But first. We stopped after a 100 miles drive for a Valvoline 15 minute oil change in Hooksett NH. I should have known better! A week later I observed the hood on the passenger side of the Sprinter was slightly higher than on the driver side. As I tried to open the hood, I found it very difficult. The technician, not knowing how to release the lock feature, and failing to ask someone, instead put his full weight on the hood bending the stay into a pretzel. It now seems likely after negotiating with Matt Lombard of Valvoline Corporate (800-327-8242) that I will be refunded the cost of the oil change and repair to the hood with a new stay installed. Stay tuned!
Relieved to have stopped the blinking oil change light, we proceed to Burlington VT to visit Margo White and Ken Axelson.
Margo and Anna were friends during their college years. Today Margo and Ken are deep into Vegan cooking; Anna later ordered the books. I loved the tasty dishes and found that Vegan agreed with me. We've kept up eating Vegan when convenient (in means a lot of preparation).
We four together walked downtown to Church Street so beautifully empty of cars. I took the free #7 bus back and was dropped at the door of 142 North Champlain where on the second floor Ken & Margo's apartments are located. The NUNYUN breakfast cafe occupies the first floor.
The next day, I arranged a visit with Jackson Lyttleton and his son, 14 mo. old Anthony, for breakfast at NUNYUN. My great-niece Key Trevett, Anthony's mom, was on a mom date with girlfriends. The building is owned by Ken, who buying it years ago, saved it from demolition. Ken Axelson is a friend; he's soft-spoken, smart and a talented builder. He became a multimillionaire on a stock tip from an unknown Ukrainian guy he met on his morning walk. You just can't make this stuff up.
Anna, Margo and Ken
One of Margo's artist friends repurposed plastic bottles into all-in-one weather vanes and anemometers. When the wind blows hard enough one hears a pleasant rattle and the cap on the bottle run through by a coat-hanger finds its way into the teeth of the wind.
Jackson, Anna and young Anthony enjoy French toast at NUNYUN; the space has a storied past in the new Burlington. Both Jackson & Key are seniors at University of Vermont; he has applied to medical schools, among them Creighton in Omaha.
This device swings and rotates easily on the carefully articulated coat-hanger. The wind driven propellers are cut into the side of the bottle and each blade is shaped into an airfoil using a propane BBQ lighter.
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