We had a lovely weekend. On Sunday we drove to Hyde Park for the baptism of my grand-nephew, Finn Robert, and spent the night with my brother. It was a beautiful ceremony, a gorgeous fall day, and a lovely party afterwards.
Finn was not particularly enamored of the whole event, but the rest of us enjoyed it. My two nieces are on the left, Momma Stephanie next to the priest, and Kevin and his sister on the right. The two sisters are the godparents.
Although it's hardly "on the way home," we decided to drive to Manchester, VT on Monday. When we were working, we frequently drove to Manchester on Columbus Day weekend. We arrived in time for a late breakfast at our favorite spot, "Up For Breakfast," where we had Morning Glory pancakes (carrot cake in pancake form---delicious!)
We spent the better part of the morning and afternoon walking and shopping. Manchester is an outlet center, and they have some lovely stores with good prices. We also spent an hour or so at Northshire Books, our favorite independent bookstore. I always find titles there I haven't seen before, and my "want to read" list gets even longer.
On our way out of town, we stopped at the Equinox Valley Garden Center to pick up some pumpkins for our front porch. We'd never been there before, and will definitely return. I think it deserves a short blog post of its own.
But, finally, here are this week's Pairs for Helena's meme.
Pumpkins at the garden center.
Pumpkins on my front stoop.
