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  • Deb Horrocks

Leaf Peeping in New England

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    October 22, 2024
    Deb HorrocksLeaf Peeping in New EnglandTraveler

    Time to Leave Town Again

    October 22, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F

    At the airport ready to board our JetBlue flight to Boston. Can’t wait to show Catherine New England and all the places I made memories in my younger years. And to share hugs with as many folks as we can.Read more

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    Boston Traffic

    October 22, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 57 °F

    Landed at Logan Airport and chose our Hertz vehicle for the trip through Boston. I can’t believe I grew up driving like this. Thank goodness for the HOV lane for a bit. Is there anywhere else where it’s legal to drive in the breakdown lane?
    But it so worth it, to see Marion and hug her neck!
    Salad, chips and lobster rolls were ready for us. Yum! Nothing like my New England seafood. Doubt I’ll be chowing down in much red meat anytime soon.    Read more

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    Witches, Foliage & Glassblowing

    October 23, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F

    We started out our day in Salem, MA, along with 250,000 people that, every October, visit this site of the famous Witch Trials of 1692.
    It’s also home to Nathaniel Hawthorn’s “House of Seven Gables”. We were only able to visit the outside as the tours were booked. But we picked up a pamphlet that mentioned a Glassblowing School so we headed there. Really only a working school, the owner brought out several pumpkins & gourds he had made for an upcoming sale. It was really difficult to decide but I was able to purchase some and he shipped them home for me. Then off to Harbor Sweets, a small candy store.Read more

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    Coastlines, Lunch & Desserts

    October 23, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F

    From Salem, MA we headed to Gloucester for lunch. Planned on waterfront dining but found a little hole in the wall with locals where the staff seemed to know all the patrons. The three of us split a seafood platter of fish, scallops, shrimp & clams with onion rings and fries and a wonderful cup of clam chowder. After lunch we took a ride along the ocean admiring the scenery and beautiful homes before heading back to Marion’s via Montilleo’s Bakery.Read more

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    A Day on Cape Cod

    October 24, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F

    Taking the back roads we traveled through several towns visiting Cape Cod. The foliage greeting us as we left Marion’s house was so beautiful this morning. It seems the foliage had gone further past its peak on the Cape, but still stunning.
    Our first stop was Sandwich Marina. Then on to an old cemetery. Found the family name of our friend Carolon Craft. And ancestors of John & Priscilla Alden. But our most exciting moment when we saw a group of four wild turkeys!
    Lunch was waterfront dining on the Swan River in Dennisport where we ate at Clancy’s. My New England Clam Chowder & Stuffed Quahog were perfect. Catherine and Marion had delicious looking ribeye sandwiches.    Read more

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    Beaches, Beach Houses & Bogs

    October 24, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 61 °F

    After lunch we took in breathtaking views along the beaches. Pictures are nice, but didn’t really do the scenes justice. The homes were big and beautiful. Except for one, which I am sure you’ll pick out. Story is, the owner got into a zoning battle and when he lost he decided to do what he could to have the last word.
    The picture of the white and black painted chimney also has a story. Some say the painted chimney designated homeowners who were sympathetic to the British during the revolutionary war. Or, during the 1800’s it symbolized the home of abolitionists. Or even places which were part of the Underground Railroad. Or maybe the black chimney top just hid the soot? Hmmm
    We were lucky to find a cranberry bog that had been flooded, but had not yet been harvested. Cranberry vines are planted in bogs surrounded by walls of topsoil. When it’s time to harvest, the bogs are flooded and equipment churn up the vines and the cranberries float to the top for harvesting.    Read more

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    Shopping on the Cape

    October 25, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 46 °F

    After lunch we visited the quaint downtown area of Chatham where we found a shop called Unique Things. They are so right! Everywhere you looked was something to fall in love with. I finally decided on the Gurgling Cod pitcher. Founded in the 1960’s. It’s designed to trap air in the fish’s tail which makes the cod “burp” or “gurgle” when it’s tipped to pour.
    Our next stop was the Brewster General Store, the Heart of Brewster since 1866. The building, with its crooked wooden floors seemed to only be heated by a big pot belly stove in its center. It was circled by various chairs and benches and I could envision the shop keeper sitting while waiting for customers. Or patrons of the druggist waiting while he prepared their orders. The store was filled with New England nostalgia and you could tell the employees/owners were very proud of their store.
    Our last stop was at Marion’s Pie Shop where we picked up our supper of Chicken Pot Pie, Seafood Casserole and Parker House rolls. Oh! And a Hermit cookie for nostalgic reasons. Hermits are a strongly spiced cookie with raisins or currants, chopped nuts and covered with icing. Memories!    Read more

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    Hometown Reminiscing

    October 25, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 46 °F

    When leaving Marion’s complex for the day, we got to see the harvesting of the cranberries. This was a first time experience for me. The cranberries were surrounded by a border which was attached to a truck, bringing the encampment closer together, gathering the berries in the flooded bog closer together. From there they would be transferred to a truck for transport.
    Then we were off to New Bedford, MA where I grew up. We took the back roads to really enjoy the flavor of the area. We drove across the New Bedford-Fairhaven bridge and along the “port” area with all the fishing boats, and the USCG Park, which was new to me. We drove all around the South End, seeing my childhood schools, church, home, ice skating rink & warming house. We went to Fort Rodman, a Civil War era fort, where we saw a tank that was used in the practice trading for D-Day. Hazelwood Park, the old Orpheum Theater on the old Water St, the Washington Club where Dad was a member, and the beaches. We drove around Padanaram Village and stopped Gulf Hill Ice Cream that looks like a churning bucket, where my grandparents took me for ice cream. Gulf Hill Dairy was founded in 1896. It has since been transformed into a luxurious mansion that recently sold for almost $3 million.
    Our last stop in Dartmouth was my grandmother’s house that John & I purchased after she passed.
    Lunch was at my favorite Portuguese restaurant, Antonio’s, where Catherine got to meet my oldest friend, Joyce. Despite her physical ailments, Joyce looks wonderful! I am excited that she is thinking about coming to visit me in Louisiana.
    From New Bedford we drove to Regina Russell’s Tea Room where we all had our cards read. It was amazing how my reader, Laura, picked up on things so accurately.    Read more

