Well, I learned some interesting trivia when chatting with the Andersons’ of Main Streets Market and Cafe last week. Seems that in the winter of 1865, the building that presently stands next to theirs, was the National Bank of Concord, Massachusetts. The Bank vault, which at the time was housed down around back, was broken [...]

Ah, the great outdoors! This morning I was back at one of my very favorite locations, Meriam’s Corner. Late May is a beautiful time. Every inch of the fields, trees and sky here are rich with the sounds of birds, chipmunks and the like; it is both lively and serene at the same moment. My [...]

Today, is a perfect day in my book. The sun is high in the sky, the trees and lawn are rich in color from many many days of rain and a soft warm breeze has been blowing throughout the morning. Most importantly, when I picked up my four year old, Ally from school the only [...]

Four days in a row now of spectacular weather, this is just unbelievable! I see cyclists out in force. They gather at Fern’s General Store in Carlise for a pit stop. Then, cycle onward toward Concord Ctr approximately ten minutes away. These vibrantly adorned folk pop up the moment a hint of spring comes to [...]

Today is another beautiful Spring Day. My view out from my home office window an amazing apple tree, just starting to blossom with pink and white petals. Impossible not to be cheered by such a sight. I was thinking today of one of my favorite haunts in Concord Center, Sally Ann’s Food Shop on Main [...]