Cutting in ceiling trim in Room 5.

Cutting in ceiling trim in Room 5.

The only good thing about the last several weeks is that I had planned on spending a lot of time in doors at the inn painting. Of course, I never would have guessed that watching paint dry would become a short term occupation.

Since mid July, the Killington area has been unusually wet. The mountains in Vermont are called the Green Mountains for a reason, but we have basically had thunderstorms and periods of torrential rain almost every day in Killington since the Wine Festival.

The good news in all of this is that I had planned on working indoors the last couple of weeks, catching up on inn renovations that got pushed aside by my volunteer work in June and July. The good news is that Mary and I got 2 rooms completely remodeled, and a third room refreshed with new ceiling paint. The bad news is that golf has been pushed aside, but that picks up again next week weather permitting.

Last week, Mary did get out on Green Mountain National for the Lady's Club Championship. Mary's play was "challenging", but so it goes. This years Lady's Champion at Green Mountain is Nina Tasi, a good friend of ours and former innkeeper. This coming week, it's my turn. In addition to the men's club championship, I also have a semi-final match to play for the club's presidents cup. As I have not played in over a week, it should be interesting.

Hopefully the weather pattern in New England will dry out in the next few weeks. If you have a chance to get out on the course, keep it in the fairway...and I hope you need to use sunscreen!