Vermont State House

First leg of our journey: Montpelier, Vermont, visiting one of our dearest friends and hanging around with his new crew. Temps here have been wonderful and hot (somehow unexpected) and we got to swim in what is called a "pond" here (looks very much like a lake to me...): soft and clear water -- a pure delight.

In the meantime, our son called: he got held up at gunpoint and hit in the face as he returned from work last night in Toronto. Thankfully nothing broken, no shots fired, and only a stolen iPhone. Still, how traumatic is this? Good thing we're on our way to Toronto and will be there in a few days.

What the heck is happening in this world nowadays???