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New Jersey History Scene

September 24, 2025

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Mr. Ken and I stayed in Morristown, New Jersey while we attended his college reunion. Morristown, NJ, was settled around 1715 as New Hanover and became Morris Town in 1739, named for Governor Lewis Morris. It became a pivotal American Revolution site under General George Washington, serving as a winter headquarters twice, first in 1777 and then […]

New Jersey House Scene

September 17, 2025

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Mr. Ken and I stayed in Morristown, New Jersey for his college reunion. Morristown is fairly built up, after all it is New Jersey. But, there were lots of sidewalks so I was able to get out walking and see some interesting sights. This post is about the houses I saw on my walks. In […]

Happy Sir Oliver Day!

September 10, 2025

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We just celebrated a special day for one of our “Guys”. On September 4, 2019 we adopted dear Sir Oliver from the Buckingham Palace gift shop while we were in London. We celebrate this day every year along with all the rest of the gang. Here’s the gang gathered around the birthday boy along with […]

New Jersey Nature Scene

September 3, 2025

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New Jersey is not all Tony Soprano and malls. It is known as the Garden State. There are some lovely areas. Here are just a few of the ones Mr. Ken and I experienced on our recent trip to New Jersey. The view from where we stayed. Another view of a lovely large weeping pine […]

New Jersey Food Scene

August 27, 2025

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

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 […]

Northampton Random Walking Scene

July 30, 2025

There is always something new and interesting to see when you walk. Northampton, in all of it’s quirkiness, doesn’t disappoint. Enjoy some of the interesting things I saw on my walks. Every house I saw had fun little details. Here is the cornice of a beautifully restored Victorian. I just love these “Free Little Library” […]

Northampton Old House Scene

July 23, 2025

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If you’ve been reading my posts about the wonderful and quirky town of Northampton, you know there are lots of old buildings, which I love. True to its “country” roots, there are many barns scattered amongst the neighborhoods. I loved seeing this pretty blue barn. I noticed a lot of barns and houses have the […]