Escape!

After school on friday (summer vacation!!!!), my sister, mother and I packed up and headed to Brattleboro, VT, for a little getaway. We checked into our B & B, the Meadow Lark Inn, which was gorgeous, and headed into downtown for a bite to eat. After a little chianti and italian food, we headed back to our room, and chatted and giggled until we fell asleep to the sound of peepers! It doesn't get much better...and then it did! The morning greeted us with sun (!), birds and a gourmet 2 course breakfast made with local ingredients! I walked the grounds, admired their gardens and took a little time to myself on the hammock.

Ahhh, serenity!

Look! A bee buzzing away from a rose!

We headed into Brattleboro and did some shopping (I got some beautiful organic, local wool! Enough to make 2 sweaters for the kids--thanks Mom!), and then headed to the highlight of my weekend! We had reservations at Tasha Tudor's family property for a private garden tour. I'm not kidding when I was stunned to actually meet her son, grandson, granddaughter in law (who is pregnant and due 9/27 with their first child) Not only did we meet them, they gave us the tour! Nathalie assisted, she is a friend of the family and sweet as can be! We saw Tasha's house, greenhouse, gardens (ooooh the roses and peonies!!!) met Chicka-hominy her rooster (who is 13 years old!) We also met Megan, the last of her corgis:

Megan was a ham! She seemed to know people were admiring her!

There were no cameras, cellphones or bags allowed on the tour itself, but Winslow Tudor (Tahsa's grandson) took this shot of us back at the Rookery!

We also saw Marjorie Tudor's (Tasha's daughter-in-law) marionette theater and gardens, and her house she shares with Seth that Seth built by hand. He actually built all the houses (there are 4) on the property! Overall, I had a splendid and relaxing time. It seemed right out of the pages of her books, from another era. I really could have stayed there...with my family!

I got home at about 9 pm last night and curled up next to my sleeping babes...today we celebrate Father's day! Happy Father's Day to all you Daddies out there!