I really love the seasonal restaurants in New England that serve a good lobster roll. It’s lobster, put on a New England style hot dog roll. The less mayonnaise or anything else added, the better the lobster roll. You basically… Read More ›
New Hampshire
More used bookstore fun finds!
My favorite used book store of all time is Homestead Books in Marlborough NH. I’ve written about my finds there before. I recently visited this book store heaven, and spent hours combing their book shelves for books that belonged on… Read More ›
Big Snow, Little Dog
My dog Dingo isn’t small. He weighs about 22 pounds. He does find winters in New Hampshire delightful, like many dogs he’s a fan of the cold weather. He is much more active and happy in the snow than in… Read More ›
Icicle fortress in New Hampshire
My daughter Aynsley and the neighbor’s boys decided to pull the icicles off the roof of our home, and decorate the sidewalk to the front door. My other daughter Evelyn brought home from school a friend that had never been… Read More ›
Visiting the local junk/vintage shop
We have our own rural version of “Oddities” here in New Hampshire. While I don’t buy a lot, I did this visit purchase a nice sturdy end table that also has a small bookcase built in, I wish I had… Read More ›
Vintage book covers
I have been purchasing a few old books from Homestead Books in Marlborough NH simply for the covers. I was rather shocked that Pineterest and other sites have lots of crafting ideas that involved cutting up beautiful old books. While… Read More ›
No worries November….
The wee cabin has been the subject of a few blog posts. This year is the latest we have been able to use the cabin, having installed a small heater that we run while we are gone. We have arrived… Read More ›
Free Train Ride, and I’m not even a Hobo!
The wool arts tour is always a lot of fun, this year my friend Mary Alice brought along her husband Jonas this. He was a very good sport, but it wasn’t until we were at one stop that he really… Read More ›
Halloween Wisconsin Style
My family lived in Manitowoc Wisconsin for many years, and found it was a wonderfully child friendly town. There were children’s classes put on by the town all summer, offered at incredibly low fees. The thought was the local college… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 