Tag: MA
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Hydrangea Festival
Peak hydrangea-season, mid-July on Cape Cod. My aunt, my grandmother, my brother and I spent the day in Chatham, touring the local gardens of the annual Hydrangea Festival. To be perfectly honest, though, the tours weren’t really necessary. The most beautiful hydrangeas of all were out in public, free for all to see. Chatham Main…
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Beacon Hill
My dissertation research brought me to Beacon Hill, around the corner from the Golden Dome. These past few days interviewing subjects in the city have kept me very close to the Freedom Trail and some of the more quaint little streets in this town. They remind me so much of London – the influence is…
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Questing on the South Shore
Whenever my friends and I go hiking, I usually end up relating our trek to some mythical or historic quest (i.e. we’re on our way to destroy the One Ring! or we’ve been commissioned by the president to map out this new land with the help of our Indian guide!). Purposeful adventures, the sense of being part…
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perfect day at the end of the world
Today was an absolutely perfect day- one of those days where you can’t help but pause in the midst of it and attempt to drink it all in, only to realize you can’t. It was one of those days where everything is just amazing. I spent the morning by myself- walking, reading, breathing; happy,…
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