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3653. ronski - 3/16/2006 12:14:13 AM 
Dead weeds in a cold rain, Stowe.
3654. ronski - 3/16/2006 12:15:04 AM 
Ice jam, the White River.
3655. ronski - 3/16/2006 12:18:50 AM Granville surely refers to French settlers, from the eponymous port in Normandy?
More likely from an English surname, anglicized from the French, in that part of the state (central). For all the French-ancestry residents in Vermont, and the state's name itself, most place names are Abenaki Indian or British (including English names for foreign cities or countries, such as "Moscow" and "Peru.")
3656. ronski - 3/16/2006 12:19:54 AM 
Mountain birches.
3657. thoughtful - 3/16/2006 12:21:00 AM It is generally assumed that the Vermont Granville derives from Granville in either Massachusetts or New York, both of which were named for John Carteret (1690-1763), the first Earl of Granville, one of the most illustrious men of his day. Already a peer by the time he was six years old, he became one of the best classical scholars of the 18th Century, and was second to none in political infiuence under the first three Georges. Horace Walpole, said the Earl was "handsome, open and engaging; ... his genius was magnificent and lofty; his heart was without gall or friendship, for he never tried to be revenged on his enemies or to serve his friends."
Strangely enough, some of the earliest Vermont records for the town of Granville show its name spelled Grantville. This gives rise to the thought that possibly the name merely meant that the town was granted by the Vermont legislature.
3658. ronski - 3/16/2006 12:21:33 AM 
Moi.
3659. ronski - 3/16/2006 12:22:27 AM thoughtful,
Cool. Thanks. 3660. alistairConnor - 3/16/2006 12:30:31 AM At last, we know what you look like, Ronski!
OK, so the earl of Granville was actually called Carteret... oddly enough, I'm currently organising a mountain biking trip in which we get on the boat in Granville, spend a day riding around the isle of Jersey, then get the boat back to ... Carteret, which is about 30 miles further north on the coast of Normandy. 3661. ronski - 3/16/2006 12:31:52 AM There's also a Carteret, New Jersey. 3662. Ronski - 3/16/2006 3:32:18 AM 
Stowe, March thaw.
3663. Jenerator - 3/16/2006 3:38:40 AM I miss skiing now. 3664. Jenerator - 3/16/2006 3:39:48 AM And Thanks Ronski. I miss Simon a lot. He really was a sweet cat - so full of personality. 3665. Wombat - 3/16/2006 3:48:27 AM Carteret is one of the more noisome parts of New Jersey. Wall-to-wall oil refineries.
The Wombats were in Stowe last Summer, staying for a week at the Von Trapp (Sound of Music) family lodge. I warned Womboy and Wombette that they would have to skip through the fields singing songs from the movie (which is shown every thursday at the lodge). Lovely country. Wombette distinguished herself by asking why so many of the posters of the Von Trapp family singing tours said "die Von Trapps?" After we finished laughing, we explained that "die" is German for "the." 3666. arkymalarky - 3/16/2006 4:45:05 AM Hahaha! I thought that's what everyone in the audience is saying by the end of the movie. 3667. judithathome - 3/16/2006 7:55:31 AM I'm making this statement here tonight and will let y'all know if it comes to fruition: Keoni has sworn to clean out the "barn" on Sunday.
The Greeks are coming the first week of May and we need to start cleaning the house but in order to avoid that, Keoni is vowing to do both the barn AND the garage first. Because of course, guests from Europe who are coming to stay for two weeks will expect to have a clean garage and a tidy backyard barn but won't care one whit if they have an accessible room in which to sleep. 3668. alistairconnor - 3/16/2006 10:27:14 AM Perhaps he's making room for the gifts? 3669. Magoseph - 3/16/2006 11:08:58 AM …Keoni is vowing to do both the barn AND the garage first.
Well, the way I see what will happen is that he'll have to do the house next because you can’t since you’re on crushes until the Greeks arrive.
3670. thoughtful - 3/17/2006 4:16:38 PM Hahaha J@h on crushes! Are those fruit drinks or perhaps the more romantic kind!
Sorry mags...it was a typo i couldn't resist. 3671. alistairconnor - 3/17/2006 4:54:52 PM Is there a good-looking one called Paris? 3672. Magoseph - 3/17/2006 7:02:16 PM That's all right, thoughtful--actually I didn't even noticed it. I wonder now if I ever knew the difference.
Ali, do you mean one like our own Paris Hilton?
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