Peaceful co-existence reigns at Bates Farm, Kimball’s Ice Cream Stand, an indispensable part of Old Home Day Celebrations Last year it was all new to me. This year our family got to really feel the sense of community that Old Home Day brings out in all of Carlisle. This is not a top down performance. [...]

One week to go. One week until we reclaim our weekends from soccer games, one week until all the goodbyes are said, one week until the most urgent question for my daughters of, “who will be their teacher next year”, is answered. One week until time opens up and we breath deep with the satisfaction [...]

Well, it is close to 100 degrees outside. Adjusting is proving difficult. Each year there are a series of days that seem to stretch across four seasons. Today’s heat could give mid-August a run for its money. A sun-covered porch, cooled by vine and stone seems the ideal refuge from the sun. This particularly lovely [...]

Author’s Ridge is a place oft written about. There are many who have reflected upon it with great insight and historical knowledge. Not presuming to have a similar immersion with regard to this hallowed ground, I wish only to share my observations noted from an early morning sojourn into Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. The cemetery itself [...]