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Cooking & Growing Through Time: My Collection of Historic Home Cookbooks & Mollie Saunder’s Upper Shelf Gingerbread
One of my favorite parts of touring historic homes is visiting the kitchen gardens. It was incredibly common in homes built before the turn of the 20th century to be accompanied by a working kitchen garden. Not necessarily the primary… Continue reading
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“The Relationship Between The Pen and The Trowel”: Author Marta McDowell Connects Our Favorite Writers With Their Gardens and Gardening Life
My first introduction to New Jersey author, Marta McDowell, was through Emily Dickinson—specifically when I visited the Emily Dickinson Museum & Homestead in Amherst, Massachusetts and leisurely strolled through the home’s grounds and gardens. As I wrote in my journal… Continue reading
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The Emily Dickinson Museum & Homestead, Amherst, Massachusetts
Established in 2003, the Emily Dickinson Museum sits on approximately three acres of land in the center of Amherst, Massachusetts and consists of two historic homes—The Homestead and The Evergreens. The Homestead was the home of famed 19th century poet… Continue reading
