Archive for November, 2008

The Holidays Come to Concord

November 27, 2008

The Colonial Inn is at the heart of the Yuletide Season here in Concord. This morning, the finishing touches were going up on her exterior. It’s Thanksgiving morning, a time when I’m ready to embrace the spirit of what is to come and not feel pushed into it by media campaigns and store promotions. It [...]

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Enjoy your stay, Concord, MA

November 12, 2008

While today’s pastoral landscape seems entirely in keeping with Concord’s image, it is more than what appears at first glance. It is in reality a Correction Facility or Minimum Security Prison. Only in Concord do prisons look this inviting! There is actually a working dairy farm on premises. It produces milk for most of the [...]

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Working Farm, Carlisle, MA

November 2, 2008

There is something special about a November dawn. The frost is still on the ground from the night before and the Autumn sun has a cool air brilliance that shines in contrast to the early morning shadows. This Barn sits on the perimeter of Great Brook State Farm in Carlisle. By the look of it, [...]

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