~A Few of My Favorite Things~

Just a few,I Promise...

FAVORITES:
1.Place...the State of New Hampshire where we lived for a short time_favorite town...

Harrisville,NH! Incorporated in 1870, the town of Harrisville  is a unique,preserved 19th-century mill town located in the Monadnock region of Southern New Hampshire.There are nine bodies of water in the town,many backroads and trails to explore,and two original train depots at Harrisville and Chesham.First known as Twitchell's Mills,a combination sawmill and gristmill was built in 1774. This was the view above while sitting on the porch looking across the Pond.It's a step back in peaceful times.

"The General Store" we had the most delicious Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwich,Chips and Dessert! All made at the Front Meat Counter inside! 2010 Census: 961 peeps! 

2.Person living or deceased...My Dad (deceased) & my HS English Teacher,Mrs Cary (91 yrs old)
3.Food...Mexican or Italian Anything!
4.Fragrance...Lavender

5.Magazine..."Victoria"_Late 80's through early 90's when Nancy Lindemeyer was Editor.I met her at a Harney & Sons Tea Conference in Rye,NY,5/98.

Nancy Lindmeyer(Editor in-Chief of Victoria Magazine) & The 
Sage Book Whisperer at Harney & Sons Tea Conference,Rye,NY.

6.Precious Stone...Emerald ( my birthstone) & Claddagh because my Wedding Band _given to me by my Husband when we married 20 years ago was a Claddagh Wedding Band! 
    

7.Celebrity...Tina Turner 

Who looks like that in their 70's? Not there yet ..but hoping to get a headstart on this body shape.Hehehehe!

8.Things To Do When Bored...Meditate
9.Time of Day...Late Night
10.Day of Week...Wednesday(My Beauty Day)
11.Animal...My Cat,Hank The Cowcat 

12.Flower...Lillies of the Valley(my birth month flowers) 

May's birth flower is the lily of the valley, which signifies sweetness, humility, and a return to happiness.

13.Music...Classical  & Old School 60's
14.New World Music...Lorena Mckennitt 

15.Literature...Classics
16.Book..I'm Reader of Books,Many Books,this will be hard. But, for years I've been a fan of any
of Edith Wharton's writings.As in Age of Innocence,House of Mirth_2013 Christmas presents below..HAPPY!And,I've only visited her home_The Mount in Lenox,Ma_three times! www.edithwharton.org

17.Movie...The Age of Innocence or The Last of The Mohicans
18.Color...Blue
19.Texture...100%Cotton 
20.Wine...Pinot Grigio or Noir & Cabernet Sauvignon 

21.Beverage...TEA!
22.TV Show...PBS Midsomer Murders
23.Musical...Cats!
24.Quote..."The Truth Shall Set You Free"
25.Season...FALL!!!!
26.Month...May!Duh,it's my Birthday!
27.Fruit...Blackberries

Handful,Cobbler,Pie,Smoothie,etc...I use to pick them in my Grandmother's yard as child!!!!


28.Vegetable...

Southern Cream Peas w/Cornbread,sliced Tomatoes,Onions & Pickled Beets! 

29.Ice Cream Flavor...Cabell's Vanilla Bean or Limoncello Gelato 

30.Dessert...Fruit Cobbler(Blackberry,Blueberry,Apple,Pear,Peach..)

Peach Cobbler w/ Chandelier Candles & Blue Bell at my "Jamaica Mon Birthday Party".

31.Childhood Pie & Cake...Mincemeat & My Grandmother's from scratch Coconut Cake!

Mincemeat Pie,YUM!!No one else liked it,so it was all MINE.

              Yummy,Yummy Coconut Cake! 

32.Language...German(1st yr.College) 
33.Things to learn about...Ancestry.com
34.Things about myself...I still have a THIRST for Knowledge.
35.Historical Figure...Boethius his writings of which I read at the ripe age of 17 for an English Class .Book was "The Consolation of Philosophy"..Amazing that this book had a lasting impression on me at that age!

Summary Part IX..Philosophy wants to move on to what constitutes true happiness. Happiness is a wholeness that cannot be found in separate pieces. Self-sufficiency is an undivided state, and it includes in its own nature the power, fame, glory, and happiness that people think exist separately. If one pursues wealth without getting power and the other qualities, one will not gain sufficiency. 

Boethius replies that Philosophy must mean “true and perfect happiness is that which makes a man self-sufficient, strong, worthy of respect, glorious and joyful”.

36.Fashion/Style...Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis 

 & Audrey Hepburn Style...

37.Article of clothing I own...Purchased this Dolman Sleeve Jacket/Duster while on Spa Vacation at The Bonaventure Spa & Resort,Fort Lauderdale,Fla. in 1988.Made by Silkscape,Inc called "Peace on Earth" depicts all the children of the World in Silk appliques..hand made pieces according to the Creator Lynn Weinberg.Now called LRW Designs. 

http://www.marketplace120.com/artisans/lynn-weinberg-lrw-designs/ 

                                       Front

                                      Back 

I still love this piece & get many compliments on it.It needs some care on the back & front_otherwise perfect condition. 

 38.My Ultimate look...

                                    Model 

And,this was my Fashion/Style as a Freshman @ University of St.Thomas,Houston,Texas 1967

                     In New Orleans ,French Quarters,1967 

39.Can't Live without...PEARLS,REAL PEARLS! 

