Monthly Archives: August 2013

Family, Photo-A-Day, Travel

Last Day of the Mini Berkshires Vacation


Photo-A-Day #3051

Our last day at the Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort was a leisurely one. Allison and Andrew slept late. Andrew was up half the night and ended up sleeping in our bed thus creating an “H” formation. Luckily it was a king-sized bed. Eva got up at 6:30 and came in and woke me so that I could watch TV with her. I was pretty exhausted so I went out and ended up turning the TV on for her and falling back asleep in the pull-out couch.

When we all woke up and got moving I made a run to the country store to get egg sandwiches, bagels and muffins for our breakfast. The country store there doubles as the post office for the town of Hancock. It has a nice feel to it and the prices for breakfast aren’t too insane, either. Continue reading Last Day of the Mini Berkshires Vacation →

Family, Photo-A-Day, Travel

Exploring the Berkshire Museum

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Photo-A-Day #3050

We decided to make a quick change to plans for our mini vacation. We were going to go to the Norman Rockwell Museum today but after walking the galleries at the Eric Carle Museum yesterday we knew that the kids wanted something more hands on. I was searching for something special to do and discovered the Berkshire Museum.

Berkshire Museum

Another museum you say? Didn’t I just mention that the kids weren’t so into museums?

Well, the thing is, there is an aquarium in the basement of this museum and that was enough for me to know. The rest of it was such a pleasant surprise that I knew we made the right choice for our day. Continue reading Exploring the Berkshire Museum →