Places to visit: Salem in October

Living in Salem means a month packed full of Hallowe'en every October. Some people hate it (the traffic is crazy, no parking, tons of tourists), but if you embrace it, it's a lot of fun. Salem is very quiet the rest of the year so it's an interesting change of pace.

Places to visit: Portsmouth

Oh, hello! No, I am not dead, I am just buried under piles and piles of yarn in preparation for the holidays.

I wanted to share some photos from one of my favorite places in New England - the town of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. I took these several weeks ago, back when I still had time to put down my knitting needles.