Monthly Archives: July 2011

Gardeners Have the Best Dirt

Posted on July 28, 2011 by marigold

Last weekend, after the Race for the Cure, I visited two Manchester, VT gardens available as part of the Vermont Garden Conservancy Open Days program and was I glad I did! The first “garden,” Turkey Hill Farm, encompasses  seven exquisitely … Continue reading →

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Racing (and eating) for the Cure

Posted on July 26, 2011 by marigold

  I’ve run or walked in the Vermont (now the Vermont/New Hampshire) Race for the Cure for the past fifteen-plus years. It’s all about superstition. My mother died from breast cancer at fifty-nine after dealing with the disease for over … Continue reading →

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Connecticut Capers

Posted on July 19, 2011 by marigold

Among the boldface names we did not visit in Cornwall, CT were actors, Oliver Platt and Sam Waterston, or composer Tom Jones. We did spend time with a friend who owns a very old, lovingly restored house with a huge … Continue reading →

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Honest Abe in the Berkshires

Posted on July 12, 2011 by marigold

About four million people visit the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, each year but only a fraction of those drop in at Chesterwood, the summer home of the statue’s sculptor, Daniel Chester French, (1850-1931). Chesterwood, near Stockbridge, MA, was French’s … Continue reading →

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Fourth of July

Posted on July 4, 2011 by marigold

A big day for cook-outs, fireworks and flying the flag. You probably won’t be called upon to sing the National Anthem but here’s a little history about its origin: In 1814, young Francis Scott Key, a lawyer and amateur poet, … Continue reading →

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