Somehow a Scottish castle doesn’t strike me as the underpinnings of today’s overdone mcmansions. They allow my imagination to drift to the times of clans and fifedoms, not always so magical as the necessity to build a castle implies that someone else wants what you …
One of my favorite places to hike is on the Isle of Skye, Scotland wandering alongside the sheep, high above the sea. Rainbows, rock walls, lush green grass and crisp air makes me feel so very right with the world. One more reason I love …
Over the years I have picked up several pieces of copper cookware from France. Several pieces have dents and dings, but that doesn’t hamper the performance. Handsomely made with a tin lining and solid brass handles, it is a joy to use on a gas …
While on the hunt for new, old kitchen chairs-that is antique chairs to replace the current new ones, I traveled to Essex. Massachusetts which has a boatload of antique shops. I found all sorts of great pieces that I don’t need, and some that I …
A good cheese shop is a community treasure for last minute wine and cheese gatherings, to satisfy a craving or just to experience the lore of cheesemaking. One of the best cheese shops in New England and arguably possibly the entire northeast is Rubiner’s Cheesemongers …
This summer I went wandering through the Hudson River Valley and noodled my way to the Old Chatham Sheepherding Company in Old Chatham, New York. It is a lovely spot, although spot hardly describes it as it covers acres upon acres of lush green pastures …
Just a few weeks ago I ventured to one of the most idyllic parts of New England. The Connecticut shore boasts many perfect seaside towns and villages, but arguably I may have found two of the best noodling around Essex and Old Lyme. In the …
Now this is gratifying! Put little seeds in the dirt, water randomly when I remember to do so and viola, sunflowers! I love that!
Today I visited one of my favorite farms in the area. Land’s Sake is a non-profit organization based in Weston, Massachusetts on the outskirts of Boston dedicated to preserving open space and community building through the land. Their mission “to connect people to the land” …
