Historic Concord

Emerson, a Concord Original

Posted by Lisa on July 9, 2008 at 11:31 am
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Today’s musings are in relation to Ralph Waldo Emerson’s House in Concord, MA. It sits diagonally across from The Concord Museum. If you are intrigued by Emerson and his contemporaries, it is a great first stop. Walking the grounds and interior of the home will give you a sense of where many of the conversations [...]

Gothic Revival in Concord

Posted by Lisa on June 10, 2008 at 8:55 am
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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, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord

Posted by Lisa on June 2, 2008 at 1:13 pm
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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 [...]

Wisteria in Bloom on Historic Concord’s Finest

Posted by Lisa on May 14, 2008 at 10:48 am
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Finally, our reward. The long gray skies have given way to color. Everywhere throughout Concord the lilacs are in bloom and no place more so than this Concord Center home that dresses each year in such beautiful finery. The lilac bushes and vines give the town a feel of yesteryear, characterized by a fragrance and [...]

Concord in Formal Attire

Posted by Lisa on April 16, 2008 at 9:24 am
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You can almost hear the hum on Main Street as preparations continue for the Patriot’s Day celebrations. The dust and debris that gathered on sidewalks from endless plowing over a very long winter, is now gone. The store front windows are gleaming and several shops have opened their doors, displaying their merchandise to passerbys, in [...]