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    New Hampshire & Maine

    October 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F

    As we set out we were able to another phase of the cranberry harvest. Today the worker was on the equipment that stirred up the cranberries, separating them from the vines and bringing the berries up to the surface of the water.
    Our first stop of the day was to visit my godmother, Joan, in Salem, NH. During our visit I got to meet her friend Charlene. Marion, Catherine & I went to the Beach Plum restaurant to get Joan a lobster roll and had a lunch of clam strips and corn fritters.
    From Joan’s we drove to Kennebunkport. We drove along the rocky shoreline and watched the waves breaking over the rocks. It was a lot different than the Massachusetts coast beaches we had seen.
    We dove as close as we could to Walker Point, the home of the Bush family. We saw the Wedding Cake house, the most photographed house in Maine. The house sits right in the Kennebunk River in Kennebunk. Legend has it that it was built in 1825 by a sea captain to atone for leaving his bride on their wedding night to go to sea. On his lonely nights at sea he carved the intricate woodwork to bring home to his bride.
    Our drive took us by several houses decorated for Halloween. And we enjoyed the small downtown of Kennebunk on the water, with all its shops, boutiques and restaurants. On the Saturday evening the town was full of visitors.
    From there we drove to Stonewall Kitchens that produces some of my favorite products in York, ME. So happy that they offered to ship my choices!
    The next town, Kittery, ME, with all its outlet stores, attracted us to a kitchen store, Lindt chocolatier and my old favorite, Bob’s Clam Hut where we enjoyed even more fried seafood! Bob’s is a classic “walk-up-to-the-window-and-order” clam shack established in 1956. Bob’s is renowned for its recognition by Yankee Magazine, Coastal Living, USA Today, Food Network & Thrillist.
    Now, there you can order, and there are tables inside to eat, where, even though the stores were empty, the place was hopping. As always, the food was wonderful and there was way too much of it.    Read more

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    Road Travel and Relaxation

    October 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F

    Catherine was able to snap some photos of Boston on our way home from our trip to Maine. It seems Saturday night is the best travel time in Boston, so we got home in record time.
    After sleeping in on Sunday we ordered Chinese food and went to Mattapoisett to pick it up.
    I ran in to pick up the food and was so glad I did! I had been to the restaurant several times before. I especially remember getting the PuPu Platter with the lazy susan that held the flame in the center. Back then (est. 1951) it was Cathay Temple and I was able to find an old photo of it. Marion, Catherine & I enjoyed the food with Janet & Ellen before spending the rest of the day playing cards.    Read more

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    Boston

    October 28, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F

    Today we drove around Boston. The Brownstones are beautiful. The mix of old and new architecture is amazing. There is absolutely no parking in Boston. So we drove the city. Thank God for Marion who knew the best points of interest. We saw Paul Revere’s house, the Old North Church, Faneuil Hall, Chinatown, Boston Gardens & Boston Common. We went through Government Center, the Theater District, the North End’ Little Italy and the USCG station where John first asked me to dance. We saw the skating Rink where Nancy Kerrigan trained for the Olympics. We took lots of pictures in Boston.Read more

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    More of Boston & Braintree

    October 28, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F

    So many pictures of Boston! We shopped at Mike’s Pastry on Hanover Street for their famous cannolis, and the old gift shop for a Boston shirt. We then went to Braintree where I showed Catherine my old workplace. Which happened to be down the street of another favorite bakery!Read more

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    Plymouth

    October 28, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F

    From Braintree we headed to Plymouth for lunch at The Lobster Hut on the beautiful setting of Plymouth Harbor. Too cold to eat outside, almost too cold inside, but worth the wonderful food. We went to see Plymouth Rock & the Mayflower. Then drive to Nantasket Beach for more waves and beach houses. If there is any question of economic status, the Bentley and Rolls Royce should answer that!Read more

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    Final Farewell

    October 29, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F

    We were almost out of things to do, close by Marion’s house. But we decided to go back to New Bedford to see and do what we missed. We drove downtown, seeing the old buildings that were special stores back in the day. We passed beautiful homes and old churches, fire stations, my first home growing up and pizza places. We visited my parents grave and had the dreaded wait as the bridge opened. We grabbed a small lunch at Gene’s Famous Seafood and although Ed & Connie are long gone, the stuffed quahog was exactly as I remembered. Then a quick chocolate fix at Dorothy Cox’s.
    Heading back to Marion’s we stopped at Market Basket where they cooked us lobsters for dinner at home. Playing cards with Marion and Janet was the perfect end of our trip.    Read more

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    Goodbye New England

    October 30, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F

    We are at Logan Airport and our plane has just arrived to whisk us off non-stop to New Orleans where Angela will meet us at the airport. Goodbye to good friends, til next time!
    Landed in New Orleans, we were met with entertainment at the airport.Read more

    Trip end
    October 30, 2024
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