feel like getting lost?
- sam mazza's corn maze - colchester
- hathaway farm & corn maze - rutland
- great vermont corn maze - danville
- isham family farm - williston
- weybridge gardens - weybridge
- whitcomb's land of pumpkin - williston
so, fellow fall/vermont lovers, what do you think? any favorites?
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and if it were totally up to me, i would have stayed home today on this tuesday shoesday and played dress up. because, to be honest, this chilly, gloomy tuesday needs a little something to spice things up....
love vermont loves: klm design
the super fantastic, and super talented kayla mellen (designer of the super fabulous invitations for the superburbs bachelorette weekend) has done it again - although this time, she is taking her talents live.
check out her recently launched website. it's super fabulous and pretty darn inspirational as well. whether you are looking for an invitation to your next autumnal dinner party, or a way to brand your new business - you have just got to check it out!
there is so much talent here in our little state of vermont, i can't stand it!
fall gatherings & happy weekend!
i also believe there is something even more sensational about a dinner party this time of year. the air gets cool at night and things move inside (or better yet, you bring blankets and candles outside) the conversations get more intimate, the ambience a bit warmer and the food a bit tastier and bottom line, they are just more fun to plan.
ok, this may be a brunch table scape, but it still works in my book! just substitute wine for mimosas (or don't...) i am also in LOVE with the milk bottles.
simon pearce can do no wrong either. and what's not to love about jack-be-littles?
and if you feel like going really big...how about this dreamy barn setting? shut the front door. amazing.
{inspiration via snippet & ink, the sweetest occasion, emerson made, simon pearce, riverside farm }
so, on that dreamy note...i am off! happy weekend to you all! XOXO
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VTuesday Shoesday - Guest Blogger
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My name is Rose, but most people call me Rosie. I’m just about 17 months. My mom’s been tracking LoveVermont and its VTuesday Shoesday feature regularly– and, because I’m pretty much at her side 24/7, I, too, have become obsessed. I wonder if I’m LoveVermont’s youngest fan?
I’m pretty obsessed with shoes. It’s hard to say whether I was born this way or if it is the influence of VTuesday Shoesday. But, regardless, I spend a lot of my day moving shoes around, trying them on – and, taking them off. And, just to prove how obsessed I am, you should know that while I’m super prolific with my sign language (oh, and apparently, my typing), I am a girl of very few words--but, “shoes” is one of them.
Anyhow, while you are all busy thinking about what clogs, boots and super cute flats to don this season, I’m here to tell you that I’ve got it figured it out. Yup, pink Converse high tops (I’ve heard some big people call them Chucks.). They are incredibly versatile. As you’ll see from the photos (My mom is obsessed with taking photos of me – but who can blame her?), they look fantastic with both blue jeans and dresses with snazzy tights. I’m guessing that many of you are thinking that you can’t pull it off as well as I can – but, give it a try.
thank goodness...
- diy fire pits - the newest fall necessity
- rue magazine is here! and it's sensational.
- how lucky am i to have this little lady as my cousin? think she is cute? just wait till you hear what she has to say next tuesday.
- what better way to round out eatlocal week than by prepping one of these localvore recipes? major bonus points if the recipe calls for squash.
- ...or if cooking isn't your cup of tea this weekend, just head down to the chubby muffin - burlington's newest bakery (i can't get enough of that name!!!)
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sweater season.
i've been known - like many of you i'm sure - to get lost in the magical cyber shopping world known as etsy. and today, thanks to the many lovely crafters out there, my virtual closet has been filled with warm, cozy, handknit masterpieces.
some of my favorites...
how yummy is this raspberry color?!
and i just love these major cables.
see? contrary to popular belief, a giant aztec wool sweater CAN be sexy. thank you, marilyn.
um, so this is heaven, in knit form. i mean, a giant cream colored hood - what could be better?
you know the sweater i mean - the giant almost cocoon like creation that engulfs your whole being and makes you feel tiny and warm all at once, even on the chilliest of vermont days. although, i must admit, at times this obsession has caused tension and lead to slight depression (i.e. the shapeless gray turtleneck circa winter 2005 - 2008) however, thanks to the beauties above, i have good faith that this winter i will master the art of being slightly stylish without giving up an ounce of warmth.
so, happy sweater season to you all! make it a great one, i know i will.
eat local, drink local...all week long.
first of all, i must begin this post with a huge apology. i have to apologize for the fact that it's already tuesday night and i am only just now telling you about vermont's very own eat local week. oh the shame i feel, i can't even tell you.
