Things I Did Last Fall

Mt. Washington
I rediscover my love for Autumn each year when it comes along.  Last year we had a few adventures during the season including my first trip to Mt. Washington (above).  We have plans to go back in a couple weeks so Ryan can do a night hike.... EEEK!

Amanda and I threw an awesome Autumn dinner party, which we are planning on doing again in the next few weeks!

We went to the Roger Williams Pumpkin Spectacular for our third year.  You bet we will be going back for our annual trip this year.

Last year I was able to fly home to my parent's house during their business season at  Nature's Select Orchard and I loved it!  Wish I could have gone this year but we plan on going at a different time this year.  

In the meantime I have to find some orchards or pumpkin patches in New England worth going to.

Stay tuned, I'll let you know what I find and the other adventures this season brings.

xo

Erin

Things to Do in June Around Connecticut

I have family coming out to visit me in June.  They have been out here several times before so we always try to find something a little different to do each time.  I put together a  list of things we may do in the CT/RI area this June.  I'll be sure to report back after the visit.

Coventry Farmer's Market

Coventry, CT

They've been cited as New England’s BEST farmers’ market by Yankeee Magazine AND selected as one of USA Today’s “Top 10 great places to shop at a farmers market!”

The Book Barn

Niantic, CT

This store is actually a barn with meandering paths to themed sheds full of books.  I especially love all the friendly cats, goats and beautiful gardens you can sit in and read.  It's no ordinary book shop!

Thimble Island Tours

Stony Creek, CT
Take a narrated boat tour of all the rocky islands and their history in the Long Island Sound.

Watch Hill

Westerly, RI (just over the CT border)
One of my favorite coastal towns with shops, restaurants and beaches.
I've posted some on my favorite beach here and here.

Point Judith, RI
A small cape with a working lighthouse, fisherman's beach and where you can buy lobsters right off the boats as they come in!

Mystic Seaport Museum

Mystic, CT
A museum including a 19th century village and many old ships in seaport you can explore.
Mystic, CT is also a must see town with some great restaurants!  This one is my favorite because it is
 allergy-free!

Pick-Your-Own Strawberries

Lymann Orchards

Middlefield, CT

or

Scott's Yankee Farmer

Old Lyme, CT
June is pick-your-own strawberries season!

I can't wait for summer!
xo
Erin

P.S. Click here to see what we did when my family visited last June
P.P.S. Photos above were taken at the Watch Hill Harbor.

One Month Over At Violets & Laurel!

We've had a great first month over at our Violets & Laurel.  It's been a fun experience developing a blog with Amanda.  Here's a re-cap of what we've posted so far:

Welcome to Violets & Laurel

We gave our big introduction, explained what our clever name means and what the blog would be about.

Etsy Everything // Mother's Day Cards

We are doing an Etsy Everything series with great things found on Etsy, a website with shops of handmade items.  In May, Amanda found some great Mother's Day cards.  The one pictured here is LittleLow.

DIY // Crocus Flower Crown

We showed a tutorial on how to make fresh flower crowns.

Weekend Casuals

Fashion posts are back!  Amanda shares her spring weekend casuals.

Travel // Wethersfield, CT

Check out what I did on Memorial Weekend.

Go check us out at Violets & Laurel if you haven't already!  

We would love to hear from you over there!

xo 

Erin

What I've Been Doing...

We've been out and about now that the weather is finally nice around these parts.

We took a trip up to Cold Spring, NY last week and discovered this beach along the Hudson River.  It was beautiful!  We were also able to explore the historic town (we've been there before but didn't have time to explore) and it did not disappoint.  

 Glacier has been on several swims already this year.  

We discovered his favorite ball floats.  His little heart is happy.

There is a new trail that opened up by us.  It is only about a mile or two long but it is packed with New England beauty. It has a marshy area with lots of fun birds.  Glacier went in for a dip but came out half brown.  The trail also walks past several farms, one with horses!

And of course, there has been some time on the beach over this Memorial weekend.

You can see more of where I went on Memorial weekend over at Violets & Laurel tomorrow.

Hope you had a good holiday!

xo 

Erin

Violets & Laurel

I have some exciting news.  I started ANOTHER blog with Amanda from Amanda Louise.  Amanda and I have collaborated on a lot of projects on this blog, my favorite being our:

Summer Dinner Party

&

Autumn Dinner Party.

Over at Violets & Laurel (our new blog) we will be posting events, diys, and fashion posts.  Go over and check out how we came up with our super clever name.

I'm still going to keep this blog as my personal blog and nothing will really be changing here, except that I'll be posting more again!

 

xo

Erin



I'm Back: Happy Spring!

I've taken an expected break from blogging since November.  Our lives were hit with a very sad event and a very happy event that took up a lot of my time and energy.  I'm back now and very much looking forward of what is to come for this blog and a special collaboration with AmandLouise! (More on this will surely be announced soon!).

This winter has probably been the worst one yet for me (and that says a lot because I'm from Wisconsin!) and thank God it is now Spring!  Spring really is a new beginning.

Happy Spring!

xo

Erin