Next Stop..Concord, MA

Tyler's Sister Rachelle, planned our entire journey along the Atlantic Coast.  What a beautiful trip.  I highly recommend it.  Our next stop was Concord, Massachusett's.  What a quaint little town!!

 We stayed at this really neat B&B called the Hampton Inn.  This town is so rich in history, not that I am a history buff or anything!! I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.  Here is Bronc playing with family in the front yard of the B&B.  I have never seen anything so lush and green.  I guess because good ol' Tejas is in a major drought at this time.  It was very refreshing to be around rain, green forage and flowers!!

 This was the coolest part of Concord to me.  The story Little Women was written in this actual house by Louisa May Alcott.  We got to tour the home and 85% of the furnishings in the home were authentic.  Isn't that so cool.  Bronc was being somewhat of a pill during the tour so I didn't get to enjoy it to the fullest but I got enough of a tour to see the home and everything in it.  Recommended stop if you are ever in Concord, MA!!!

 

This is the school house that the Alcott's father built near their home.  It was really cool too!!

 While in Concord, I saw this toy store and thought it would bring Bronc great joy and fun to visit it.  He loved it.  He found a little shopping basket just his size to push around.  He pushed it all over the store, filling it up with goodies he liked!!  Silly boy!!

 Having a ball in the toy store!!

 Walden Pond was another neat attraction in Concord.  This is an actual lake that Henry David Thoreau lived at for 2 years I believe.  See there, I never remember my history.  Maybe I did though!!  Anyhoo, this is a local swimming attraction for the public as well.  It felt like I was back in time being there, it seemed that several of the people were wearing old timey bathing suits... Maybe that is why it felt that way!!  LOL!!!

Next Stop!!! Oguinquit, Maine...The most beautiful place I've been to yet!!! 

The next part of our New England Trip....Dunkin Donuts!!!

The Sun was always shining on a Dunkin Donuts...mainly because there is no lie, a bajillion of them in New England.  I just thought I would fall over every time I saw one of these.  It was really bizarre.  They were literally across the same street from one another.  I guess to make it convenient for consumers if they were driving along that side of the road just to get a silly donut or coffee.  The main reason that I was so fascinated by this is because the pink and orange letters bring so many childhood memories for me. 

My sister and I always looked forward to going to Dunkin Donuts for the Strawberry Glazed Donut, let me tell ya it was sooooo good!!!  I kept telling Linda and Rachelle on our trip we have got to stop and get me one of those Strawberry Glazed Donuts... I had to re-live part of my fondest childhood memories.  So we end up not going to any on our Drive to Maine, but Rachelle tells me I ought to save it for the last day at the airport...YES even the airport had them.   So I did, I waited my last day in New England....It was the highlight of my morning.  I get to the DD stand and much to my dismay they don't have my Strawberry Glazed Donut.  I was so sad....  I opted for Donut holes, chocolate at that.  It wasn't history, but it was satisfying enough!!  Oh, just another bit of DD history.  There is like over 60 of the Dunkin Donut stores just in Boston alone.  I bet those Cops are happy campers!!!

Neglectful....

I know that I have not blogged in ages.... I am super sorry.  Life is busy, hectic, changing...for the better!!  Are you wanting to know my secrets??? Yes I have some secrets.....but I'm not quite ready to share them just yet.  I would catch up on my blog while I am sitting here waiting for Bronc to wake up, but I bet the moment I start he will wake up.  I need to load pictures on my laptop in order to catch up.  I am not at home, so all the picts. are on my home computer.  We will see.  I promise to catch up very soon!! Sorry, hope all is well in your land.