40. All time Favorite thing to do...READ

So,my Friends...I've Shared a Few! 

~Memorable Road Trips ~ Part 1~

Well, folks I've been planning my next "Road Trip"! They are always packed with lots of stuff to see,lots of food to eat, and loads of fun.It is no secret that my favorite form of transportation is _"The Train". I love trains!As a Hospital/Medical Sales Rep.,I grew tired of feeling like just another sardine jammed packed on an airplane _jittery about the takeoffs,in-flight turbulence and the landings...were always a "Charmin Tissue Moment",indeed! Although,I will fly on occasion_for Road Trips_it's the Train,Baby! My dream trip is from London to Venice,then to Tuscany....I'm gonna make that happen on this beauty_The Motherload" of all trains..."The Orient Express"_

                                                           "The Orient Express"

This is the first post _the first of several_on my Memorable "Road Trips" .This one was with a friend that flew from DFW to Nashua,NH in June 2001...to go trekking with me!This will be a classic Over-the-Road Driving Trek! My husband and I were moving back to Texas in August 2001.The agenda was jammed packed...so all aboard for this ride!

Pam & Harriet's 2001 Adventure
Tea,Tour and Lecturer (Isabella Stewart Gardner Impersonator) at The Beauport Sleeper-McCann House in Gloucester,Ma. Here's my Road Buddies_

                                     That's me in Blue Hat,"Impersonator" & Harriet

Ann,Harriet,and Danielle_Ann & Danielle are two more friends that joined us from NH.for Tea.

This was one of my favorites rooms _"The Golden Step Dining Room"_windows open to Gloucester Harbor,check out this 8 ft ship model on a Chinese funeral table with grinning dragons.Take a Photographic Tour here_ http://www.historicnewengland.org/historic-properties/homes/Beauport/photographic-tour

After driving across Massasschuetts from Gloucester into Connecticut,finally reached my dear friend
John Harney of Harney & Sons Teas.  http://www.harney.com/

He was right we got lost in Salisbury,Ct...seems I passed his home twice! We had a lovely Dinner around the table with his family,conversations galore,hugs & more hugs,John teaching me how to eat an Apple New England -Style,his lovely wife making a most wonderful pot of Verbena Tisane,and  my favorite guest room ready for slumber!John made us breakfast next morning ,and we're off to visit his facility.Note** John became my Mentor for the Tea business I started in 1994_"Let's Talk Tea"..we've been friends since!

                                                    Pam, John Harney at Tea Shoppe  

                                        Harriet,John Harney in backyard of....

                                            John's Family 1800's Home..simply beautiful

 Headquarters of Harney & Sons_(photo taken on another trip in Fall 2006) 

After a delightful morning,we headed off to Lenox ,Ma with a few stops in between.Our first stop

New Canaan,Connecticut_good thing I was driving my truck_found a whole bunch of "must have stuff",including a 1940's Sleigh bed w/ back board beading stamped with Rhode Island makers mark!Whoa!...RI was known in the early history of America for it's furniture making.."An Antiques Roadshow Moment"!

From there we headed to our next stop_"The Norman Rockwell Museum" in beautiful picture perfect Stockbridge,Ma. Strolled through admiring his work and visited his cottage where he painted_with things as he left them.

                                           Norman Rockwell Museum,Stockbridge,Ma.

                                              Norman Rockwell's Painting Cottage

Next on our agenda_a place I've visited four times_"The Mount",Lenox,Ma..My first tour during initial stages of restoration of this most beautiful home of  "MY ALL TIME FAVORITE" author,Edith Wharton!

I've read just about all of her written word and other books about her!Think...Age of Innocence,The House of Mirth,Ethan Frome,The Custom of the Country,Old New York,The Buccaneer's,In Morocco,The Decoration of Houses.....LOVE her writings! We toured _yet_ again!They had a display of "The House of Mirth" clothing on third floor which had just been restored.After the tour & "The Mount" brand tea_we walked the grounds in AWE!..saying..."we are not worthy to be in such a beautiful place_let's ask if we can stay"....

                                          The Mount home of Edith Wharton

With much screaming& hollering  over having to leave_we headed to our next night's rest.The Knoll Bed and Breakfast Inn,Northampton,Ma.It is a spectacular 1910_12 room Tudor designed home in Florence,a suburb of Northampton.Ma.We did a driving tour of the area colleges, Smith, Amherst,Mt.Holyoke,U of Mass. & Hampshire_never seen so many college students in my life!!! We called it an evening....really,really tired!

                                                     The Knoll Bed & Breakfast Inn

                    Breakfast was lovely next morning in the Dining Room_pleasant stay!

So,we're headed North_but decided to pop in on Historic Deerfield & Yankee Candle.

                                                   Historic Deerfield Village

                                                    Yankee Candlemaking Museum

Continuing on_driving the highways and byways of the beautiful state of Vermont,passing through Brattleboro (one of the towns in my Medical Sales Territory),on to Dublin,NH_just had to pop in my favorite place to visit my friend Linda_"Yankee Magazine"...

                                                                 Yankee Magazine

                                      My friend Linda hard at work_Yankee Magazine

Finally,back to Nashua,NH! What a wonderful Road Trip. It seems as if it were yesterday.Until next time...plan a Road Trip or two....


"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page".
                                 ~ St.Augustine~