kathyv
kathy vaillan Joined: October 18th 2009
Logged in: January 9th 2011
Logged in: January 9th 2011
Travel Blog Posts
Painted Bison
Sorry about not posting this right away. When we entered Yellowstone, I lost internet connection. But I'm finally here finishing up this blog. We are finally off the plane and driving towards West Yellowstone, Montana. As I mentioned earlier, we stayed in a very neat hotel. The town itself is very cute. I would love to go back there again. I ate bison there and I was looking forward to trying it. It was delicious. Yum! They have bison "statues" painted by, I believe, local artists. I got a picture of Dean pretending to "eat" a bison, well, its fur. The three of us had one of those old time photos taken. I wanted to buy a frame too, but was afraid it wouldn't survive the plane ride home. I went walking in the morning, every ... read more
Along side the road
On our first full day in West Yellowstone, we drove into Yellowstone National Park and headed to Old Faithful. Stopped along the way to see the amazing sights. We stopped at Black Sand Geyser, saw some animals - not sure if it was a mule deer or a female moose. We also stopped at Midway Geyser Basin. That received its name because it's midway between the West Entrance and Old Faithful. While at Black Sand Geyser, there was a very big crow, I think it could be called a raven, and he was sitting right in the parking lot and Dean fell in love with this bird. He took about a minute worth of video of it while talking to the bird. We stopped at everything! I took so many photos that I filled up my ... read more
View from plane
I woke up at 3:15 EDT, hopped in the shower and then loaded the car with my suitcase. Then I woke up Dean & Nathan. My sister was at my place early (at least for her). She arrived just on time between 4 - 4:15 am, to take us to the airport. I took some neat pictures of The Badlands (at least I'm pretty sure it was the Badlands). Of course, taking pics through a window don't always come out clear, but I've uploaded a couple. The other pictures are of Utah, Idaho, & Montana scenery. We also stopped at the Golden Spike National Historic Site; this is where the final spike was hammered into place for the Transcontinental Railroad. Not a big place, but it is part of our history. We made it to West ... read more
Bavarian Village sign
Hi Everyone. Today, Dean & I went to Yankee Candle's flagship store in Deerfield, Mass. We've been there multiple times, so it was no big deal to me. But then I saw someone taking pictures and I decided to take some too, which is something I've never done. You know what they saw, we take for granted what's in our own backyard. I thought others would like to view this amazing destination store. First, let me give you a little background information about the store from what I can recall. First, the man who started it was living in Holyoke, Mass. He created candles either in the basement or the garage of his parents house. Maybe it was the basement with the store in the garage, I can't remember. Eventually, the store grow too big for ... read more
Front view of the house
Well, in November, Dean & I went to Edith Wharton's homestead called The Mount. It was amazing. The house was restored to is original grandeur. The restoraton company brought in a local artist to fix all the moldings. He took a portion of the molding and recreated it. Also, Edith Wharton left behind an old fashion 3-D photo viewer. It was pretty neat. In one of the pictures, you will notice the molding around the door. These moldings are just 2 examples of the molding that was reconstructed. Also, if you look closely in the photo Dean in the library, you will notice some more molding that was reconstructed. Dean loved he skullery the best. That's where they cleaned the animals from their bones, maybe even skin it. We walked on the grounds - amazing view. ... read more
A knight
Today, Dean, myself, and my niece Ashley went to the Boston Science Museum. D and I haven't been there in years. Ashley has never been there, until today that is. Anyway, I asked Ashley if she wanted to go with me because they are having a Harry Potter exhibit. While Ashley and I were in the exhibit, Dean waited for us in the lobby - he doesn't care for Harry Potter. It took us about 40 minutes to go through. I wasn't allowed to take photos inside the Harry Potter display and even though I'm famous for taking photos in places where I'm not suppose to, I didn't do it in here. When you first enter the exhibit, you and the whole group your with stop in a foyer where a Brit in Hogwart robes introduces ... read more
Gate
My husband and I took a day trip to Newport, Rhode Island, which is about 2 hours from our home. We went to view one of the most popular mansions by one of the world's most families, the Vanderbilts. Their mansion is called The Breakers, due to the water breaking on the rocks in their backyard. I'm so amazed at how people can live in a "summer cottage" like the one we saw. It's Beautiful with a capital b. Even the children had their own house to play in. It's the size of a small one family house and they got to play in there. Everywhere you look, you see golden inlay this and golden inley that along with dolphins and acorns. I've been there before, but not a Christmas time. It was just decorated for ... read more
My Humble Little Pumpkin
Well my friends, I went to the Keene Sentinel, a local newspaper, to let them know about this blog. As I was searching their webpage, I saw my humble little pumpkin on their website. I clicked on it and it opens a mini movie about the festival. Below is the link for the video. http://www.keenesentinel.com/mediabin/videos/videopages/pumpkinfest09.html Copy & paste it into your address bar and you too can see the video. I have uploaded my little pumpkin to refresh your memory Enjoy KathyV... read more
2 Fallpumpkins
Well my friends, according to the Keene Sentinel, there was 29,068 pumpkins at last nights Festival. It was almost 100 pumpkins shy of the world record. Read the story for yourself at the following link: http://www.keenesentinel.com/articles/2009/10/18/news/local/free/id_375806.txt I have added a few more pictures for your enjoyment. I will keep you posted on any new travels Dean & I take. Make sure you come back in July for we go Yellowstone National Park and Ill blog our trip and share our photos with you. ... read more
