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Dear Friends,

We had it all this year at Christmastime – holiday music, get togethers with friends (at their homes!), a lovely tree, a grandchild to play with, snow, family and more snow. Hope you were equally fortunate.

Happy New Year to all!

Cheers,

Paula

 

 
 
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Here are a few photos I took yesterday, which turned out to be peak. It was 26 last night, and tonight we’ll get our first snow of the season. Farewell autumn!
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Dear Reader,

It's a beautiful time of year! Sorry you're not here, but enjoy the view!
 
Cheers,

Paula

 
 
 
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Wish you were here!
The weather's good -- daytime highs 70-75, nightime lows 45-50. Put us on your calendar for next year. Kick back and enjoy the scenery. No fancy clothes necessary. In fact, leave them home.
 
 
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We just got back from three days in a waterfront cabin at Lake George, New York. It belongs to some cousins who invited us up to share the view from their screen porch. I can’t tell you delicious it was to sleep in front of an open window, listening to the waves slapping the shore.

Here's a taste of Lake George (click on any photo to enlarge): 
If you haven’t had a chance to get away this summer, why don’t you kick off your shoes, smear on some sunblock, lean back in your chair and enjoy this 2-minute vacation to beautiful Lake George NY. Speakers on!

 
 
Every now and then, we have to go to New York or Boston.  We kind of dread it, but often it turns out to be a great day. A different kind of beauty.
Here's a little postcard of shots taken several weeks ago from a cellphone through the windshield. Yes, that is the Empire State Building and that is Macy's on 34th Street, New York.  Enjoy!

 
 

I think the photos in Greetings from New England (below, down 2 posts) deserve some caption information. Sorry about that.  

If you look carefully, you'll find:

John F. Kennedy's sailboat, outside of the Kennedy Museum on Boston Harbor
Quincy Market, Boston
Fenway Park (home of the Red Sox), Boston
City dock, Burlington, Vermont
A replica ship under construction in Gloucester, Massachusetts
A view of Lake Spofford, New Hampshire, from a rear deck
The French King Bridge over the Connecticut River
Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Several buildings at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont
The Heath Fair in Heath, Massachusetts
Newport Harbor, Newport, Rhode Island
Downtown Wilmington, Vermont
Lake Whitingham in Wilmington, Vermont
A view of Greenfield, Massachusets, from Poet's Seat Tower
A family of geese crossing the Green River, in Greenfield, Massachusetts
Our cabin in Wilmington, Vermont
Mountains in southern and central Vermont



 
 
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Downtown Wilminigton VT
 


Dear Reader,

Summer's finally here, and as soon as the rain clears (if ever), it'll be time to get out on the lake, the ocean, the hiking trail or at the cabin to enjoy what summer has to offer.

Here are a few photos I've taken of the New England I know and love. Some are recent, others are a year or two old. Click on the photo to enlarge. Most pictures were taken on a cell phone, so please excuse the fuzzy focus.

Scenes are in and around Gloucester, Cape Cod, Boston, Greenfield, Colrain, Shelburne Falls and Heath, Massachusetts; Wilmington, Burlington and Shelburne, Vermont; and Newport, Rhode Island. 

I hope you like them. Have a wonderful summer!

Wish you were here!

Paula

 


 
 

Dave and I are in California, spending some quality time with a few children, grandchildren, sibs and in-laws. The weather is a bit chilly and damp, but that's a small price to pay.

Below are some of the sites and scenes we encountered on a trip up the coast from Oakland to a bit beyond Mendocino. We stayed at a very small inn in a very small inland town. It was the kind of place where you pay extra for no amenities--no phone, no television, no wifi, no cell service. Just peace and beauty. Very pricey.

You have to do this now and then for your soul.
At least, I do.



So, dear reader, this is my postcard to you:

Hi,

Having a wonderful time.

Find your own place. It's important!

Love,

Paula

 

 
 

This is how I spent my birthday -- surrounded by blooming bulbs (and other plants). How lucky to be born on the first day of spring!