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 Presidents' week has come and gone and the Dew Tour is ancient history with everyone watching the Olympics. While here in the frozen North we might be tempted to turn our eyes toward spring we are in the midst of being reminded that winter is not over yet! Two to three feet of snow will fall this last week of February so keep your boards and skis out and come make like Shaun White and Bode Miller The best conditions in the East just got better! This too will pass, however and my thoughts, at least, will be turning to the garden and to all the weddings we have on tap for the Summer. We added a dozen peonies to the New Border and a new reblooming Iris bed in the ceremony area so I can't wait for spring to see how they are doing. We have about 50 peonies and that will give us a nice display for weddings in late June and early July. I will add another dozen this year. The Daylilly Garden is finally big enough to make a pretty display for July and August and the Sweet Peas will do their usual job in the Wedding Garden behind the new Iris bed. We have always tried to source everything locally for our weddings and last year we were able to get pasture raised grass fed beef.from the Brattleboro Coop. It does make a big difference . Of course our salads are mesclun from Lilac Ridge Farms in Brattleboro, all the tomatoes are locally grown, the eggs get laid about half a mile away, the maple syrup comes from our neighbor's trees and your guests can go to the source at Brattleboro Farmers Market on Saturday morning if the are so inclined http://www.brattleborofarmersmarket.com/ .All of our groups are back for which we are very grateful. Many of our groups are spiritually oriented and Cooper Hill is a marvelous place at sunrise or moonrise. The Sun is moving back north and the days are getting longer. Spring means great trout fishing and golf while summer brings horseback riding, hiking and swimming it the West River. Ray Klass' photography workshop will be here again in October, Klass Photo and Flamingo Yoga will be here in April and next fall. Our year begins and ends with the beautiful lolliage of Autumn and the snow starts the cycle again. Wildlife update: There are dozens of big and quite beautiful wild turkeys around. There is a turkey season in May and these supposedly dumb birds will disappear fast enough when the hunters are out! There was a beautiful red fox sitting in a field of snow watching the cars go by last week. Have no idea what he was thinking about. Be careful on the roads and don't trust your GPS. It doesn't show moose or deer in the road
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