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New Jersey Food Scene

August 27, 2025

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In June, Mr. Ken and I took a trip to the fair state of New Jersey to attend Ken’s College Reunion. We had a blast visiting old haunts and seeing old friends. One may not think of New Jersey as a food lover’s paradise, but it was for us. One thing New Jersey is famous […]

Northampton Home Scene

August 20, 2025

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During our latest trip, we stayed at the same lovely Airbnb as last year. While it is fun to stay in new places, it is also nice to come back to a place that you know and love. We were fortunate this time to meet our host, Aisjah, in person. She is just lovely. Here […]

Northampton Nature Scene

August 13, 2025

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One of the many reasons I love visiting western Massachusetts is that is so much less built up than around Boston. There are plenty of farm scenes and hiking trails. If you’ve read my Vermont blog posts, you know I love cows. I was so excited to see cows as we were driving around western […]

Northampton and Beyond Scene

August 6, 2025

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We didn’t just stay in Northampton during our visit to Western Massachusetts. We ventured out to Easthampton, which like the name suggests, is close to Northampton. Easthampton was first settled by European immigrants beginning in 1664 as the village of Pascommuck and was originally part of Northampton. On 24 May 1704 during Queen Anne’s War, a […]