We visited Post Pond for the first time and saw huge hydrangeas outside the Hanover Inn when we stopped for lunch.
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We took a five-mile walk through the nearby woods
The gravel road started just a block from our condo and rose and rose for several miles before we reached the peak. This was our clockwise route:
Trees formed a natural, shady allée. 
Getting closer to the gravel road’s peak. 
Lots of property was off limits. 
We spotted these mushrooms growing on a tree. 
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At last, furniture is installed during a three-day visit by interior designer Betsy Wall
Bittners sent a truck from Louisville with an apartment full of furniture. The only room not shown here is the guest room, where we’re still waiting for a mattress.
The living room looking north. 
Foyer with mid-century modern desk. 
Hallway with abstract painting. 
Kitchen looking to foyer. 
Dining room looking south. 
Dining room from the living room. 
Dining table with six chairs on casters. 
We’ll place a TV on this green marble-topped server. 
Primary bedroom looking south. 
Primary bedroom looking east. -
California Closets completes a major remodel
It took seven months from initial design to the final installation. This is the storage and TV unit for the guest room:
One of two views of the office and linen storage cabinets. 
A second view. 
One of four views of the walk-in clothes closet. (That’s the on-demand water heater in the upper right corner.) 
Kitchen pantry. -
A view where spring looks like fall, a community bulletin board and a new vacuum
The view from our living room looking south. 
The community bulletin board outside the Country Store shows lots of things to do. 
Our new Miele Complete C3 Calima didn’t come cheap — $751 — but it’s a brand favored by Consumer Reports. -
Taking a walk on a wooded trail and around the village common
The path through the Big Rock Nature Preserve follows Grant Brook.
There really is a big rock. 
Stairs lead to a final leg of the trail. 
Some 19th-century names were unusual. 
The Lyme Congregational Church.
Lyme Local 
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