We interrupt this show for a new blog location…
Well, it seems like my little blog is taking on a life of its own. Which means, it probably should have a site of its own. That’s right; my blog is growing up, and moving out. Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be working to migrate my blog to its own shiny-new URL. Which […]
S’Wanderings: Cape Ann, Massachusetts – Last Words
So, I’ve reached the end of what I hope will be the first of many S’Wanderings locales. It was a short trip (I feel like my blog posts took almost as long to put together as the whole trip took to experience). But, Cape Ann was a delight. I look forward to returning in the […]
S’Wanderings: Cape Ann, Massachusetts – Wicked Peacock
Admittedly, I’m no fashionista. I’m a jeans-‘n-sweater kind of gal. Or, at home, a comfy pants and soft sweatshirt person. Yup, I’m someone who’s usually more interested in paper fashion than wearable fashion. That said, I do love me some accessories—jewelry, and handbags, and scarves, oh my! I tend toward items with clean lines, but […]
S’Wanderings: Cape Ann, Massachusetts – Toad Hall Book Store
Just down the street from The Paper Mermaid is a grand old bank building. And, in that building is a grand old indie book store—Toad Hall Book Store. Toad Hall is an unusual independent bookstore, in large part because it is also a nonprofit. All proceeds of the store go to environmental causes. According to […]
S’Wanderings: Cape Ann, Massachusetts – The Paper Mermaid
One of the main reasons we went to Rockport was to visit The Paper Mermaid. I’d never been to the shop before (I found out about it online), so I was happy to find it exactly as I’d imagined: a cute storefront on Rockport’s picturesque Main Street, jam-packed with all kinds of eye candy. It’s […]
S’Wanderings: Cape Ann, Massachusetts – Rockport
We spent the second day of our two-day adventure in Rockport. Rockport is picture-postcard, practically designed for sightseeing and touristing. We visited the popular downtown area, crammed with shops, galleries, boutiques, and restaurants. I had a few must-visit shops on my list, for the sake of this blog, and I’ll be sharing those with you […]
S’Wanderings: Cape Ann, Massachusetts – Bass Rocks Ocean Inn, Gloucester
After tooling around Gloucester, we decided to take the next step in our Cape Ann journey and find our hotel and check in. I’d done some research online, and based on reviews and location next to rocky surf, chose the Bass Rocks Ocean Inn for our overnight. As we followed the roads hugging the Gloucester […]
S’Wanderings: Cape Ann, Massachusetts – Gloucester Sights
This week, I’m featuring my first series of “S’Wanderings” posts. S’Wanderings feature sites, lodging, good eats, and of course, stationery shops, book stores, toy stores, galleries, and other points of miscellaneous interest. For those of you who’ve never heard of Cape Ann: geographically, it could be considered Cape Cod’s baby sister. It sits on the […]
Three L’s: Ladyfingers. Letterpress. Luck.
So, in the midst of my, erm, “challenging” summer, there was a lovely little bright spot. You know those businesses you follow on social media? And, how some of them offer giveaways of some sort or other, and all you have to do is respond to their post, and you’re automatically eligible to win? Well, […]
Termites, dog bites, and wedding rites
Sooooo, I’ve been off the radar and unexpectedly blog-silent for a couple of months, now. It’s been an eventful summer. Maybe even tumultuous. A lot of it wasn’t fun: discovering termites in the basement (we caught them early—phew!) was a definite sour note. Especially since they’d gotten into all my old letters from when I […]