Well, we were going to go to Washington, DC, but somehow we ended up here, at the farm. Fewer politicians, more cows. Not such a bad trade, overall...
We had planned to spend a day in our favorite museums, but it was just too hot to leave little miss Molly in the van (without a constant supply of popsicles and someone with thumbs to open the wrappers). We made the choice to continue on towards home with no regrets; we spent lots of time in the Washington museums when we lived in Maryland, and besides, we need another trip to plan for the Gumby van in the future! Also, we are beginning to feel the urgent need to be home, to prepare for the rapidly-approaching opening of Sandeep's private practice on November 1st.
We did stop briefly at the wonderful Cedar Creek Gallery, just north of Raleigh. It is a long, rambling craft gallery, owned by artists and filled with pottery, wood, glass, and more. Several of the potters work in a studio next to the gallery. We've been inspired by all the lovely crafts we've seen on this trip; we are looking forward to going home and making things ourselves. My pottery wheel will be moving back out of the corner: lumpy pottery for everyone! The Gumby van is carrying driftwood that Sandeep wants to carve. Molly intends to continue working in her preferred medium: the dug hole.
We drove through Virginia and Maryland. In the evening, it began to rain, torrentially. Poor Sandeep could barely see the road as we passed through northern Maryland, Delaware, and southern New Jersey. We can hardly complain about the weather, though, as we didn't have a single rainy day in our entire trip! We camped for the night in Clarksboro, New Jersey, but didn't sleep very well, as Molly barked and tugged and said "Play with me! Play with me!" long into the night. Molly, apparently, has at last tired of riding in the van.
Saturday, we drove through the rest of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, and into Vermont. To our friends and relatives in and around New York: we promise to make a special trip, just to visit you all, soon!
Molly was so excited to reach the farm that she wiggled all over, and squeaked, then leapt from the (parked) van and ran around in a frenzy. We were very happy, too, although slightly less wiggly. The day was beautiful, sunny and warm, and the lovely autumn leaves had hung on just for us. Thank you, leaves...we appreciate your consideration. We visited with my parents and my brother, Justin, and my brother's girlfriend, May. Hi, Mom and Dad! Hi, Justin and May! We missed you! We were so glad to see you, too, Ali and Hannie and Matt! Molly was reintroduced to her cousin, Rasmus the cat. I don't think they'll be best friends anytime soon. You may notice the concerned look on Molly's face in the photo, and the direction in which Rasmus's paw is aimed. Molly seemed much more interested in Upton, the farm's newest calf, and he appeared equally intrigued by her. They would be quite the pair!
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