tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post795086855598003920..comments2023-12-28T17:18:03.050-05:00Comments on In the Direction of Our Dreams: Sometimes You Can Go Home Again – sort ofSherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-34889015537056829352013-09-25T20:18:13.287-04:002013-09-25T20:18:13.287-04:00Thanks Karen.
Yes, I do think they would take y...Thanks Karen. <br /><br />Yes, I do think they would take you inside if you stayed long enough for someone to come home. How could they resist? I really enjoyed visiting Newport again and marveling at how some people lived back in the Gilded Age. <br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739352885582343624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-24091320539381786812013-09-25T09:28:00.767-04:002013-09-25T09:28:00.767-04:00That was a beautiful old house that you lived in a...That was a beautiful old house that you lived in and I'm glad it was restored so beautifully. Someone even polished that brass! How nice that you could come back to see it again. What a view. Newport looks like a great place to see. <br /><br />David looks pretty snazzy his his hat!Karen and Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284661066870109259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-53116577259736691852013-09-24T22:23:02.112-04:002013-09-24T22:23:02.112-04:00Wow, what a mansion you lived in, even if it didn&...Wow, what a mansion you lived in, even if it didn't look the same back then. I too would have preferred the ferry view to the expensive bridge. Kind of an expensive 90 min tour, but I suppose well worth it.Gaelynhttp://geogypsytraveler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-10553074357711450752013-09-24T22:08:26.102-04:002013-09-24T22:08:26.102-04:00How great is this, Sherry. See? you can go home ag...How great is this, Sherry. See? you can go home again and find it wonderful... wish I hadn't missed Rhode Island ... had my wheels turned to go ... missed a turn and headed the other direction and didn't turn around to correct. dangCarolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663919207326700505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-73496028435254751082013-09-24T16:15:53.396-04:002013-09-24T16:15:53.396-04:00Isn't it fun to go back "home" once ...Isn't it fun to go back "home" once in awhile and see what changes have been made. I used to have milk delivery like that when I lived in Connecticut. I am surprised that someone still does it!owensontheroadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076915620668491771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-19512642098219909782013-09-24T15:35:22.644-04:002013-09-24T15:35:22.644-04:00Wow, your old place looks great! I'm glad, too...Wow, your old place looks great! I'm glad, too, that you didn't have the view of the bridge when you lived there.<br /><br />When I was a kid, the milkman was my mom, straight from the Jersey cow in the barn. She really loved that cow and we loved the milk and butter that she gave us.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00308357669144600161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-9015913395170176022013-09-24T13:48:28.333-04:002013-09-24T13:48:28.333-04:00Your former home is such a Grand looking place. I ...Your former home is such a Grand looking place. I just wish someone who lived there would have come along and given you a tour. <br />Betty Graffishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18046446675394381066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-33363358576617318382013-09-24T11:44:40.496-04:002013-09-24T11:44:40.496-04:00What a wonderful, fabulous day. . .I loved it all....What a wonderful, fabulous day. . .I loved it all. . .<br />Janice Williford Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322596945199192769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-76724467457918167832013-09-24T11:34:41.732-04:002013-09-24T11:34:41.732-04:00Thank you for taking me to another place I have ne...Thank you for taking me to another place I have never been. With my passion for sailing and all things seafood related, I would love this town. <br /><br />How wonderful to find your old home in better shape than ever. I find it quite emotional to go back to places I once lived in what now seems like a different lifetime. I try to conjure up the sentiments of the young woman I was back then and find it amazing to think about the changes that brought me to my present life with grown children and a new husband! I love that you celebrated this trip back in time with a lobster indulgence, Big EZ Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042182363320148353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-44728659351171030052013-09-24T08:57:32.579-04:002013-09-24T08:57:32.579-04:00We stayed in a fabulous cottage in downtown Flagst...We stayed in a fabulous cottage in downtown Flagstaff, AZ a few years ago that had an original opening just to the left of the front door where milk, eggs & butter could be left. Being such a curious sort (like you), I "googled" and found that there was still a home delivery service in Flagstaff. I just "googled" again before writing this comment and it seems that they are still operating. Pretty cool! You & David are literally retracing our steps from our Summer Trip a few years ago and I am loving every word you write. We rented a cottage on Point Judith for a week and covered the area extensively. Our most tiring day was probably the day we went to Newport as we did much of what you two did AND walked several miles on The Cliff Walk.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09408463925646609263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-59971661251348565062013-09-24T08:04:03.235-04:002013-09-24T08:04:03.235-04:00So neat to see where you lived in Newport. How lov...So neat to see where you lived in Newport. How lovely! Glad they spruced it up again sometime in the last 30 plus years (or maybe it's forty) :) I always find it fun to reminisce. Great pictures at the lobster shack! The best burger ever, Pops? Not sure I believe it. But maybe...;) Nice day-although the prices do seem steep. Carrienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-29114776346756552472013-09-24T06:19:21.834-04:002013-09-24T06:19:21.834-04:00Wonderful tour!! So glad you got to return and fi...Wonderful tour!! So glad you got to return and find things for the better;o)) It looked like a spectacular day to be visiting Newport!!!Bill and Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15623061930930874565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-68174403964785296602013-09-23T23:14:49.369-04:002013-09-23T23:14:49.369-04:00I had no idea you used to live in RI. The Chalet ...I had no idea you used to live in RI. The Chalet is beautiful. Too bad someone didn't come home to give you an inside tour. That would've been cool, huh?<br /><br />Boy, that milk box brings back memories. We both had a milkman when we were growing up. Those days are long gone in our hometown.<br /><br />Looking forward to the rest of your tour.Mike and Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05533734325496528187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-83633182429208423302013-09-23T22:09:13.871-04:002013-09-23T22:09:13.871-04:00Would love to be able to get milk that fresh!Would love to be able to get milk that fresh!judilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640947046484366376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-74231931405723948112013-09-23T21:50:34.225-04:002013-09-23T21:50:34.225-04:00We spent a weekend in Newport years ago, staying a...We spent a weekend in Newport years ago, staying at one of the historical captains homes turned b&b. nice walking town and I was so blown away by the mansions we toured. Thanks for reminding me of such a nice weekend!Al and Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02991509802471213755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-14317239057672268332013-09-23T21:48:58.110-04:002013-09-23T21:48:58.110-04:00I was in need of a burger also last Fall when we d...I was in need of a burger also last Fall when we did the East Coast. I can only do sea creatures for so long. Very nice pic's of a beautiful historic seaside town, thanks.ZippyPinHeadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744888611143753611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309293625176086078.post-1243120776326743062013-09-23T21:42:54.882-04:002013-09-23T21:42:54.882-04:00So happy you got to go home, and home is such a be...So happy you got to go home, and home is such a beautiful place!Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371157074687319596noreply@blogger.com