Vermont part II

So I promised pictures with a little more info so here it is.

Jenn in a cow cutout at the Cabot Cheese Annex in Waterbury.
The cheese was about the same price here if not more than it is at Hannaford or Shaw's. They do have lots of free samples though so I would recommend the stop.



We also went to Ben and Jerry's.

This pic is on the door to the Men's rest room.









Jenn showing the love for the Ice Cream.













A pic with a few of the girls, they were everywhere.










We also went to Magic Hat. Jenn's Favorite beer is their not quite pale ale #9.





She had to have a picture taken with the tap in the sample room.
















We also went to the Lake Champlain Aquarium in Burlington. One of the people working there was a guy originally from Fort Kent. I graduated high school with his nephew.


One of Jenn's favorite paintings. It's by Warren Kimball.

These pictures were taken at the Shelburne Museum which was started by one of the sons and daughter-in-law of the people who started the Shelburne Farms. They have a lot of different things so everyone should check it out if they every find themselves in Burlington.
The people who started the museum were very big into hunting so they have a few buildings with paintings, pictures and taxidermy from hunting trips they took as well as some of their friends' trips. These are Brown Bears from Alaska.



View from the back porch of the Charlotte Winery and Vineyards. We did Wine tasting there and at the Shelburne vineyard.


Shelburne Farms has registered brown swiss for their milking herd. We saw their dry cows and heifers.
There was a young black angus bull in the pasture with them. I imagine he's just a cleaner bull.






This is one of the barns at the Shelburne Farms. It was built as a horse/ dairy farm in Shelburne VT. It was built in the late 1800's by Vanderbilt descendants.

This little guy managed to get loose and was following us around the area for a while. He had all sorts of nice green grass around him but choose to eat some dead leaves instead. Stupid Goats.



Jenn with the "barn" in the background. I can't imagine who built this for working with livestock.

Now they make cheese and have a bakery here along with a bunch of other things.

VT

So we just got back from Vermont. We went to Burlington, Shelburne and Waterbury. I'll post pics soon and type up a little more when I get a chance later in the week.
We went on a few tours and tastings, Magic Hat, Ben and Jerry's, 2 winery's and a chocolate factory. It was a pretty good vacation and we had a lot of fun. Our hotel was in Williston which is just outside Burlington and they had a deal with a local place called the Chef's Corner for breakfast which was very good. I got a pumpkin creme brulee for dessert that was delicious. More to come soon.

Homecoming

So we went to homecoming this weekend in Orono. It was pretty fun even though we only went up for Saturday. It was good seeing a bunch of the brothers that I haven't seen in a year or two. Tailgating this year sucked. It opened at 930 and the game started at noon, normally that wouldn't matter but the past two years they make everyone stop drinking when the game starts and that is pretty shitty. So I left when the game started and went to AGR.

Today we went grocery shopping and it was the first time I went to a Meathouse store. They had a bunch of really good free samples and their baked beans were delicious. Right behind the Meathouse in Scarborough is a wine outlet with some pretty good wines and a bunch of good deals on some of them. Today I made some butter and banana bread and Jenn made some delicious chocolate chip cookies and beef stroganoff. Until next time.

LOOOOOOOOOONG Time

So I've decided I'm going to start using my blog again. It's been quite a while since I last put anything so it's almost like starting a new one.

So I'm working at Smiling Hill Farms in Westbrook and Living in Gorham. Lately I've been learning more about canning and other cooking/ food preservation. I make my own butter and now I can make jams and jellies. I made some mint jelly, raspberry jam and blueberry/ raspberry jam.

Hunting Season is here so that will be taking some of my free time once I find a place to go down here.