Going North (Part 1) – Visiting Jason in VT

After way too many years, we finally made it up to Vermont to visit our dear friend Jason. He calls countless acres of forest, two clean creeks, a winterized cabin, and an edible garden his new home. Since he moved there from Brooklyn, he has been studying sustainable architecture and construction techniques and has been building a Fay Jones-inspired green house/bath house and many smaller structures (not pictured … will have to ask Jason if I can share some of his own pictures). Next up: building a full sized house from scratch. But for the time being, and especially during our visit, life was wonderfully slow and detailed with Jason.

We rented a lovely AirBnB apartment close by, so we wouldn’t crowd his small cabin at night with four people. The daytime hours, we spent together – sometimes well into the night. The kids’ favorite activity was hiking up Jason’s creek on a particularly warm and muggy day. Every one of us – except for Mika – tripped and fell into the cold water at one point, but it was rather welcome and refreshing. When we got back near the cabin, we started a bonfire and roasted a whole bag of marshmallows, much to the delight of the children. Dinner was a lot of fun as well: every evening, salad and other nibbles could be picked from the garden just minutes before the meal. Of course, we also saw beautiful Montpelier nearby, and made two day trips: to the famous Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory, and to the Shelburne Museum. Our six days together flew by in a snap, and we have to come back soon!