Dear Friends and Family,
There have been recent sightings of the Farm Mermaid. And ‘who is she?’ you might ask. Well, our Farm Mermaid is a somewhat secretive creature we discovered some years ago lounging in a chair outside the old barn practicing her horn and enjoying the ever-changing view of Giant Mountain. Since she is never without her horn she must be quite musical (or have a very soft voice).
Yesterday at sunset I saw her down by the pond serenading her fish friends swimming under the fresh ice. Being a mermaid, of course, the pond is her natural habitat.
We often wonder where she came from. Perhaps when the Champlain Sea was an arm of the Atlantic Ocean 13,000 years ago, she became stranded when the salt water retreated.
Today she found a sled on which to perch to keep her tail dry, playing her horn in the late afternoon sun. We think we saw some reindeer friends stopping by later in the evening to tour her around the town while she played!
We will keep a lookout for her and let you know when we see her next. In the meantime we join her in tooting you all a peaceful holiday season – with a special cadenza for the New Year!
Love,
Barbara