Our Dartmouth neighbor Carol Pye introduced us to Bill Noble by way of a book he wrote about his garden near Norwich.We enjoyed the sights and sounds (so many birds!) during our visit today. Continue reading

We used Williams-Sonoma gift cards received as gifts. Total cost: $2,100. (But we saved $120 in Louisville sales tax by having it all shipped to Lyme.) Continue reading

We were supposed to be in Lyme June 14, but Brian was under the weather, so we delayed our visit until much later in the month. Continue reading

Pompanoosuc Mills in Thetford built the walnut chair for $946, but it’ll last a couple lifetimes. Continue reading

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Note the position of the valves, because this shows how they should look after the water has been turned on. Continue reading

Josie showed us how to play with a balloon while Emmy worked on puzzles. Fiona was there, too. Emmy’s paper airplane has her name on it: Enjoying pumpkin and banana: A selfie! Continue reading

It was a rookie mistake. While driving down a hill on the Vermont side of the Thetford bridge, Jim braked at the wrong time, sending the car sliding into a snow bank. At first, Brian couldn’t open the passenger side door because it was stuck against a snow bank on the other side, so he… Continue reading