You can’t beat a day that starts with a cinnamon roll. And this one was good from King Arthur Baking at their flagship store and teaching center. While that was good not all of this story works out so well. Cindy and Janet were scheduled to take two baking classes at KAB, one on breads and one on croissants. We signed up for these weeks ago. Since then they changed the rules and you must be fully vaccinated to attend the class. That is their call to make. However, they did not notify either of us in a timely fashion, as in we found out two days ago when Janet and Rusty had already traveled 1000 miles and we had adjusted our plans to be here as well. They said we ought to have an email from three weeks or so but we did not and I still have not had one, Janet got hers just two days before class. She has had covid, recovered and has significant immunity. Cindy has the vaccine and could take the class but it was to be a thing for the two of them. So after a call to KAB that was to no avail, we canceled, changed reservations and are figuring out the next thing to do. Disappointed, both of them were looking forward to this for months.
Instead of classes, we headed north and east into the White Mountains of NH and, specifically, the Flume. The Flume is a part of the state park system in NH. It is a narrow gorge with a fast flowing stream down the center. You walk a 2 mile loop trail with lots of ups and downs and stairs in places, past huge boulders and over little bridges. The Flume is several hundred feet long and the rock walls rise impressively on both sides of the stream. We enjoyed this place, and a brief respite from the rain as well. It costs 18 dollars but it is well maintained.
Back to Vermont at the Goodrich’s Maple Farm, where we have purchased syrup several times, but this time to stay on the property as they are part of Harvest Hosts. What a super spot. We are on the berry farm property where we picked a quart of blueberries and some veggies, courtesy of Ruth Goodrich. Delightful place with tremendous scenery.
“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,” Galatians 5:22 NLT
Did I mention all the blueberries you can to eat.
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More of the same today with the exception that I did find a great latte. Then off we rode and rode. To my astonishment we are in a Moosey place for the night where they sell maple syrup, one of my favorites. It has a bright red leaf on the bottle. If they changed that to a rather famous photogenic movie star moose, they would be overwhelmed with buyers. I will get my PA to notify my PR and tell them to make this happen. Good news is that one of my many cousins is coming over this evening. I need to get ready and prepare some glossy photos with my original hoof print. Later.