Monthly Archive: September 2022

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History and Donuts? Yes Please!

While researching activities for the Boston area I came across an experience that combines two of Dale’s most favorite things, history and donuts! The Underground Donut tour guide took about eight of us around Boston Saturday morning, tasting local donuts and learning more about the city’s history. I was pleasantly...

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Listen, my children, and you shall hear …

… off the midnight ride of Paul Revere; so goes the poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1860, almost 100 years after Revere’s ride through the Massachusetts countryside on April 19, 1775. This past weekend Dale and I found ourselves exploring not only the path Revere took from Boston...

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A Quick Tour of our Massachusetts Home

We are about half way through our stay here in Arlington. Our home is was built in the 1830s! The owners divide their time between this house and their house at Cape Cod. Must be nice! Anyway, Dale and I are renting the back part of the home for the...

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QuikTrip: Cambridge, Massachusetts

After church Sunday we headed just a few miles down the road to Cambridge, which is home to Harvard University. During a previous visit we toured the campus and explored the area. So, for this visit we took it slow and easy as we made our way to some of...

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Thankfully it’s not October yet!

Witches and warlocks abound in Salem, Massachusetts, even in September! I’d hate to see this place in October! Saturday morning Dale and I headed about an hour’s drive northeast of us to explore the historic town of Salem. Of course the witch trials is one very well-known time in this...

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I owe it all to Schoolhouse Rock: A “QuikTrip” to Plymouth

If it weren’t for a series of educational films released in the 70s by Schoolhouse Rock I wouldn’t have cared much about Plymouth, Massachusetts. But, thankfully I watched the video and know everything that matters concerning the founding of our great country. Ha Ha! For those too young, or less...

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Welcome to Boston!

One week ago today Dale and I arrived at Arlington, Massachusetts, located just northwest of Boston. Whenever we arrive someplace new we unpack, test the internet connection then buy groceries. The grocery part is always an adventure and our current location is no different. Whole Foods is the most numerous,...