The New England States are famous for their covered bridges. Vermont lost a few during Hurricane Irene, but many are still heret. Covered bridges are very important here because we get about 60 inches of snow in the winter.
The picture of the fall leaves was taken by our chapel. The road in the picture is LDS Lane coming down from the monument. It's a beautiful site, especially in the fall. Only a few trees are turning because we haven't had frost yet. Because of the heavy rainfall, many of the leaves are turning brown and falling before the frost. All my life we have prayed for rain. Since I've been here, it is the first time I have ever heard people pray for the rain to stop. We had 2-3 sunny days last week and it is raining now.
This is our apartment building. It used to be a motel. There are three apartments upstairs and three downstairs. Our apartment is downstairs in the center. We have the apartment that was once the home of the hotel manager, so it is the largest and nicest of all. You can see Mike (very tiny) standing at the door. the door just to the right of him is storage. A section was added on behind that goes clear across the back (one story) and it is all part of our apartment. We have a nice kitchen in the front with a laundry room off to the side. We are the only apartment in this complex that has a washer and dryer. WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL! In the back we have a nice living room, office and bedroom. Because we are in the middle, it stays warm. In the morning when it is 45 degrees outside, it is a comfortable 70 degrees in our apartment without turning on any heat.
The first picture was the Sharon Trading Post but it is missing because of a problem with Blogspot. Some of the pictures were deleted.The trading Post is OVER 200 years old. It was a feed store/farm store during the time of Joseph Smith's birth (1805) and it is very probable that his grandparents (Lucy Mack's parents) went there. We have to drive about 30 minutes to shop at a larger grocery store, so we stop here frequently for things we forgot. It is amazing the things they have. Just about whatever you need. The next picture was taken from the parking lot of the Sharon Trading Post, looking east. Notice the tree starting to turn colors. People come from all around to see the fall leaves. A person from New Hampshire visiting the monument told me the colors are prettier in Vermont than in New Hampshire. As I understand it, Vermont is famous for it's brilliant fall leaves. We have tour busses that are coming this week to the monument, and they are coming now because people want to see the leaves. You know how
we have "Snow Birds" in Arizona, well, the people who come here to see the fall colors are called "Leaf Peepers."
We drive by these every day. It is sort of like going back in time. The church and gazebo above remind me of the movie Polyanna. Well it is time to close.
This is our apartment building. It used to be a motel. There are three apartments upstairs and three downstairs. Our apartment is downstairs in the center. We have the apartment that was once the home of the hotel manager, so it is the largest and nicest of all. You can see Mike (very tiny) standing at the door. the door just to the right of him is storage. A section was added on behind that goes clear across the back (one story) and it is all part of our apartment. We have a nice kitchen in the front with a laundry room off to the side. We are the only apartment in this complex that has a washer and dryer. WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL! In the back we have a nice living room, office and bedroom. Because we are in the middle, it stays warm. In the morning when it is 45 degrees outside, it is a comfortable 70 degrees in our apartment without turning on any heat.The first picture was the Sharon Trading Post but it is missing because of a problem with Blogspot. Some of the pictures were deleted.The trading Post is OVER 200 years old. It was a feed store/farm store during the time of Joseph Smith's birth (1805) and it is very probable that his grandparents (Lucy Mack's parents) went there. We have to drive about 30 minutes to shop at a larger grocery store, so we stop here frequently for things we forgot. It is amazing the things they have. Just about whatever you need. The next picture was taken from the parking lot of the Sharon Trading Post, looking east. Notice the tree starting to turn colors. People come from all around to see the fall leaves. A person from New Hampshire visiting the monument told me the colors are prettier in Vermont than in New Hampshire. As I understand it, Vermont is famous for it's brilliant fall leaves. We have tour busses that are coming this week to the monument, and they are coming now because people want to see the leaves. You know how
we have "Snow Birds" in Arizona, well, the people who come here to see the fall colors are called "Leaf Peepers."Mike and I had to laugh when we first heard the expression and it still makes us laugh. When we go for a drive and one of us will say, "Look at that tree over there," we just laugh and say, "We're Leaf Peeping."
The village of Sharon is very old and was founded in the 1700's. The pictures below show the gift shop and the Sharon Church.
We drive by these every day. It is sort of like going back in time. The church and gazebo above remind me of the movie Polyanna. Well it is time to close. WE SEND OUR LOVE AND GREETINGS FROM SHARON VERMONT AND WISH EVERYONE WELL. To our Children we say HUG THE GRANDCHILDREN FOR US, and to our friends and family, we love and miss you, so WRITE!
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