Mike and I just returned from Putney Vermont and a Memorial Day weekend visit with Timothy and Casey. We arrived in the Big Bad Boy on Thursday after traveling thru Canada , Burlington VT and stayed until Tuesday morning. The weather was warm and muggy but only a few clouds and a few showers...mostly sunshine and HEAT. The "tree house" that Casey and Timothy call their little abode is in the picture above and is in lots of trees!! It is tiny...about 400 sq feet..has two upstairs bedrooms, a bathroom, a tiny tiny kitchen and a living/dining area. It is built in the round so spaces are odd shapes. It is powered by solar power and wood heat. A life style that most of us are not used to. They seem to be doing very well with it and are always thinking about how much power they are consuming...we could all take a lesson as it does make you think about your consumption.
Timothy found these mushrooms in the woods near their house...called chicken in the woods. We checked it out in the mushroom book and then did a test saute of a few mushrooms and they were delicious! No one got sick and we served them on Sunday at the gathering potluck with some of their friends. It was a big hit! We met many nice young people who are working to make a living in many ways...most of them off the land and with farming. Most are transplants from other states...all had interesting stories and we enjoyed meeting them, eating a great dinner and sitting around the campfire.
Dinner on the lawn and you can see the chicken coop in the background. They have 3 chickens and allow them a hour or so out of the coop to wander on the lawn and eat bugs. (dogs go into the house) They have become fairly friendly and will eat raisins out of your hand. No eggs yet but they should start laying in June.
Very pretty birds...I can't remember the types of chickens but one will lay greenish eggs!
This is the road we traveled up to their house...very much a bumpy ride in the BBB with lots of branches hitting the top. We went to the West River for a canoe ride and a picnic one day. Saturday was the Brattleboro farm market with a lunch of various international foods that were available, delicious!! We went to the Putney farm market the next day and helped Timothy and Casey with their garden in a community garden plot. They are going to have lots of great fresh food in a few months. Friday night we went to dinner in Brattleboro at a Mexican/Mayan restaurant that was fantastic and then to a movie in Putney...Fargo......don't ya know. It was a great trip, the BBB drove with no problems and it was fun to be out on the road again.
Thanks to Timothy and Casey for a great time. Kathy and Michael
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