- local beer loves local cheese: beer and cheese tasting the farmhouse tap & grill - 160 bank street, burlington: 5:00 p.m. - midnight. explore the marriage between fine local beer and exquisite local cheeses.
thursday, september 16
- vermont’s finest made from the finest of vermont: ben & jerry’s - 36 church street, burlington: 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. come meet two ice cream gurus who will incorporate some rather creative local products that might someday find their way into a pint.
- cooking with local grains and beans: city market class at the chubby muffin - 88 oak street, burlington: 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. make a delicious meal using all-local dried beans and grains. participants will make wheat berry-apple salad, black bean & winter squash stew, whole wheat flour tortillas, and cornmeal biscotti.
- making mozzarella, camembert, and farmers’ cheese: rural vermont class at east village cohousing: 180 east ave, burlington: 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. classes use milk from burlington's newest dairy - tamarack hollow farm.
- vermont uncorked dedalus wine shop - 209 battery street: 5:00 - 8:00 pm.
if you’re eating local, why not drink local too? Stop by for a taste of 5 award-winning wines from the lincoln peak winers.
- burlington farmers’ market - city hall park: 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- enjoy chocolates of vermont - lake champlain chocolates - 750 pine street and 65 church street, burlington: noon - 2:00 p.m. FREE SAMPLES.
- baking with local wheat: city market class at intervale community farm: 180 intervale road, burlington: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
- local breakfast all day: magnolia bistro - 1 lawson lane, burlington: 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. $10 prix fixe breakfast.
- local lunch box: new moon café - 150 cherry st, burlington: 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- try the "champ" pazza: three brothers pizza - 973 roosevelt highway, colchester. the "champ"is a 16 inch pie topped with vermont smoke and cure maple bacon, vermont country farm sweet italian sausage, vermont smoke and cure pepperoni, vermont maple smoked ham, vermont maple caramelized red onions, maplebrook fresh mozzarella, and cabot cheddar. (yummm...)
happy birthday, mr frederickson!
today is a big day here in vermont.
today is the day that mr. frederickson turns the big 3-0!
so with that, i am off...off to dote on the golf shirt wearing, patriots football loving, showtunes singing, beer drinking, hockey coaching, birthday party loving, snooze button hitting, kitchen dancing, make me laugh until my sides hurt love of my life.
happy birthday, mr. frederickson. i hope it's a great one!
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i say apples...
and cozy fall picnics with spiced cider and apple snacks...
and of spending sunday afternoon at the small farm food fest at shelburne orchards looking just as stylish as she does...
so, i feel i have no choice other than to embrace this new obsession and therefore pass it along to you all. so, i apologize in advance, but the next few weeks are going to be all about apples here at lovevermont. it is a fleeting, but important season and one that i want to celebrate while we can....after all, it will be pumpkin season before we know it. (although to be fair, pumpkin season just might trump apples, but only time will tell!)
p.s. did you know the average person eats 65 apples per year? seriously, they do. start counting!
how 'bout them apples?*
**also, if any know how mutsu and red delicious apples are for eating, please let me know! that guy's dome is really crimping my apple picking style and skill set.
a puzzling wine wednesday...
oh the fabulous vermont cocktail parties we will have....
VTuesday Shoesday
september is....
september lives in reality.
september never forgets to renew a library card.
she is part of the world. she is the world.
september's appointment book is always full.
september gets back to basics.
she believes that life has purpose.
september has her feet on the ground.
she reads between the lines.
she takes herself very seriously.
september has 236 recipes for apples.
she is a woman in literature.
september has high expectations.
she understands space and time.
september loves #2 pencils.
{calendar via etsy and who is september courtesy of a 2006 KOCO NY calendar}
DIY Marshmallows? Absolutely.
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