Rainy days in Windsor

Moody shot of the Windsor-Cornish covered bridge across the
Connecticut River here in Windsor.
Is it raining where you are? Sun would be nice but the rain is so moody.

Little Factoid: This is the longest wooden covered bridge in the United States and the longest two-span covered bridge in the world.

Getting Away from it all


I came across an article in our local paper that mentioned a website I thought a lot of you may be interested in: BnBFinder.com

One of the trends in vacation planning is to customize your activities to what you are looking for in your life. If you are looking for action and adventure, you try parasailing in Mexico. If you are looking to restart your life, you try a B&B or Inn that features a personal trainer. If you are looking to make family memories, you try a cabin in Missouri or a full blown Disney Vacation. I know I have a daughter who would be seriously interested in Treehouse Paradise in Cave Junction, Oregon. She could climb trees all day and even swing in a tree boat at the top (although her mom might not like that very much).

Of course we hope that if you are looking to antique shop, explore early American history, experience the color of a New England autumn, or just really feel like you are away from it all that you’ll choose to come visit us at Snapdragon Inn.

In the meantime, while you wait for us to make our grand opening, check out this site and learn about all the great places there are to visit around the U.S. In fact, there are several Inns and B&Bs listed just for Vermont alone, including our neighbor The Juniper Hill Inn.

Check it out and begin planning that special getaway custom made for you!

An encouraging father

The letters between Max and his daughters in Father to Daughter are too lovely and tender not to share. They give such insight into the lives of the family who called 26 Main home (at least on holidays) with the most charming hand drawn illustrations. Max would keep up correspondence with his girls while he remained in NYC to work and they spent time in their home in Windsor during summers and holidays. I think this quote in the introduction by the eldest daughter, Bertha Perkins Frotheringham, speaks volumes.

“Max Perkins was interested in all of his children and guided and encouraged us with out ever seeming to do so. It was not until I read Editor to Author for the first time, after his death, that I realized that he brought out the very best in his writers in exactly the same way the he encouraged us to do the very best we were capable of. John Hall Wheelock, in his introduction to Editor to Author, says, “the recognizing, the encouraging, the guiding of talent-this, in his opinion, was the sacred task worth any amount of effort, of risk, of time expended.” He put the same time and effort into encouraging and guiding his daughters, each one according to her particular interests and talents.”


Jane, Zippy, Bert, and Peggy about 1922

Nancy, age 12 in a dress designed and made by Peggy, 1938.

This illustration accompanied a letter written in 1916 while Max was guarding the Mexican border (a blog post here). It says, “This or This? Well I think it will be this” pointing to the girls. Does it get any sweeter? Nope.

We will occasionally share more of these tender communications between father and daughter that we have all come to appreciate as we learn more of Max and his family.

(all images scanned from the Father to Daughter)

Seasons of Lake Runnemede

today

and it starts all over again.

Something that is so brilliant about this area are the seasons. We have such distinct seasons and each has it’s own perfections. I would say that we don’t have merely 4 seasons because what we are experiencing now isn’t quite winter (although it kinda feels that way) but isn’t quite spring either. This same bump season happens in between autumn and winter again and there is beauty in these transformation seasons as well but sometimes you have to look harder.

What do ya say ?

Cinnamon Rolls and Helping Hands


Chaz is heading back to warmer climates after truly lending a hand to the Snapdragon Team once again. The library is completely prepped for paint and a ton of homemade cinnamon rolls were consumed.
A little shout out to Big Red, who has stalwartly gone without his faithful companion for three weeks. She’s on her way, big guy….hold tight.
We are really grateful for her loving guidance, kind advice, amazing mothering/grandmothering, and dedication in seeing the Snapdragon project through to the end.

Safe travels, Mom. Thanks for everything!