch drips from where it was leaking and that had overflowed and was really revolting. So I decided to do a bit of diy and found that it just wasn’t connected up properly. Problem solved!
Maybe I should be a plumber when I get home?
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