we made it to montréal, québec . . . what a handsome city. my favorite area was the old town, the massive solid buildings are so striking and charming. even though it was SUPER hot (maybe 100 degrees), i walked for miles and miles in this town.
i randomly stumbled upon this really cute café, OLIVE & GOURMANDO, and they had my “toilettes” sign hanging on their bathroom door . . . what an unexpected TREAT !
we decided that as long as we were in vermont, we might as well drive up to CANADA. wilma helped map out our route. we drove up beautiful route 100 and our first stop was burlington.
we stayed in the adorable VERMONT HOTEL where they allow dogs and have bikes you can use (definite BONUS). it’s located just blocks from the cute part of town AND the water . . .
i’m always drawn to a seaside town and burlington is right on beautiful lake champlain. it’s unbelievable to me that vermont, new york and québec ALL border this lake.
these sheep were extremely interested in wilma. she couldn’t decide if they were friendly and wanted to play or if they were just sizing her up for a meal.
we are so happy to be back in our natural habitat. vermont in the summer is the perfect place to be. running in the forest, swimming in the lake, eating amazing food, antique shopping, visiting with family and friends, and working in the new studio. it doesn’t get any better than this . . .
this was the very dramatic sky as the sun was setting over lake ninevah in vermont. it was breathtaking. the skies here have been full of the most amazing clouds this summer. completely awe-inspiring. time to break out the oil paints . . .
meet our new STUDIO VERMONT ! we are so lucky to have the amazing people in our lives who made this happen. a studio in the middle of a beautiful forest . . . what a dream come true.
and it is the PERFECT office for me, as i’m spending most of my time here working on my new book (the france sketchbook). if you know me, you KNOW that i need complete peace and quiet when i work . . . et voilà.
my morning “two cups of tea” in vermont.
. . . the BEST place to wake up to. so peaceful. so calm. so beautiful.
we spent 2 days in boston (one of my favorite cities) en route to vermont.
here is wilma being a BOSTON terrier.
i love these gumdrop trees in the boston commmons.
tomorrow we are heading to VERMONT for one month . . . where we are all happiest in our natural habitat. this is wilma’s favorite place on EARTH. stay tuned for lots of nature.
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