This Connecticut foliage drive takes a meandering jaunt through northwestern Connecticut’s scenic beauty and nature’s bounty.
landscape
The autumn season has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, and fall festivities are on in full force across New England. The Common Ground Fair in Maine was last week, the Deerfield Fair in New Hampshire runs this weekend, and the Big E ends this weekend. Apple picking is reaching its peak, and orchards are […]
This Connecticut foliage drive takes a meandering jaunt through northwestern Connecticut’s scenic beauty and nature’s bounty.
Massachusetts
The Wellfleet Drive-In | Cape Cod
It was a good hour before dusk when we rolled into the Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. It was a sticky July evening and like so many of the other families vacationing on the Cape that were around us, we took our time selecting the perfect spot. This one’s too far. This one’s a […]
New England
The Fear of Missing Peak New England Foliage
Now a week removed from our first New England fall foliage forecast of the year, every early turning tree has been catching my eye. There’s a maple in a parking lot along my commute that is nearly completely orange. A birch tree in my neighborhood is now speckled yellow. An old oak is turning brown […]
A legendary family created two magnificent spaces in Shelburne, Vermont, that locals consider the best backyards in the country.
One of Vermont’s best hidden gems is Perennial Pleasures, an English tea garden in the Northeast Kingdom. There’s a certain subset of New Englander whose affection for Old England is almost counter-revolutionary. By osmosis or birth, they inherit a deferential Anglophilia that sets the U.K. as the standard for All Good Things and inspires a […]
New England
2014 New England Fall Foliage Outlook
On a recent August morning, I found myself requiring a sweatshirt while hiking along the shores of a quiet New Hampshire pond at sunrise. In the unseasonably cool air, the morning mist that danced above the water was slow to burn off as the sun rose higher in the sky. When the view across the […]
How a stray dog bounded his way into the hearts of one Massachusetts family.
Avid gardener and blogger Michael Gordon, who lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire, shares his secrets on how to create the perfect backyard garden.
Massachusetts
Pettengill Farm’s Vintage Bazaar
I am always on the hunt for something to finish up a room or reinvent a space. It drives my husband nuts, and me sometimes too, but when I find the right piece, I can move on to the next room—until I find another piece that completely derails my “finished” space. And truthfully, old vintage […]
A local legend like that of the Old Leather Man — Connecticut’s most famous tramp — can easily die of neglect unless someone takes an abiding interest in keeping it alive. The Old Leather Man was a legendary beggar who trudged a wide circle through southeastern Connecticut and western New York State during the late […]