Weekend in Raleigh

We traveled to Raleigh,NC this weekend to visit DiAnn, Sheri's mom, and Mike. We celebrated DiAnn's birthday and Mother's Day. Between the festivities we enjoyed some long walks, a trip to the Farmers' market and a stroll in downtown Raleigh. We hope to bring some warm weather and green trees back to New England!

First trip of year to Olympia Tea Room

Last week we made an early season visit to the Olympia Tea Room for dinner. It was a nice evening, so we were able to have cocktails outside before eating. After dinner we went to the Granite Theater in Westerly to take in a show. Summer is almost here!

Happy Easter!

Furniture shopping

This afternoon we headed out to order living room furniture for the chalet in New Hampshire.  Now all we need to do is install a floor in the living room before it arrives!  As it is mud season (the snow is rapidly melting) we should be able to fit in a few weekends of home renovation and decorating in April and May.

Fun in the sun

We spent the first day of our thirteenth year together with some spring riding. We were surprised to find such great conditions at Bretton Woods. We hoped for 1-2 runs with a hike as a back-up plan but in fact we had a full day. We shared the slopes with only a few and were able to carve some big turns. We had the mid mountain lodge to ourselves (it was closed for the season) and had a picnic on the deck with views towards Mt Washington which still has plenty of snow.

We are thinking of coming back this summer for some zip lining!

Hot Club of Cowtown

On Friday night we had the pleasure of listening to Hot Club of Cowtown, a lively band from Austin Texas at The Kate in Old Saybrook, CT.  The threesome played two long sets that kept our toes tapping and big smiles on our faces. Their joy for the music was so evident, and their energy contagious.  The are a talented group and highly recommend seeing them perform live if you ever have the chance.  

Check out a video of the band here.

Mother's Day in the UK

Celebrating Mother's day in the UK with the Hancock family and an evening out at the Bell Inn.