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Here is the church and here is the steeple . . .

July 3, 2024

My favorite activity in a new place is to walk the streets. There are always interesting things to see and things you don’t notice when you are driving around in a car. Northampton has lots of old buildings. There are lots of old beautiful churches. Even if you aren’t a church person, you can’t help […]

Westward Ho!

June 26, 2024

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Western Massachusetts that is. Mr. Ken and I spent a marvelous few days in Northampton, MA. Northampton is part of the Pioneer Valley and the home of Smith College. Back in the 1800’s, it was home to abolitionists and educators. Like many cities, it has undergone many changes over the years. It was thriving until […]

Celebrating Bernard

June 19, 2024

Our beloved Bernard, the Canadian moose, recently celebrated a birthday. It was on June 7, 2023, that he joined our family. His home was in Quebec City and he is one of our favorite souvenirs from our fun trip there last year. As you can see, the whole gang was in on the celebration. We […]

Random New Jersey scenes

June 12, 2024

I just love downtown Summit. Here is a picture that doesn’t do it justice. There were a lot of interesting bistros in the downtown area too. Bistros seem to be more prevalent here than in Massachusetts. Piattino is where we met some of Ken’s college friends for lunch. Mr. Ken introduced me to videos way […]

A Room with a View

June 5, 2024

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Or should I say an entire apartment with a view. Mr. Ken and I stayed in a lovely one bedroom apartment during our trip to Summit, New Jersey. The location was perfect since it was within walking distance to Summit Center. It was also in a quiet, pretty complex. Here is one view from the […]

The street scenes

May 29, 2024

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Summit, New Jersey is a lovely town. Back in the late 80’s, I was living in New York City and wanted to move out, so I took the train to Summit to check out apartments. I fell in love with it at first sight. Summit reminded me of my hometown in Massachusetts. It really hasn’t […]

All roads lead to . . .

May 22, 2024

New Jersey! Bet you never guessed that. Well Mr. Ken and I ventured outside our house and took a trip to Summit, New Jersey. Mr. Ken grew up in Summit and believe it or not, I was born in Summit. I also lived there for a few years. This is where I met Mr. Ken. […]

Wi-Fi here, there and everywhere

May 15, 2024

Wi-Fi is good in your house; it is good in public places and it is good on airplanes. But in a garage for a sprinkler system? Well, Mr. Ken says absolutely! The workings of any sprinkler system escape me. Where is the on/off switch? Why are there so many buttons? Here is the old-school sprinkler […]

Everybody needs one . . . or two

May 8, 2024

Do you know what these things are? To me, they look like some fancy magic markers. According to Mr. Ken, they are the very important voltage testers. Say what? Why would someone want to test voltage? Maybe if you are an electrician. . . And of course, one needs two of these. Why? Just because. […]

Tea time redux

May 1, 2024

Tea seems to be my theme for this spring. My dear friend Lisa invited me to an afternoon tea at Fancy That. This is an adorable tea house and gift shop, based in an old Victorian mansion. We arrived and were led to a lovely, sun-drenched private room. It was as if we were having […]