At The (Little) Lost Kitchen

 

After camp pick up, Emma was off with her friend Garrett so Grace and I decided to take a road trip to The Lost Kitchen! TLK is not all that far from PL (about an hour) and they are open on Saturdays during the summer for shopping and lunch. The food was beyond amazing (easily the best friend chicken we have ever had!) and the grounds are simply stunning. Erin French was even in the kitchen prepping every order! If lunch is that amazing we cannot even begin to imagine what dinner there must be like. It was truly the perfect way to kick off Grace's birthday weekend! xo

Yesterday At Tanglewood

 

In which we take the girls to Tanglewood for the first time to attend the 90th birthday celebration for our favorite composer, John Williams! xo 

A Visit to the Norman Rockwell Museum

 

Yesterday we took our first trip to the Norman Rockwell Museum (shocking, I know)! 

We had no idea Mr. Rockwell was a Disney fan! 
The Disney family gifted this painting to the museum back in 1999. 

Emma checks out "Main Street in Stockbridge". 
This is the kind of town I have always wanted to live in. 

As an educator, I have seen this painting of Ruby Bridges in many books and articles. 
To see it in person, though, is truly breathtaking. 

We have always loved Jan Brett's books and were thrilled to see that there was an exhibit of her work at the Rockwell. I only wish I had discovered this fact sooner so we could have gone sooner (this weekened was the final weekend of her exhibit). 

We are so glad that we went and were able to enjoy the work of two such gifted artists who we have always loved. We were surprised to see that The Mitten and The Hat were not on display as well, though maybe that was because there was video of Jan Brett reading some of her stories (of which, The Mitten was one). 

A classic. Another one that was incredible to see in person. 

While this may have been our first visit to The Normal Rockwell Museum, it surely won't be our last! It's a wonderful space in a beautiful town. I could absolutely see us settling in the Berkshires one day. xo 

Happy October!

 Though this picture was taken in 2016 it remains one of my most favorite! October, Anne of Green Gables, and of course, my sweet girls! Happy October, friends! May my most favorite month of the year bring you much happiness! xo 

Today In Amherst

Today we met up with our dear friends, Patricia and Alice, at the Emily Dickinson Museum. It was a spectacular day for a road trip, made even more wonderful  by meeting up with friends we don't see nearly often enough! Pictures weren't allowed to be taken inside the museum sadly. 

We couldn't pass up the chance to get a few pictures of the girls on the front steps of the Dickinson's homestead. 

I love that they are able to pick up right where the left off and as if no time has passed between visits each time they are together! 

After our tour and visit, we took a short walk to get ice cream before heading back home. It was an absolutely perfect way to spend this gorgeous summer day! xo