Just kidding. One should not run or tongue wrestle in public.
Still a nice place to visit though.
Archive for July, 2008
Smith College Greenhouse, Top 10 Places to Play Hide and Seek or Make Out
Posted in Place on July 15, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The wonders of google…
Posted in Notes, Oddities on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Bacon, God’s Gift to you and me…
Posted in Nummies on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So not only is bacon a tasty snack anytime of day, for me it illicits fine memories of waking up at my grandparents Becket homestead to Product 19 cereal with frozen bluberries.
In tribute to this fine food stuff, which you can get locally raised and smoked at Holiday Farms, I offer this bacon recipes. Enjoy!
Bacon, Kale, [...]
Gettin’ into Trouble @ the Pittsfield Copperworks
Posted in Oddities, Place on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Berkshire Museum, Oh how I love thee!
Posted in Notes on July 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Check out Rural Intelligence’s recent post “Look @ Us!” A Breath of Fresh Air at the Berkshire Museum .
Thanks to the museum’s new, hard won HVAC (Heating Ventillation Air Conditioning) system, items are on view from the collection that have never before been exhibited.
I must admit I do have fond memories of the Berkshire Museum of my [...]
Becket Quarry
Posted in Place on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Somewhat off the beaten path, the Becket Quarry can be an eerie place to visit. Strewn with the the debris of its industrial past, the quarry was once and still is somewhat a local hang out (as evidenced by the coors light cans).
The parcel became the property of the Becket Land Trust in the early 00’s, to avoid its reopening as a working quarry.
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Being Local is a state of mind
Posted in Notes on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I recently had an elightening conversation with a good friend. She was bemoaning her fellow business owners berating her about
“how are we going to make this town <insert hip city here>?”.
We both agreed that to try to shove our little city, which is in the throws of lifting itself from years of economic desperation, into some preconcieved notion [...]
