Annual Novel England Trip | Concord, Ma. & Woodstock, Vt.
Last twelvemonth nosotros visited Nantucket as well as stayed inward Boston as well as piddled closed to the Public Garden as well as Beacon Hill. Emma was actually adept at beingness content inward her stroller then, as well as took frequent naps equally I pushed her around, inward as well as out of shops as well as cafes. As I type it equally a retentiveness is sounds rattling lovely as well as nice, but I also recollect some fits mid-lunch, candy bribery to remain inward the stroller as well as an occasional boutique breakdown, equally good - don't worry.
This twelvemonth I learned my lesson a chip as well as at in 1 lawsuit equally a rattling active almost 3-year-old she likes the stroller fifty-fifty less. She likes to run as well as explore. I tin unremarkably utter her into a stroller ride at home, thus I tin exercise, but unremarkably receive got to dub it equally a "treasure hunt." Instead of fighting the stroller inward the urban centre for the entire week, I decided that we'd taste relaxing out inward the province inward Concord, only equally nosotros did when nosotros lived there. We spent our calendar week visiting onetime friends as well as bopping from The Toy Store to the Barefoot Bookstore to the Main Street Cafe as well as all of our favorite onetime spots - living modest town life.
I didn't accept equally good many photos of Emma as well as I running closed to town during the week, because it was only the 2 of us - y'all may receive got seen some on Insta. I receive got works life that the older she gets, the harder it is for me to accept those sweet, beautiful photos of her - because we're equally good busy moving as well as playing. Am I the solely 1 that has discovered this? When she was tiny it was slow to maintain upward amongst her as well as snap photos, but at in 1 lawsuit my fourth dimension behind the photographic television set camera seems less fun for her as well as equally good distracting.
These few photos of us were taken inward the Concord Town Center past times Mike on Fri morning time earlier nosotros all headed to Vermont for the weekend.
Taking Dad to her "New Favorite" Toy Store... as well as telling him all virtually the novel Sleeping Beauty Lego Duplo she's got her oculus on. She can't halt talking virtually it.
We laid out at noon for Vermont - Woodstock is virtually a 2 as well as a one-half hr trip. All beautiful.
I couldn't acquire plenty of all of the charming farmhouses along the agency - rural Mass as well as Vermont (and the entire New England area...) is filled amongst them.
Our showtime halt was Simon Pearce. We've been at that topographic point before, but it never gets old.
The "factory" as well as the store sits over a waterfall past times this covered bridge.
Inside they receive got a showroom/store that carries their beautiful hand-blown drinking glass as well as other local treasures. And the most amazing cafe. So, thus good.
The cafe sits over the waterfall - It kept Emma to a greater extent than oft than non entertained during lunch... as well as yes, that is a cake pop. I ordered a large drinking glass of wine, thus I needed to purchase myself some fourth dimension to taste it. Life lessons.
The nutrient was amazing. So, soooo good. This is what I had - roasted salmon amongst some kind of sweetness mustard cream sauce. I postulate to figure it out.
Emma's corn as well as ricotta ravioli - which she barely ate whatever of... I was happy to tending her out : )
Downstairs they receive got the actual mill where each slice is made past times hand. This is non a sponsored post, I swear - I only actually beloved this identify :)
The vacation collection - do those candles await familiar?
Creative Candles, same maker of the candles I carry, also makes Simon Pearce candles (and lots of other someone brands - Neimans, Martha Stewart, Williams-Sonoma, etc.). These are all colors I receive got inward my store, too, only amongst his label on them. I don't receive got the silvery metallic element - should I consider?
I particularly loved this H2O ice bucket as well as the lantern amongst the pewter trim. Love that they also receive got the wheat bundles, too... adept gustation ; )
I receive got some other "factory" tour of a novel discovery to part amongst y'all subsequently - it deserves its ain special post.
We continued downwards the route to Woodstock, Vt. It is (in my humble opinion) the most charming picayune modest town inward the area. It is only thus quaint, small, but luxurious as well as special.
I beloved picayune towns similar this that seem to live on stuck inward time. The air is thus create clean as well as fresh - as well as laced amongst burning wood-smoke from everyone's chimneys.
The Rockefellers also loved Woodstock thus much that they built The Woodstock Inn (where nosotros stay). They also had a farm hither as well as helped maintain the town thus beautiful as well as authentic. I told Mike that I'd also similar to create a resort as well as also restore an entire modest town. He thinks I'm joking (or crazy).
This is non a photograph (above) from this trip, but one from our trip 2 years agone (in February). I forgot to accept a photograph of the exterior this time. It is a sprawling, onetime manner Inn that has been completely updated as well as restored. Now it has a clean, farmhouse feel. You tin consider to a greater extent than photos of the interior inward the link inward a higher identify from our trip before.
Emma warmed her hands inward the antechamber past times the largest forest fireplace inward the I've always seen.
We headed dorsum exterior for some exploring earlier it got dark, which it tends to do closed to 4pm. Talk virtually adept hibernating weather.
This is what Vermont looks similar at every plough - I experience similar at that topographic point are picayune churches peaking through the woods, nestled on every hill.
This was 1 of my favorite farms. Wood barn, tone-on-tone green/blue house, pond, rock walls...
It volition definitely live on going inward my mass of inspirational clips.
The side past times side morning time nosotros went to Billings Farm to consider some dairy farm animals accept a carriage ride.
This powerfulness live on some other framer for our "favorite spots" gallery wall inward the novel house. I receive got no thought where it volition be, though.
Sunbathing beauties.
Or this one? I do beloved the sheep inward this one.
We thought they looked similar Mr. Darcy!
These 2 watching a motion-picture exhibit equally I was leaving for the spa...
Which was correct exterior our window. It is glorious. It has an outdoor whirlpool past times a wood-burning fireplace, as well as a cedar sauna - beingness exterior amongst the mutual frigidity air, breathing inward the forest fume is my thought of a perfect spot. We spent the residuum of the weekend only "brelaxing" (as Emma would say) as well as taking turns at the spa as well as playing games amongst Emma.
When nosotros woke upward the final morning time of our trip, Emma thought it was Christmas : )
Can't imagine why?
I wanted to plough dorsum closed to as well as remain as well as "brelax" for the entire week.
I was trying to acquire a photograph that showed how incredibly huge as well as fluffy the snowflakes were - similar clumps falling. Very Vermont-y.
Singing Jingle Bells.
It was the best agency to terminate a really, actually lovely weekend. And the perfect agency to caput domicile as well as start the transition to the Holidays. It is amazing what a relaxing trip tin do for your spirit. I am feeling thus full, thus thankful as well as thus inward beloved amongst my 2 favorite people. We are officially laid upward for the Holidays : )
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