The Cogswell’s Grant Estate and American Folk Art Collection in Essex, Massachusetts. Holy cow!!! Just when I think I have found my dream home, in a quite little country town with respectful neighbors and a chorus of birds and frogs and snakes that creep in and out of the yard all day as Lucy and Read More >>
Small Towns in America – Sturbridge, Massachusetts
I was going through some pictures of The Girl {yes, nostalgia has set in} and came across some from our trip to Sturbridge, Massachusetts last winter. I shared some pictures of the Sturbridge Village Living History Museum last year, but as I scrolled through all of the pictures, I realized I never told you how Read More >>
The House of Seven Gables and Nathaniel Hawthorn’s Birth Home
On Wednesday we visited the House of Seven Gables {the very one that inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne to write a book by the same name}. It’s located in Salem, Massachusetts, and man-oh-man is it cool. It’s seriously like taking a step back in time. It was built in 1668 by a sea captain and passed down for Read More >>
Faneuil Hall – Boston, Massachusetts
One Hundred Dollars a Month reader Heather and I were emailing back and forth about chickens and gardening recently when I told her my family would be headed to Boston for spring break. Heather lives just outside the city and suggested we check out Faneuil Hall. For those of who don’t know, Faneuil Hall was Read More >>