Old Farm Inn
Travel Blogs from Rockport
Day 1: Marblehead, Salem, Gloucester, Rockport
... can be very tourist-y on the weekends. I was here on a Sunday, and there was A LOT of people out, especially near the shops in Bearskin Neck (and the parking was very limited!). Motif #1, located on Bradley Wharf in Rockport, is a fishing shack well known to students of art as "the most often-painted building in America." Built in the 1840s as Rockport became home to a colony of artists and fishermen, the shack became a favorite subject of ...
Mass adventures
... relatives on mom Kimberlys side but on dad Rob side-well, he has 3 brothers and 7 sisters and they all have families so lots of Does there! His mom and dad were also there and his mom is very ill-she goes into hospice this week and they are saying maybe 3 more weeks! So sad, and she is such a vibrant woman, with a cute smile and sparkle in her eyes! Kim had hired a truck with games for the kids but a couple of days ago it was robbed and she didn’t know what to ...
AZ and MA--planes, earthquakes and hurricanes!
... Virginia reverberated up the East Coast yesterday, shaking buildings and homes in the Boston area for several seconds and rattling nerves for considerably longer.
The 5.8-magnitude earthquake, centered about 40 miles northwest of Richmond, struck the nation’s capital, forcing evacuations at the Pentagon and the Capitol and temporarily shutting down Reagan National Airport and Union Station. Several buildings in New York City were also evacuated.
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Snow in Boston - a fun month
... was 9 inches, plus some from several smaller storms adds up to 49.2 inches total so far this year. I stayed home for a long hot bubble bath while Phil headed into Boston to the YMCA. It is looking colder out and is 20 degrees right now. We plan on going to the show this afternoon but only if Phil should get back in plenty of time. And he did not so we stayed home; had hot dogs and beans for dinner-I drank too much limoncello so hit the bed early!!
Jan 23-Sunday- Up to ...
October in Boston
... everywhere so we decided to order a pizza in - a good choice, enjoyed it and then took a walk inside this BIG hotel. I have had several phone calls with Red and we seem to have my water problem as in control as it can be at this time! The insurance adjustor will meet with Red tomorrow.
Oct 13- Tue-Our last day at Cape Cod.-- We are up early and down to breakfast, then back to the room to have our coffee out on the balcony where we are feeding the gulls with the ...