The past few days have seen the beginnings of spring here in southern Vermont. The snow is still plentiful on the mountains, but here in the valley, the chives are beginning to sprout, the robins have arrived and the chipmunks have come out of hibernation. The air truly feels different.
We have started working in the yard, raking up dead grass, clearing the downed tree branches from December's ice storm, trimming trees and starting to make plans for the gardens. My big project for this spring is the "lower forty" as we call it, the open field in front of the inn. There are some old concord grape vines that I will trim and hope we can get some fruit, maybe this year but definitely by next. Last year, we did some serious cutting and this year we will try to do some plantings, mainly flowers, but I am thinking of following Michele Obama's footsteps and attempting to do some herb and vegetable plantings as well.
Stanley has his work cut out for him with a project to expand one of the guest rooms into another luxury suite. This is on the third floor of the inn and will entail demolishing one bathroom to create another king size room with fireplace and sitting area. He has a deadline for the middle of July when we are hosting a large family reunion for one of our returning guests. We will definitely keep you posted.
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