Avatar of our chef, Frizzie, skiing the trees in front of the Birch Ridge Inn

Avatar of our chef, Frizzie, skiing the trees in front of the Birch Ridge Inn

It is currently snowing lightly as I write this at 11:00 PM on Tuesday night.

I have not had an opportunity to get out on the slopes, or do any writing, these last few of days. Other than some minor car trouble requiring multiple trips to Rutland, we have been spending the majority of our time preparing the inn for the arrival of holiday guests over the next few weeks. And that is a good thing. With some luck I'll get on the slopes for a few hours the next couple of mornings.

Until I get a chance to report on the slopes, I will leave you with todays picture of an avatar of our chef, skiing through the trees in front of the inn. One of our restaurant servers, Sharon, is very industrious. She is always crafting items. For example, she has made some interesting candle sticks out of birch logs which we are using as a centerpiece on the credenza in the restaurant over the holidays.

She also had pictures taken of myself, Mary, and Frizzi in the fall. She used the pictures, together with some scrap lumber, old clothes, and pieces of fur, to create avatars of us to promote the inn. Frizzie, pictured above, is an avid back country adventurer, in addition to being a great chef. His avatar has him launching on skis off a cliff at the front of the inn. With a little bit of lighting, it looks like someone is skiing out of the woods at the inn at night.

Sharon used the pictures of myself and Mary to create two Christmas Carolers. They are placed near our sign on Butler Road. But thats a picture, and a story, for another day.

In them mean time...good night ......and let it snow!