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		<title>Montpelier VT – Burlington Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My very favorite thing to do when visiting a new city, is to walk around it. I think it&#8217;s the best way to see things and absorb the culture. Burlington is a cultural center for Vermont. There is artwork all over the city. Here is just one example, a pretty blue bird painted on the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Montpelier VT – Burlington Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Montpelier is pretty close to Burlington, 40 miles away. Although &#8220;pretty close&#8221; in Vermont has a very different meaning than &#8220;pretty close&#8221; in Massachusetts. But, we didn&#8217;t mind driving the distances because the roads are so scenic, with lots of pretty mountains in the distance. Burlington, Vermont, was chartered in 1763 and quickly grew from [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Montpelier VT – Food Scene</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[No, this isn&#8217;t a post about the Montpelier restaurants, although they were good too. When we go away, we love staying at Airbnbs since we have our own kitchen. We eat breakfast at the place. We then go out exploring for the day, stopping to have a nice lunch out somewhere. By evening, we are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Montpelier VT – Neighborhood Walking Scenes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Even though Montpelier is a city and the capitol of Vermont, it still has a homey, country feel to it. I just loved walking through the neighborhoods and saw such interesting sights! True to its quirky nature, here is a pretty pink donut banner draped over a fence. There were surprises in almost every yard [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Ready for anything!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Well, anything related to knee replacement surgery, that is. 🙂 Yep, I guess I am now officially &#8220;old&#8221; since I need a knee replacement. I am still trying to get my head around this. All my life, I tried to be &#8220;good&#8221; and live a healthy lifestyle. This meant, eating well, being active and managing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Montpelier VT – Park Scenes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Montpelier is a city and the capital of Vermont. Even so, there were plenty of nature scenes as I was out taking my walks. There are several parks right in the city. Hubbard Park sits right behind the Vermont State House and can be accessed from a number of locations. The park’s biggest attraction is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Montpelier VT – Interesting Houses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[No surprise that not only are the buildings in downtown Montpelier interesting, but the houses are too. Sometimes, it&#8217;s just the paint on the house that makes it interesting. I just love the patriotic flags, as well as the abundance of black-eyed susan flowers of this Victorian. Most of the houses I saw were Victorian, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Montpelier VT – Pretty Flowers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There were so many pretty and colorful flowers along my walks. Summers in Vermont must be very conducive to growing them. I have a feeling that the bugs, like Japanese beetles and the like, don&#8217;t make it this far North. Hah, if we tried to grow any of these flowers in Massachusetts, the bugs would [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Montpelier VT – Winooski River Scene</title>
		<link>https://nancyloderick.com/2026/04/29/montpelier-vt-winooski-river-scene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Montpelier, like a lot of major cities, is located along a river. The Winooski River, deriving its name from the Abenaki word for &#8220;where the wild onion grows,&#8221; is a vital 90-mile waterway in Vermont, flowing from the&#160;Cabot&#160;area to Lake Champlain. It shaped the region’s history by powering early&#160;sawmills&#160;and textile industries, most notably through&#160;Ira Allen&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Montpelier VT – Live Animal Scenes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After a brief respite to post some pretty Easter pictures, I&#8217;m back to writing about my favorite state, Vermont. Yes, Montpelier, Vermont is the state capital, but even so, I saw some interesting live animals on my walks around the local neighborhoods. Yes, I know deer are everywhere, even in the built-up suburb where I [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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