Burlington

Escape from the funky-ness of Montreal, but also from the haze of cigarette smoke which seemed ubiquitous. Why is it that culturally, funkiness and smoking happen to go hand in hand? Nature (clean air!) and fuddiness...
...We take a deep, clean, breath as we enter Burlington, Vermont and visit Michael, Valerie, and family.

They live on the skirts of Lake Champlain, and the ENTIRE FAMILY, Valerie, Madeline (5), Henry (5), Isaac (2), Ui-Seng (8), and Evains (7) traveled by bike from their home to the lake for a quick swim before dinner. Choosing to live green....

This is the front porch of the Front Porch Forum (see my links)