Mr. Ken and I aren’t really “foodies” per se. Although we do enjoy our vacation meals. This trip to Northampton was no excecption. We arrived in Northampton too early to check in to our AirBnb, so we wandered about the downtown. Of course we were starving. Hah, there is something about a car ride that […]
June 18, 2025
There are many, many interesting scenes in my new favorite town of Northampton, MA. Enjoy the interesting garden scenes I encountered during my walks. Some pretty flowers. More pretty flowers. Not only are there pretty flowers, but interesting sculptures in the gardens. More interesting sculptures. Who would have thought that a little goat would appear? […]
June 11, 2025
I love my early morning walks and I especially love walking around Northampton. Here are some of the interesting buildings and streets I saw during my walks. I loved seeing this church steeple reach into the blue sky. Here is a close up of the church window. I love the cross motif. Northampton is an […]
June 4, 2025
Mr. Ken and I took another fun trip out to Western Massachusetts. We again stayed in Northampton at the same AirBnb as before. I just love Northampton! It’s colorful and it’s quirky. It is affectionately known as NOHO. There is a thriving art community in Northampton. Enjoy some of the artists’ work. Sign outside of […]
May 28, 2025
So now we arrive at the real reason Mr. Ken and I went back to school this past March. It was the Spring Flower Show at Mount Holyoke College. Seeing all the pretty and colorful flowers was the perfect thing to do on a cold, rainy March day. All the flowers were in the Talcott […]
May 21, 2025
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From Sedona, Arizona to South Hadley, Massachusetts. Mr. Ken and I sure do get around. 🙂 March in New England can be pretty dreary. It is cold; it can snow; it can rain. This March was no exception. I was so happy to get an invitation to my alma mater, Mount Holyoke College, for a […]
May 14, 2025
The pinnacle of our trip – the Grand Canyon in all of its glory! The views almost look like moon scapes to me. If I had to pick a favorite view, this next one would be it. I just love all the color contrasts. I love how there are so many different scenes as you […]
May 7, 2025
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Our last full day with Road Scholar, we took a trip to the Grand Canyon. Even the trip there was an adventure. There was actually snow on the ground, the closer we got to Flagstaff. We took the “scenic” route to the Grand Canyon and were lucky to travel along the famous Route 66 for […]
April 30, 2025
If you’ve been reading my latest blog posts, you know that we had a fabulous trip to Sedona Arizona. We went with Road Scholar. Road Scholar sure does things first class all the way. Not only were the outings we had very well organized and informative, the place where we stayed was very, very nice. […]
April 23, 2025
I am interrupting my Sedona blog posts to do my annual Easter Peeps blog. If you’ve been following me for a while, you know I love my Peeps! Since the Boston Marathon was the day after Easter, I really wanted to find an image of Peeps running a race. 🙂 No luck. But, I found […]
June 25, 2025
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