Travel, life-long learning and other musings
Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go! Isn’t that Little Red Riding Hood? I think so. Well anyways, Pickity Place is the place to go if you want to step into a real life fairy tale. In fact, the cottage that now houses the restaurant was what the Little Golden…
I am an utmost beginner. I walk around the new property - overgrown with years of neglect - and seek out the plants. They're all in half stages of growth: much past their humble April beginnings and not nearly in their full on July-August glory yet. I walk around, plant to plant, wishing I could…
An event I look forward to every summer is the League of New Hampshire Craftman's annual fair held in Sunapee, New Hampshire. At the foothills of Sunapee's ski mountain, a number of huge white tents are set up and within is every form of fine art, craft, and beautiful skilled art work you can imagine:…
Guess what's coming up soon! One of my most favorite times of the year: Brimfield! What is Brimfield you say? Well, only just the treasure-hunter's, antique-lover's, junk-picker's paradise! 14 acres chock full of weird and wonderful stuff! Brimfield Antiques Fair is held three times a year in Brimfield, Massachusetts, and it is always worth a…
Perhaps the most special of all the New Hampshire small towns is Harrisville. Situated in the Monadnock Region of the state (which is special in general), it is a lovely old mill town right on a lake. It has a yarn shop which is quite fancy and esteemed, and a general store that makes some…
One July morning, our little white converted camper van packed and loaded, Ethan and I headed to the Portland, Maine seaport and eagerly sat in line to board the CAT ferry. Before we knew it we were speeding along at a nice clip, over waves waves waves listening to a wonderful musical duo play Celtic…
Continue reading ➞ The Grand Nova Scotian Adventure: Part One
When I come across a poem I love, I will write it in my journal. "A Timbered Choir" by Wendell Berry is a poem I never want to forget. I think it is my all-time favorite poem if I had to chose one. Forgive my little scribbles and messy handwriting but I felt it more…
