Diane and I have been trying to get out for a hike at least twice.. hopefully 3 times a week. I usually block of Wednesday mornings for a short hike. We hiked up the bamforth trail.  most of the snow was gone and the streams were running full force with the melt.  i

t definitely felt like spring might actually come !

 

nite all, nite sam

-me

Today is the day that almost all towns in vermont hold their Town Meeting Day. It’s when the official business of the town is reported, discussed and voted on.

I waled in to the middle school gym and remembered.. as always it smeeled like floor polish and sweat.. this is the smell of democracy !

I’m been coming to Richmond’s towm meeting for 42 year.. with only a few days missed. It is really a wonderful display of what Democracy is (and should be ) about..   I remember being a young man (24 ? ) and wondering who all the old people n the room were.. now I was one of them 🙂   

 

I walked in to register my name (DIane and I had already sent in our ballots). as always.. I didn’t even need to give my name.. we all know each other here

 

As always I looked through the booklet that comes with themeeting. I  smilled when I saw Max and Becky’s wedding reported in there 

 

So many freinds to see and catch up with. I sat with our frewind the Bressors for the first part of the meeting.

 

Part of the budget brought up  some emotional interactions. One of the townspeople l called for a paper ballet on an amendment. It was seconded so we all lined up and voted on the yes/no question. The line  was out the door.  .It took over a half hour.. but no one complained.. Thats how things work here !

 

I went to work feeling good about our twon.. and how we can agree and dissagree and still all remain civil and freindly.. I wish the rest of the world worked that way !

Tonight was yoga and a wonderful dinner..   DIane gavew a great class !

 

 

 

I love our life here !

nite all, nite sam

-me

It’s Mar 4.. or “March Fourth” one of the few days on the calander that are a complete sentence unto themselves !

An interesting thing happened today.. In early February I was working late…;. and decided to go out and get chinese food . It was about 8:30PM   so I went to a place just around the corner from work. The guy workign there notcied my BETA badge and asked about the place. His name was Kevin and he told me that he’d been wating the building of the production facility since it broke ground.. You can actually see it from the back of the resturarnt. I offered to show him around the place.. and gave him one of my cards. 

Kevin  actually took me up on the offer, called me and we set up a time for a tour. I was crazy busy.. but I never turn down a chance to show people what we’re doing here.. I gave Kevin a complete tour of our Production building.. It is always fun to see the place through other people’s eyes.. Its so amazing. 

Thanks for coming by Kevin !

nite all, nite Sam

-me

Cabin fever kidn of day.. it’s the second stick season between winter and spring … the best thing is to get outside.. We did a nice hike through the Richmond Town Forest. Its so near us, but we’ve only walked it once.. We stayed on the trails for awhile then bushwacked down to a trail we knew that heads towards Richmond Pond. On the way we found some cool evidence of hijinx past:

 

On the way back we found this amazing uprouted tree stump.. 

 

perfect place fora.samstone !

 

Nite all, nite sam

-me