Our Home for a week
August 24, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We are at Holiday Inn Oak n' Spruce Resort in Lee MASS
The Resort is a series of buildings with towhhouse-type units
Ours is #220
Took us 4 hours to get here with relatively no traffic
Dinner an exploring downtown Lee
Aug 24–26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
As per habit, we eat out our first night, so we took a short drive to downtown Lee and stopped at Locker Room Sports Bar.
Laurie had French Dip aptly washed down with Yengling and I hit FlatbreadRead more
Keystone Arches Bridges Trail
August 25, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
We had a nice restful night, and after a simple breakfast, we started planning the week.
Unfortunately, we discovered that I forgot to pack my swimming trunks, but also more importantly, Laurie forgotRead more
Park Knox Acres Trails
August 25, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
We then went to the nearby Park Kox Acres trails, which were described as easy and family friendly.
The problem here was that they wound up being "too easy." We were on 2 trails and off of them in aRead more
Pittsfield MASS
August 25, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
We needed some encouraging pick-us-up so we drove to Pittsfield.
Pittsfield is the largest city and the county seat of Berkshire County. It is the principal city of the Pittsfield, MassachusettsRead more
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
August 25, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Fortified thus we made our way to Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
Yes, i was humming the song most of the time 😊
Set amidst more than 1,000 lush acres in the Berkshires, Pleasant Valley’sRead more
Chocolate Café
August 25, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
We rewarded ourselves for all our Deeds Du Jour by going to Chocolate Cafe and as hard as it was we only bought 2 Cookies. Chocolate chip for me and Dark Chocolate-dipped Ginger and Molasses forRead more
National Shrine of The Divine Mercy
August 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
The day started with another beautiful morning during which we had to figure out Plan B since, as mentioned previously, all serious hiking was out.
Completely out of the blue, I stumbled upon theRead more
The Shrine Sanctuary
August 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
A Door for Nancy Ish 😊
Gorgeous interior of Sanctuary
Sanctuary 2
August 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
The Althar
The Rose window
Icons of St. Mary
The Organ Balcony
St. Faustina Chapel
August 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
Maria Faustyna Kowalska, OLM (born Helena Kowalska; 25 August 1905 – 5 October 1938, also known as Maria Faustyna Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, was a Polish Catholic religious sister andRead more
The Life-sized Stations of the Cross
August 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
These are beyond stunning!!!
You can reference this page, which also contains videos of making the statues and interview with the sculptor
https://www.shrineofdivinemercy.org/stations
Stations I -Read more
Stations of the Cross V - VIII
August 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Simon helps with the cross
Veronica's Veil
Falling down 2nd time
Speaking to women of Jerusalem
Stations of the Cross IX - XII
August 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
Falling down 3rd time
Stripped of his tunic (sorry somehow didn't take a shot of the whole sculpture)
Hit me, hurt me, nail me to the tree
Crucified among the Thieves
Father into Your Hands...
Stations of the Cross XIII - XIV
August 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Who knew that they ho beyond 12? I most certainly didn't!!!
Taking down from the cross
Wonderful Pieta
Missing the Sudarium, though ...
The grounds of Eden Hill
August 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
On St. Peregrine's Knoll
(Peregrine Laziosi (Pellegrino Latiosi; c. 1260 – 1 May 1345) is an Italian saint of the Servite Order (Friar Order Servants of Mary). He is the patron saint for personsRead more
Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto
August 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F
Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto and Immaculate Conception Candle Shrine.
Built in the 1950's, The Marians created this beautiful replica of the Grotto in Lourdes, down a secluded path on Eden Hill. ItRead more
Shrine of the Holy Innocents
August 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
The centerpiece of the Shrine of the Holy Innocents is a life-size statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas and the Unborn.
This sacred space honors the memory of the souls of allRead more
Holy Family Shrine
August 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
The Holy Family Shrine is a favorite spot for pilgrims to prayerfully seek the guidance and protection of the Holy Family or simply thank God for the gift of family.
I tried to "superimpose" theRead more
Stockbridge MASS
August 26, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
Stockbridge (pop. 2,018) is considered to be an all year round resort. It was settled by British missionaries in 1734, who established it as a praying town for the Stockbridge Indians, an indigenousRead more
Norman Rockwell Museum
August 27, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Again this is turning out to be way too relaxed vacation. Today's morning was very foggy but fof burned out by about 9:00 am and we ventured out soon after to go to Norman Rockwell Museum IRead more
Original Oils for SEP covers
August 27, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Some familiar images (they rotate their stock)
Main Street in Stockbridge, incl. The Red Lion Inn on the right and Rockwell's house at the time is on the left. It's pretty much still looks the sameRead more
MAD magazine association
Aug 27–30, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
Alfred E. Neuman in Tripple Portrait parody with X-Fikes to it's left
and in Fiddler on the Roof
1960s Oils for "Look" magazine
August 27, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
Later works highlighting social issues.
In "Do Unto Others", Rockwell pained 3 different images of himself
The grounds
August 27, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Lots of flowers and shrubs
The family's apple orchard
















































































































































































TravelerNice place! Enjoy your time away.
TravelerBoy you are fast 😁
TravelerI'm sure this one will be much more relaxing (Julie-- since my blog name is posting)
TravelerHey Julie,very nice hearing from you 😀