We visited Concord, MA on a cold but sunny day this week.
Snowbanks and icicles were among the wintry delights of Concord.
The excuse for our visit was the Quilts from the Concord Museum exhibit at the Concord Museum. The exhibit consisted of two rooms with quilts hanging on the walls. The quilts all tied into Concord history in one way or another.
For me, the two most memorable things were:
- The first crazy quilt I've ever seen that looked beautiful instead of like a mishmash.
- How modern some of the fabrics looked, even though they were part of quilts that were over 100 years old.
We had a great lunch afterward at the Colonial Inn.
A gazebo!!!
I definitely want to return to Concord in the summer. There are lots of historic houses, including Louisa May Alcott's, Nathaniel Hawthorne's, Ralph Waldo Emerson's....plus the Minute Man National Historic Park.
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What a beautiful town! It had such a big role in the early history of our country, and so many places to visit now. LOVE the gazebo picture!
HIstory and quilts-can't beat that combo unless it was 75F outside!
OMG, it looks just the same. I grew up not too far from Concord, close enough to ride the horses over to 117
and cross onto the Concord side of the woods from Lincoln. Spent many summer days at Walden Pond, before condos.
There use to be a fab seafood place, The Blue Willow, long gone but maybe the excellent toy store is still in Concord Center. ....
It always looked so perfect in snow. ;)
I am going to have to go - I would love to see Louisa May Alcott's home...she was one of my favorite authors as a child...
See you found the gazabo!!!
What a fun outing! Such a beautiful town.
It gorgeous. I'm fascinated that when you get snow, you get to keep it. We get snow and it melts right back off, yet it's insufferably cold. I'm not sure how that works.
That's a great outing, it's on my to do list of places to visit. I love the light photos very interesting to capture it, gives me the sense of quiet, calm silence.
I'd love to hear what it was about the crazy quilt that you liked. I think that for the most part I agree with you about crazy quilts in general although I have to admit I've never seen one in person.
Diane
Beautiful photos. I was married in that church many moons ago!
Don't forget Concord Bridge. I too grew up nearby and went out to Lexington and Concord many times.
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