Day 17 in Vermont - Just checking in

Where did the weekend go?  Doing nothing so different.  Supper with Bob and Ruth, Judy and John, at the Woodside's home on the river.  And, a trip to the Farmer's Market in front of Haniford's grocery on Saturday morning for more grass fed beef (the t-bones don't taste nearly as good as the tenderloin did last week).  But a new find - Whoopie Pies!  What fun they are.  I'm sure my grandson, Sam, will want to try to make some of them.  Found them on line, of course!  Basically they are cake cooked like cookies (big fat ones) and stuffed between two of them, SUGARY filling.  We liked the white cake, maple sugar ones best but you can stuff them with any kind of frosting like stuff even peanut butter.   The vendor said "Yes, they are a Vermont thing," but Google attributes them to Maine.  Either way, they are a real treat.
We have had so much fun at the Farmer's Market - trying all kinds of new things - most of which include maple syrup.    Somehow or another it makes preparing a meal more fun.
And, of course, it is a stress-reliever.  I can't remember being so laid-back - even last year when we were here, but maybe I'm just forgetting.  We do spend a lot of time just visiting with friends and enjoying their reminiscing from forty years ago when Frank was their preacher at the Congregational church.
Finally, this week we are promising ourselves to do some touristing.  We'll see.  It is very rewarding to "JUST BE."  Which is what we've done most of.
We did finally get around to stopping at a car wash and getting the floor of the vehicle vacuumed out from all the trash off the farm.
And, I have been knitting - nothing fancy - just a poncho using up leftover yarns.  I really should just give the barrel-full of yarns leftover from years of knitting to some needy organization, but I haven't yet given up the practice.  It is my "meditation" time now.
Enough.