Monthly Archives: June 2011

PREPARATIONS FOR ITALY – JUNE 28, 2011

“A CHINESE POET MANY CENTURIES AGO NOTICED THAT TO RE-CREATE SOMETHING IN WORDS IS LIKE BEING ALIVE TWICE.”  From the preface to UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN by Frances Mayes. It is so hard to believe that June is just about … Continue reading

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Rowell’s Inn – Friday Night Dinner – June 10, 2011

This will be my first three-hour trip blog, but oh is it worth it to share.  Last Friday night when I was travelling back from Dorset, VT with a load of books I decided to have dinner in Chester, VT, … Continue reading

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ENDURANCE AND NOSTALGIA – June 8, 2011 – Sugar Hill, NH

Endurance on man and machine on a nostalgic journey, Wednesday, June 8th.  Last year I had wanted to go see the Lupines in Sugar Hill, NH, in the TR3, but it was not ready, so I planned to do an … Continue reading

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Saratoga Springs – May 31, 2011

Gary (number two son) has a place in Saratoga Springs for May and June, and had a break in his schedule so I drove over today, am spending the night, and will head back sometime tomorrow.  I would have driven … Continue reading

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