Yesterday, I was one of many onlookers at the annual Myopia Hunt Club Thanksgiving Day Hunt. The day dawned as beautiful as you could wish; spectators were treated to beautiful horses, riders in their hunt attire, and the magnificent foxhounds. It was a nice prelude to Thanksgiving dinner with family. I hope you enjoyed your [...]
I love cows. I love their big, expressive eyes, their peaceful natures, the way they seem to enjoy each others’ company. It gives me a calm feeling watching them grazing in a field. In upstate New York, where I grew up, you didn’t have to go far to find a dairy farm with a field [...]
No matter the size of your garden - a patch, a pot, a window box, an acre – May is the month for planting on the North Shore. The area nurseries are chock-full of tempting plants and the weather has been delightfully cooperative. This weekend, I visited Corliss Brothers in Ipswich and picked up tomato, [...]
Thanksgiving morning I got up bright and early and went to Gloucester to help my friends at Cape Ann Animal Aid. On the way home, I decided to try and find the Myopia Thanksgiving Day Hunt. I knew they met somewhere near Waldingfield Road in Ipswich at 10:00 a.m., but wasn’t sure exactly where. Parking [...]
Holy Cow! Appleton Farms in Ipswich hosts a “Cow Fest” celebration on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2:30-4:30 pm. The main event is the Strolling of the Dairy Herd, with the herd of milking Jersey cows and the farms’ Topsfield Fair award-winning heifers and calves in costume. Other activities include hands-on dairy activities and tours of the [...]
Here’s a run-down of some North Shore events this weekend. Time for the Marblehead Fall Festival, September 26 & 27. Sidewalk sales, craft fairs, chowderfests, face-painting, and more! The Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm in Newbury, MA holds Family Harvest Festival, Saturday, September 26, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Essex Heritage’s Trails and Sails event continues this weekend [...]
The weekend is here at last! If you’re looking for something to do, the North Shore has a variety of activities to occupy you. For starters, on Saturday September 19th, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Essex holds their first Salty Dog Day at the Essex Shipbuilding Museum. Fun for the whole family – including your dog! I’ll be [...]
Today I renewed my membership with Mass Audubon through Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield, which reminded me of how much I love the variety of trails and parks available to us on the North Shore. Fall is a great time of year to get out and explore one of these great places. Some of [...]
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