A Few Favorite New England Blogs to Follow

A Few Favorite New England Blogs to Follow

Originally published January 2016; updated September 2018 Over my time blogging and “Instagramming” (hey, the word is in Merriam-Webster!), I have enjoyed finding other blogs to follow that celebrate the New England region. I have a few favorites, and I recently asked my social media followers to share theirs as well. I am particularly interested…

West Hartford Center Dressed for the Holidays

West Hartford Center Dressed for the Holidays

“City sidewalk, busy sidewalks Dressed in holiday style. In the air there’s A feeling of Christmas.” Christmas in Connecticut felt like anything but this year. Yards are springtime muddy instead of frozen and crunchy and the temperatures make wearing those new winter boots, sweaters and scarves next to impossible. Sledding? Ice skating? Horse drawn open…

Working in the Lowell Mills: Guest Post by Lauren Cohen

Working in the Lowell Mills: Guest Post by Lauren Cohen

The following is a creative writing piece by my daughter Lauren, a junior in high school. Her history teacher asked that the students write a piece from the perspective of an employee who worked in the mill town of Lowell, MA in the early 1800s. Various things were to be included such as what type of…