the weekend doings are a little late in posting, but what are you gonna do?

friday we received the best baby carrier ever, which we'd ordered the week before. i'd heard about it from a couple of friends and we saw someone wearing one at the tunbridge fair. i haven't been able to wear the framed baby backpack since june, because it hurt my neck and shoulders way too much. so anyway, we went on an hour long hike in which i wore rory in the new carrier the whole time-it was great! it didn't hurt and she had a good time too!

saturday, made dilly beans from putting food by-we'll let you know how they turn out. it's my first attempt at pickling. now i'm searching for a good pickled garlic recipe. anyone? anyone? brian and i also enjoyed our second date since the birth of The Button. ryan was on Button duty while we went to the tip top cafe for dinner and for the polyester fiesta fashion show put on by revolution used clothing that was scheduled for the same night. lots of good food, good music and fun clothes-super fun!

sunday we went for another exploring-the-state-of-vermont drive. we drove north on 91 to orlean (~15 miles from the canadian border), then cut over to state route 100, which is supposd to be the most beuatiful road in vermont. we drove south, stopping at antique stores and looking for horsies and cows and barns (for rory). we had lunch in stowe at gracies and looked at all the triumphs, mgs,minis, and jags that were in town for the british invasion car rally. it's a cute little. we plan to go back (hopefully before it snows) so we can go hiking at smugglers notch state park. on our way to highway 89 and the home stretch, we drove by ben and jerry world headquarters, but decided not to stop.

we absolutely hemorrhaged money this weekend, buying things that we both need (long underwear, warm slippers)and want (snowshoes) and probably won't have to buy again for some time (if ever). brian picked up a used wood stove to try and help with heating during cold winters. we'll put it in the basement to keep the slab warm when needed.

that's the wrap up for now...