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| Photo taken by Chris Jelden or Amanda Jelden. This is the view from Hen's Nest: the name of the cottage we stay at in Hinesburg, VT. |
Last weekend Kevin and I went on a short vacation with a few of our friends. We went to our friend's family cabin in Hinesburg, VT. It is on Lake Iroquois. It was a beautiful weekend. It rained the last day we were there, but it worked out because the last day is cleaning day. We were all upset we weren't going to be able to go to the state fair that weekend, but it just so happened it was this weekend as well as next which we knew that it would be. There is a Maple Sugar building at the expo that we go to at least twice during our day at the fair, and it didn't disappoint! We almost immediately got our maple milk shakes, oh my god are they good! And before we left our friends got a maple sugar cookie and Kevin and I got a maple soft serve cone (it was pretty hot that day). I even got to see my cousin that lives in NH! She was there with her family and couple they're friends with. That was an unexpected bonus!
We also did a day in Burlington that traditionally starts off with breakfast at the skinny pancake! I was brave and tried the Atlantic Monster crepe. It was very different, I'll say that much. I didn't hate it but I don't think I could have smoked salmon every day for breakfast. We usually walk down to the marina and take a picture of the group. We did that but this time I had my 35mm camera with us and I had my tripod so I could do the self timer. I hope we got a good shot. Our friend Jelden is also a photo enthusiast. I enjoy that he feels the same way I do about photos. It helps you remember those great memories. They are frozen moments of your past that you can look back at later and have a warm and fuzzy moment again. It saddens me that people don't keep photo albums anymore, but that is for another blog post. We then went to the farmers market near city hall in Burlington. Always a good time, except for the part when I was ignored by a pottery vendor. I am a, what you might call, passive looking person. I guess anyway... People tend to not take me seriously or ignore me entirely. This makes me rage a little, I'm not going to lie. So we were in an artist corner of the farmers market and there was a potter turning a pot. So it intrigued Kevin and I . Plus his table of pottery was very pleasing to the eye and had a very nice color pallet. A tea pot caught my eye, plus it was the perfect shade of tiffany blue or robins egg blue that we want to use in the wedding. Not that we would've bought the tea pot as decoration for the wedding, but we were considering the cake plate he had on display for that very reason. The only thing was, it was in a emerald green color. Which I guess would work in a pinch, but he doesn't have the only cake plate in the world. I was going to ask him if he happened to have the cake plate in the blue color of the tea pot when another gentlemen cut me off. So I listened and waited patiently for the gentlemen to finish talking, it took forever. In the conversation though the artist happened to mention that he had similar items in his studio that are of different colors, and he could make things of any color you liked. At that point I was going to ask my question and ask for a card when the artist IGNORED me completely and talked to a child that walked up during the other gentlemen's conversation and was waiting as well... My blood was boiling at this point. Kevin was next to me and waiting to cut in, but he just kept his attention on the boy and his mother. So Kevin ended up taking a picture of the artists wooden name plaque on his table and we walked away... So mad still, but it was a really cool cake plate and really well made pottery. However, I don't really want to give this guy my business because he ignored me. This is a common occurrence in my life and it angers me every time. You might say, oh just cut those other people off. I'm not going to be rude just because other people are rude to me. That's not who I am. If you don't have the awareness of your potential customers then you don't deserve my attention or business. And that's all I have to say about that.
We then went shopping on Church Street and then headed back to the cottage to spend some time floating in the lake. We all floated for a while and then Kevin and I took the canoe out for a spin around the lake. I was so glad we got to do that this year. I love canoes. They remind me of my childhood canoeing with my father. Boy is it a work out too!
The weekend was awesome, so relaxing and just a good time with friends. I even got to sew a few bows, although I'm out of barrettes to sew them onto. (By the way I think I'm going to get my barrettes from this Etsy supply store The Soda Pop Shop. The store has exactly what I'm looking for, they're a USA store, and it's a great price! Pretty excited to find her shop. Anyway, I also had time to sketch some while we were away. I have been avoiding my artwork completely lately. I am so apprehensive to make a mark on a page or a canvas as of late. So I sketched our view from Hen's Nest in my sketch book that is the one that has pages to fill. It's pretty old. It has things in it from when I was dating my ex boyfriend in it. But here's my sketch, not the greatest thing I've ever done, but I did SOMETHING. And I'm proud of myself for it.
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| Hen's Nest View 2013. Please excuse my horrible spelling in the sketch. Kind of embarrassed about that... |
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