Ice Storm

Last night Burlington was consumed by a ferocious ice storm that made me want to stay home and hide under the covers.

This morning Lucy and I ventured out to Centennial Woods for a walk through the damaged forest. Above us trees swayed, creaked and moaned. The paths were littered with massacred tree body parts and I expected a branch to come thudding down on my head at any moment.

Then Lucy had a lovely play date with her very best friend Trooper. Trooper is like a teddy bear on legs and unlike many dogs at the park, he always comes over to say hello. I love him.

The first video is Lucy racing around the woods and the 2nd is Trooper coming over to say hello. You can see more pics of the ice storm on Facebook.

Meanwhile, JT was texting me pics of the Golden Gate Bridge and telling me how sunny it was in SF. No fair.

What is next VT?

The Cabaret's Casino Night

Let that be a lesson to you sonny jim: not an ice storm or even widespread power outages can stop the cabaret.

Seriously, these people blow me away. Town was transformed into an icy slush puddle last night but the cabaret folk shouldered forward and put on a lovely Casino Night party/fundraiser. When the lights were out, they mustered up candles and the atmosphere was ever so cozy.

And amazingly, brave souls not only ventured out into the treacherous gook, but they dressed up all swanky to play blackjack, roulette and poker. Thank you brave souls!

The highlight of the evening was Phinn and Teresa's playful striptease (above). Who knew how far they would go and how much we would see? Well, you had to be there but it was a treat. And the cockfight earlier in the evening was also highly entertaining.

You can see pictures at Flickr or Facebook. Viva la cabaret!