A Visit to Vermont

I recently went on a road trip with some girlfriends to Burlington, Vermont. It started out a bit dicey with downpours of torrential rains and wind for most of the drive. But as we made our way across New York State the clouds finally began to break and we arrived safely in Colchester, Vermont. We visited the friend of a friend and now she is a new friend, funny how that works. This woman has a lovely camp on Lake Champlain where we experienced three fun filled days full of shopping, hiking and good times. Here are a few pics of the glorious outdoors.

We went for a terrific hike at Shelburne Farms, a 1400 acre working farm, framed by Lake Champlain. It was established in 1886 as the agricultural estate of William Seward and Lila Vanderbilt Webb. The relaxing and rejuvinating feeling of the property was intentional. Frederick Law Olmstead, the father of landscape architechture, guided the design of Shelburne Farms to refresh and relax the mind and spirit. The landscape is a beautiful canvas for the mind. Every mile is as beautiful as the next. The farm contains a gorgeous working barn, the summer home which is now an inn, a working dairy and a coach house.

Art of Fashion 2011

On Saturday Oct 1, 2011 I attended the Art of Fashion event in downtown Toronto at the Pantages Hotel. It is an event that is held each year during Nuit Blanche (when art galleries are open to the public from 7pm until sunrise). The event features 10 emerging Canadian designers who are competing for a first place prize. As well as the competition there are 25 Canadian designers, like moi, selling their wares. Although there were thousands of people, there were very little shoppers. However, the event and the whole experience was worth it. My gal pals came down and helped out. Each designer had to design their exhibit area and 5 designs to relect the theme of Choreology (movement and dance).