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The new year was aptly rung in by a fresh blanket of snow. Following hours of snowfall on New Year’s Eve, we were greeted in the early morning hours of our new year with a clean slate, both literally and figuratively. I ventured out first thing, or as close as I could muster [...]
Yesterday, our most recent blanket of snow provided a glimpse back for me. As I waited for my daughters to get off the bus I had the time and inclination to step into the middle of the road our house resides on in Carlisle. Of course this wouldn’t typically be [...]
As promised, I returned to the Cranberry Bog for Fall Harvest. Never actually having seen it in action it was quite an amazing sight. I walk these paths around the Bog rather frequently and up until last week was concerned I could only catch the faintest hint of berry or any [...]
Heywood Meadow has survived over 370 years in Concord and is a link to Concord’s pre-history as an area used by Native Americans and later to the first English settlement of Concord in 1630’s. Its survival has not been without incident. It was originally part [...]
Our front yard in Carlisle plays host to butterflies during the day and dragonflies in the evening, each put on a great show.
Horses have been the theme at our home recently. My six year old is smitten with all manner of horses and we are very fortunate, in her mind, to have numerous opportunities to spot them on Concord and Carlisle farms [...]
The Mill Brook Inn, is an antique colonial dating to both the Georgian and the Federal period of Concord’s history and architecture. This came about when the original 1758 structure was moved in 1828 to its present Walden Street [...]
Hello all – My apologies for not blogging over the past month. I have been completing final edits on my book which will be published at the end of June. It is a compilation of selected entries and photos from the past two years. It will be made available for [...]
Thoreauly Antiques and the lure of Concord.
By Lisa On March 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Notable Shops & Storefront Architecture, TheConcordLife
I was out on Walden Street in Concord yesterday and noticed a distinct difference in the tenor and energy of the people out on the streets. There was more interaction than I’d seen since the holidays accompanied by a leisurely [...]
As you can see in today’s passage, Concord and Boston are to your left. On many of the original roadways in New England stand granite markers. Before GPS and before Michelin Maps, there were clear, concise postings consisting of an arrow and the destination where the arrow would take you. [...]
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