11 out of 16 of my team- Michael and family drove up; Graham and kids drove up; Jill already there; C and I flew in via PHL.
C and I stayed Thursday night in the Four Chimneys Inn in Bennington. We found a great tiny diner called Blue Benn, started in 1948. I had a monster sized quesadilla which we got three meals out of. The next morning after breakfast at the Inn we went to the AirBNB Jill rented for all of us.
It was called The Henry House, built in 1769, right across the street from a covered bridge. Plus side- a great kitchen, beautiful wide pine plank floors, plenty of bedrooms and baths, huge old fireplace. Minus side- Heat was good in some parts and not in others; hard to find the thermostats; fireplace room was smoky; on the second floor there was one bath room with hot water, so no true shower for me for three days.
In the afternoon C and I went to Manchester to Northshire Books which is a really great bookstore- for kids, for used books, for current ones. Then we stopped in the Orvis Manchester store which left me a little cold- definitely not the same kind of experience as at LLBean.
Friday night we all met for dinner in the B’ton student cafeteria which was surprisingly good and had something for everyone from 2-78, vegetarian and non.
Saturday it started snowing on and off. Lunch at Blue Benn and a knitting shop and another book store. Graduation was that night (why, B’ton Admin, have a graduation in bleak mid winter in Vermont?). It was a simple ceremony but the students in Jill’s cohort looked like they had a lot of team spirit and bonding over the three years.
Sunday, a short walk in the snow with Caillou, and inside pretty much all day.
Monday, everyone left pretty early except C and me. As usual, I had a nervous time driving to Albany worrying about catching the plane. We made the connections. C and I both picked up a virus and spent most of the flights ailing (as well as the next few days).
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