Brewster Meadows

Off in the meadow sits our little home. Snow has fallen and it will indeed be a white Christmas. Although, as I write this the temperature has climbed above freezing. We have had some beautiful snowfalls, not the heavy wet stuff, but light fluffy powder. It’s a great place to have fun in the snow, and of course, hot tub afterwards.

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Activities here are dictated by the seasons and holidays. Thanksgiving is a special time for us as we prepare for our traditional Thanksgiving Dinner over in Maine with Deborah’s sister. The best part of our Thanksgiving is the contribution that each of us brings to the table. Deborah makes the Pecan Pies, and her approach is, Well, if I’m going to make TWO pies, I might as well make TEN!!! And send them to friends… So the week before Thanksgiving was focused on pie baking.

While Thanksgiving means Pecan Pies, Christmas means Cookies. This year I had fun making 11 different types of Christmas cookies and reminiscing about who made which cookies and why.

Then I turned from Cookie Maker to Cookie Shipper and sent out 13 boxes. The house was a mess for a while, but for good reason. My favorite is still the ginger cookie…

Living in Vermont means – or should mean – SNOW! We had some beautiful fluffy white stuff blanket the ground several days before Christmas. I ended up clearing the driveway twice since we received over 8”. The ski report from Smuggler’s Notch Resort was wonderful…When it snows we try to get out and enjoy our woods and trails. Snowshoeing is fantastic, often crossing paths with the trails that deer or other wild life make in our woods and fields.

The trail along the Brewster River is especially beautiful. It changes every time we go out, so our only recourse is to take picture after picture. Sometimes we just can’t help ourselves. Maybe this can be the background for next years Christmas Letter.

Speaking of Christmas…

Have a Merry Christmas, filled with every Joy! And a Very Happy New Year.