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Ho-Ho-Ho boken

I went there by bus from Port Authority which seems a lot nicer than years back when I was last there. Hoboken has a split personality: the water’s edge is lined with gigantic, expensive apartment buildings while the actual “downtown” … Continue reading

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Northeast Travels

In this weird season of blur, I’ve been lucky enough to travel a few times. I visited family in Hopkinton, MA, going by train to Providence, RI where I sampled a hot dog at Haven Brothers,  a long-lived local institution. … Continue reading

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Memorial Day 2013

  We spent the weekend in Cornwall, CT where a friend has a great old house.  All of Saturday was a mess of pouring rain and freezing cold. Some years, Memorial Day calls for shorts; this year’s would have been … Continue reading

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Going to the Dogs

Sheepdog trials are fascinating and this year’s North East Border Collie Association’s, held September 8 and 9 at Merck Forrest in Rupert, VT, was no exception. Border Collies are in the MENSA category when it comes to smarts—those we saw … Continue reading

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