August 2022
Places Visited
Rachel, Jon, Taran, and a friend came for an overnight stay one weekend. It was wonderful to see and visit with them, to share a meal, play with toys, and read books!
Brian, Bea, Noah, and I took a trip to upstate New York for a week. We stopped in Lake George to eat lunch at the Moose Tooth and walk around the town. It was an especially delicious lunch, a band was playing in the park, and we enjoyed the water at a beach on Lake George. We then went on to Plattsburgh where we stayed at a very nice Days Inn.
The second day of the trip we went to Ausable Chasm where we walked on the trails and took a float ride. It was a hot day but the trail was shaded and it was very interesting to view the chasm from different heights. The raft guide, Jack, was knowledgeable and very helpful. We then went back to the motel for a little rest and then to the close-by City Beach. It was a very long, sandy beautiful beach. Noah and I had ice cream on the way back to the motel. It was a great summer's day.
We spent the third day at Fort Ticonderoga which was great. We took an informational boat ride, then visited the fort. Next, we walked around the gardens and the last thing we did there was drive up a mountain with a great view of the fort and the area. After a picnic there we drove to Burlington, Vermont. On the way we stopped for sweet corn at a roadside souvenir store and later for a creemee, which turns out to be ice cream with a higher fat content. It was delicious, especially the maple flavored creemee. In Burlington, we stayed at Homewood Suites with was a great hotel.
We went to a children's museum on the fourth day that was filled with hands-on activities. We then took a boat ride around Lake Champlain followed by a walk in downtown Burlington. It was a very enjoyable day!
On our last day, stopped on our way home at a farmer's stand for blueberries and then at Kings Pizza in Kingston, New York. It was a marvelous trip!
Books Read
Dry by Neal Shusterman & Jarrod Shusterman
An Unexpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo & Alison McGhee
Oona by Kelly DiPucchio
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
What Lives in a Shell? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
I Want to Be a Vase by Julo Torres
The Impossible Imposter by Deanna Raybourn
What Lives in a Shell? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfold
The Little Piano Girl: The Story of Mary Lou Willams by Ann Ingalls and Maryann Macdonald
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
The Sandcastle That Lola Built by Megan Maynor
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak
Brown Sugar Baby by Kevin Lewis
Dream Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison
Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Redd
Babies in the Forest by Ginger Swift
Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin
The Highest Tide: A Novel by Jim Lynch
Rocket Says Look Up! by Natan Bryon
Olu & Greta by Diana Ejaita
Everybody in the Red Brick Building by Anne Wynter
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
The Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson
The Adventures of Beekle: The Imaginary Friend by Dan Santat
Rocket Says Clean Up! by Nathan Bryon
They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel
Flashlight Night by Matt Forrest Esenwine
The Sea Book: Meet the Marvelous Creatures Living in Our Oceans by Charlotte Milner
Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis
Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady
Time for Bed, Miyuki by Roxane Marie Galliez & Seng Soun Ratanavanh
A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano
This is Sadie by Sara O'Leary & Juie Morstad
The Night Box by Louise Greig & Ashling Lindsay
Rachel, Jon, Taran, and a friend came for an overnight stay one weekend. It was wonderful to see and visit with them, to share a meal, play with toys, and read books!
Brian, Bea, Noah, and I took a trip to upstate New York for a week. We stopped in Lake George to eat lunch at the Moose Tooth and walk around the town. It was an especially delicious lunch, a band was playing in the park, and we enjoyed the water at a beach on Lake George. We then went on to Plattsburgh where we stayed at a very nice Days Inn.
The second day of the trip we went to Ausable Chasm where we walked on the trails and took a float ride. It was a hot day but the trail was shaded and it was very interesting to view the chasm from different heights. The raft guide, Jack, was knowledgeable and very helpful. We then went back to the motel for a little rest and then to the close-by City Beach. It was a very long, sandy beautiful beach. Noah and I had ice cream on the way back to the motel. It was a great summer's day.
We spent the third day at Fort Ticonderoga which was great. We took an informational boat ride, then visited the fort. Next, we walked around the gardens and the last thing we did there was drive up a mountain with a great view of the fort and the area. After a picnic there we drove to Burlington, Vermont. On the way we stopped for sweet corn at a roadside souvenir store and later for a creemee, which turns out to be ice cream with a higher fat content. It was delicious, especially the maple flavored creemee. In Burlington, we stayed at Homewood Suites with was a great hotel.
We went to a children's museum on the fourth day that was filled with hands-on activities. We then took a boat ride around Lake Champlain followed by a walk in downtown Burlington. It was a very enjoyable day!
On our last day, stopped on our way home at a farmer's stand for blueberries and then at Kings Pizza in Kingston, New York. It was a marvelous trip!
Books Read
Dry by Neal Shusterman & Jarrod Shusterman
An Unexpected Peril by Deanna Raybourn
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
Bink and Gollie by Kate DiCamillo & Alison McGhee
Oona by Kelly DiPucchio
Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
What Lives in a Shell? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George
I Want to Be a Vase by Julo Torres
The Impossible Imposter by Deanna Raybourn
What Lives in a Shell? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfold
The Little Piano Girl: The Story of Mary Lou Willams by Ann Ingalls and Maryann Macdonald
Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
The Sandcastle That Lola Built by Megan Maynor
Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak
Brown Sugar Baby by Kevin Lewis
Dream Big, Little One by Vashti Harrison
Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Redd
Babies in the Forest by Ginger Swift
Your Name is a Song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
I Am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
Not Quite Snow White by Ashley Franklin
The Highest Tide: A Novel by Jim Lynch
Rocket Says Look Up! by Natan Bryon
Olu & Greta by Diana Ejaita
Everybody in the Red Brick Building by Anne Wynter
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn
The Dragon Keeper by Carole Wilkinson
The Adventures of Beekle: The Imaginary Friend by Dan Santat
Rocket Says Clean Up! by Nathan Bryon
They All Saw a Cat by Brendan Wenzel
Flashlight Night by Matt Forrest Esenwine
The Sea Book: Meet the Marvelous Creatures Living in Our Oceans by Charlotte Milner
Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis
Nigel and the Moon by Antwan Eady
Time for Bed, Miyuki by Roxane Marie Galliez & Seng Soun Ratanavanh
A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano
This is Sadie by Sara O'Leary & Juie Morstad
The Night Box by Louise Greig & Ashling Lindsay