Low and Stowe
Sloshing About
By: Charles Giuliano - Dec 06, 2018
Low and Stowe
Off peak week
After Thanksgiving
Slow in Stowe
Slushy snow
Downed power lines
Typical in Vermont
No light or heat
Reading books
By ambient light
Like Honest Abe
In Lincoln Logs
Finished Albers bio
Getting anxious
No stove for coffee
Door to door
From North Adams
Just four hours
To Holly our cabin
One of a row
Rest vacant though
Pre ski season
Like last year
Just before Christmas
Wicked as a witch’s tit
Up on Mt. Mansfield
Not this time
Charlie don’t surf
Snowed in one day
Bout eight inches
Piled top of patio grill
Amateur meteorology
By rule of thumb
Cruising country lanes
Trees nicely frosted
Slouching about
Ensconced on couch
No theatre or museums
Just eat and sleep
Netflix on iPad
Huddled and cozy
Up line for supper
High end restaurants
Mostly ripoffs
Like Whip Bar and Grill
Heart of town
Where we got beaten
To a pulp for megabucks
Chef spotted yawning
Making his boring food
Fresh venison what a joke
Deer me ersatz gourmet
Frozen from New Zealand
Or Crap Family Lodge
Hostess was so rude
Treated us like rubes
Just piss and run
Take my advice
Screw their edelweiss
Learning where locals go
Families with kids
No Michelangelo
But pizza at Piecasso
Crusty masterpieces
Or half price appetizers
At Tres Amigos
Monday to Thursday
We made the scene
Just like the teens
Three nights in a row
Bar jammed with ski bums
Exotic local brews
Sampled a few
Chips, dips and tacos
Fabulous chile relleno
Nachos to die for
Yummy thick sopa
Leftovers for lunch
Movies at seven
Saw The Grinch
Can you believe it
Kind of fun actually
Cabot’s for cheese
Three pound block
Super sharp cheddar
Skipped Ben and Jerry’s
Been there done that
But artisan coffee
For a steamy brewski
Off to Montpellier
A capital experience
Found Pho though
Who wouldah thunk
Just like Saigon
Astrid loved the crepe
By far best lunch
Daily routines
Stressed less and less
Packed up yesterday
Local breakfast joint
Butler’s Pantry
Crisp jalapeno pancakes
Driving through town
Throngs of weekenders
Trees on cars
Norman Rockwell Christmas
It takes a village
Horse knew the way
What else to say
Back to the barn
Down on our farm
Time after time