Horace Kellogg Homestead Bed & Breakfast

459 South Pleasant Street, Amherst, Massachusetts, 01002, United States | B&B

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Massacusetts

A travel blog entry by jkqm14

... President in 1914. Moving up the ladder of state politics, Coolidge became the lieutenant governor in 1916, serving until 1918, when he moved into the executive's chair. His narrow victory for Massachusetts governor over Democrat Ric***********g placed Coolidge in the national arena just in time to benefit from the Republican Party's return to national power at the end of World War I. ...

Departure Day

A travel blog entry by roadscholarorg

... is the one who came due to Road Scholar. We talk about other possible Road Scholar trips and about coming back to Snow Farm. I would love to come back, but don't know if I would take a jewelry making class or something else. Joy and Nancy were wonderful instructors and great people to get to know. They made learning fun and I have a new hobby thanks to them. Of course I don't see myself setting up a glass bead making spot at home, but one ...

The Final Buildup and Completion

A travel blog entry by roadscholarorg

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... I am flattered as Nancy bids on the rings. They go for $30 for the 2 of them. It is exciting to see your work be appreciated.

Other work that is auctioned off include wooden bowls, clay pots in various finishes (I wanted a clay pot, but my budget is limited to a certain amount), wooden mushrooms, blown glass, collage cards and of course our jewelry. I manage to score a pack of 10 cards made by the collage class. For me that is exciting as I ...

More Exploration into Metal Working

A travel blog entry by roadscholarorg

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... a clasp? Joy comes through again and showed us various clasps.

There is much more banter and sharing in the class while working on the metal. While making the glass beads we were so intent on our melting glass that there was very little cross talk. Now there is conversation flowing and we learn more about our fellow classmates and teacher. For instance - Joy has 2 hedgehogs for pets. How fun ...

It starts to come together

A travel blog entry by roadscholarorg

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... on a piece of blown glass. In the clay studio, I find someone throwing a bowl. The glass studio is a hive of activity. As is the collage studio.

I go back to the metal studio. I have bought some beads from Nancy, the glass bead instructor. I want to make some jewelry for a friend of mine so I play with the beads along with some of the materials I bought at the bead store. I put together a necklace and ...

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