tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post5581856048843580675..comments2024-03-25T20:57:40.930-04:00Comments on Gulfside Musing: Our Summer Adventure - Part 1JoAnnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-91746769301620447532019-01-02T07:32:06.739-05:002019-01-02T07:32:06.739-05:00Care - I read it in a readalong maybe 5 years ago ...Care - I read it in a readalong maybe 5 years ago and made some new blogging friends... the book itself wasn't that great though. Doubt I'll read Hawthorne again.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-44643539019341305112018-12-31T12:01:07.942-05:002018-12-31T12:01:07.942-05:00I had hoped to read the book House of Seven Gables...I had hoped to read the book House of Seven Gables and couldn't get past the intro. I am bookishly depressed right now...Carehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478474870247729611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-2813825299978024462018-08-17T09:01:26.006-04:002018-08-17T09:01:26.006-04:00Lisa - And it kept getting better!Lisa - And it kept getting better!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-1949725038657731802018-08-16T23:35:53.625-04:002018-08-16T23:35:53.625-04:00What great start to your trip!What great start to your trip!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-84052521103747704712018-08-14T08:50:52.195-04:002018-08-14T08:50:52.195-04:00Susan - I got surprisingly little opposition on vi...Susan - I got surprisingly little opposition on visiting The House of the Seven Gables... the seaside location, as well as the promise of lobster rolls for lunch helped! It would be easy to do an entire literary New England road trip, but that would be pushing it! ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-6429974843734237022018-08-14T08:47:03.175-04:002018-08-14T08:47:03.175-04:00Les - Our where we want to go next list is growing...Les - Our where we want to go next list is growing all the time, too. I think we could spend months in New England alone... it's so beautiful!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-12722561949837499442018-08-13T18:17:59.988-04:002018-08-13T18:17:59.988-04:00Wow great post. I'm a Hawthorne fan so visiti...Wow great post. I'm a Hawthorne fan so visiting the historic house would be awesome. Such a good choice for a road trip. Lovely photos.thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-54221520660658093082018-08-12T00:04:22.164-04:002018-08-12T00:04:22.164-04:00Well, you know how much I love a good road trip! T...Well, you know how much I love a good road trip! This one sounds like a winner and one I'd love to take some day. I've never been anywhere near there (other than NYC) and I know my husband would love to spend a few months traveling around the seaport villages in New England. Just have to add it to our huge list of where we want to go next. :)Les in Oregonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15053880852764886416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-17970189361599339432018-08-09T17:05:30.693-04:002018-08-09T17:05:30.693-04:00Jessica - We certainly did! It's so nice to ge...Jessica - We certainly did! It's so nice to get out of the regular routine and go on a road trip!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-62587771278004017622018-08-09T07:05:40.853-04:002018-08-09T07:05:40.853-04:00JoAnn, sounds like you had a wonderful weekend and...JoAnn, sounds like you had a wonderful weekend and road trip :-)jessicabookwormhttps://thebookwormchronicles.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-86188526783867187162018-08-08T20:13:55.973-04:002018-08-08T20:13:55.973-04:00Ti - They're usually pretty good about it, but...Ti - They're usually pretty good about it, but there was a day several years ago where we were probably the only family to visit both The Mount, Edith Wharton's home, and The Basketball Hall of Fame! ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-56235814722060151052018-08-08T17:18:36.555-04:002018-08-08T17:18:36.555-04:00My family is not a fan of literary stopovers but I...My family is not a fan of literary stopovers but I try to work them in without them knowing. Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-55616324738080033552018-08-06T20:21:06.569-04:002018-08-06T20:21:06.569-04:00Katherine - New England and literary are both wond...Katherine - New England and literary are both wonderful, but I read The House of the Seven Gables several years ago and am probably done with Nathaniel Hawthorne ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-66453145413143766702018-08-06T16:30:06.122-04:002018-08-06T16:30:06.122-04:00What a wonderful trip! I love a road trip too and...What a wonderful trip! I love a road trip too and I have House of the Seven Gables and really anything in New England and literary on my wish list! Katherine Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126062556416434416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-78052837462006452022018-08-06T10:57:39.253-04:002018-08-06T10:57:39.253-04:00Deb - There are SO many literary possibilities in ...Deb - There are SO many literary possibilities in New England... it think you could plan an entire trip around them!<br /><br />I think Portland winters are a lot like what we have here in central New York, except A LOT more sunshine and less than half the snowfall! ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-24884857933347409762018-08-06T10:55:22.278-04:002018-08-06T10:55:22.278-04:00Margot - Thanks! We had a great time.Margot - Thanks! We had a great time.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-17032035884221835862018-08-06T10:53:45.452-04:002018-08-06T10:53:45.452-04:00Patty - It really was!!Patty - It really was!!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-89496740897106558462018-08-06T10:53:17.717-04:002018-08-06T10:53:17.717-04:00Vicki - Aren't they fun!?Vicki - Aren't they fun!?JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-34060448900546457872018-08-06T07:38:52.493-04:002018-08-06T07:38:52.493-04:00We visited Maine about seven or eight years ago. L...We visited Maine about seven or eight years ago. Like you, I felt the need to make a literary stop. We took a tour of Longfellow's home in Portland. <br /><br />I was astonished at how cold and windy it was in Portland in the summer. What must it be like in winter?!Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-55545497437871745092018-08-05T19:56:52.874-04:002018-08-05T19:56:52.874-04:00Part One was just as much fun as Part Two. Gorgeou...Part One was just as much fun as Part Two. Gorgeous pictures.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-63220358637705369522018-08-05T15:10:28.668-04:002018-08-05T15:10:28.668-04:00It’s just awesome! It’s just awesome! https://booksthoughtsadventures.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270725992084535102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-57384457233120533692018-08-05T14:52:22.099-04:002018-08-05T14:52:22.099-04:00Looks like a great trip, I love road trips too.Looks like a great trip, I love road trips too.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16974471357928655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-3576487210897129642018-08-05T09:17:09.483-04:002018-08-05T09:17:09.483-04:00Lilbitbrit - Cape Ann was supposed to be our next ...Lilbitbrit - Cape Ann was supposed to be our next stop after Gloucester, but we never made it. Guess we'll have to go back! ;-)JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-71788612593635948442018-08-05T09:15:23.829-04:002018-08-05T09:15:23.829-04:00Pam - It sure is!! More photos coming soon...Pam - It sure is!! More photos coming soon...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080965436653289398.post-20043226247161608202018-08-05T09:14:47.073-04:002018-08-05T09:14:47.073-04:00Thanks, Angela. We had such a great time! Thanks, Angela. We had such a great time! JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.com