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Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House

Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House – Gloucester, MA

New England / Megan

We joined Historic New England last year (our gateway being Hamilton House).     We’ve worked our way through several Maine and New Hampshire properties, and decided to take advantage of a friend’s cookout in the Boston area to add a few Massachusetts properties to the list.     The first was Beauport, which ended up being […]

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Hamilton House

Hamilton House – South Berwick, ME

Maine / Megan

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Sea holly

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens – Boothbay, ME

Maine / Megan

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Rhododendrons

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens – Boothbay, ME

Maine / Megan

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English bluebells

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew – London, England

Travel / Megan

The timing of our trip was purely based on the BF needing to put in for his longer blocks of PTO at the beginning of the year, and this week looking as good as any other that was available when he was called.    But, at a certain point (maybe March?) I realized I was

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apple blossoms

Bushy Park – Richmond, England

Travel / Megan

One really cool thing about having friends where you visit is that you get a little more homey experience.    So the Sunday of our trip, we visited K’s aunt and uncle, and had a Sunday roast lamb.    With trifle for dessert! We also got to take a turn through the Woodland Gardens at

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The Getty Villa

The Getty Villa – Pacific Palisades, CA

Travel / Megan

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San Diego Botanic Garden

San Diego Botanic Garden – Encinitas, CA

Travel / Megan

First point – this garden is in San Diego County, not San Diego itself.     Little bit up the coast actually.   In case you were planning a quick jaunt across town from your hotel room… Second, this is where our membership at the Coastal Maine Botanical Garden really pays off.    We get

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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens – Boothbay, ME

Maine / Megan

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Hamilton House

Hamilton House – South Berwick, Maine

Maine / Megan

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