New Hampshire

[lapsedmodernist]

Monson Village

BRING BUG SPRAY AND WEAR LONG PANTS TO AVOID POISON IVY. TRICKY DIRECTIONS. OFF 101 IN MILFORD TAKE 122. FOLLOW THIS ROAD OUT OF MILFORD TO HOLLIS. ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE RAOD TAKE A RIGHT ON HAYDEN RD. A MILE LATER TAKE A RIGHT ON FEDERAL HILL RD (NOT MARKED). THIS WILL BE A DIRT ROAD THAT TURNS INTO A BLACKTOP AGAIN. LOOK FOR AN UNASSUMING TURN-OFF WITH AN IRON GATE. THE ENTRANCE GIVES NO CLUE TO WHAT LIES BEYOND.


American gothic

we didn't have pitchforks, so we had to be satisfied with Hailing Satan.

I thought this was the Great Wall of China, but I was corrected.

At the violet hour

And I saw my reflection...


Oh look, bench!

metaphoto

this is what theophile does when I don't walk fast enough

Comments

[twistedcat.livejournal.com]

christ, i actually kinda know where that is! (i went to high school in wilton and hung out with day students and townies)

the schaeffers (or some beer family, it's been years) live in that area...

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

I don't know about the schaeffers, but there was some large farm where you could come pick...pumpkins? I think like 200 feet down the road. Are you from NH? I thought you were from CT?

[twistedcat.livejournal.com]

in this order: NYC, NJ, Germany, NJ, VT, Switzerland, VT, Switzerland, NH, VT, CA, CO, CA, TX, CA

no CT. i've visited, but nope...

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

hey, wb! how did I not notice you were back?

[congogirl.livejournal.com]

I used to go to places in Maine with my family that looked like that -- I miss it a lot... Are you going to be around late August/early Sept? Looks like I will finally make it home around then.

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

I may be elsewhere late August but I will definitely be around early September. Wheeee!

[congogirl.livejournal.com]

Good, I will let you know when I have solid plans!

[alice-ayers.livejournal.com]

That looks like such a great day trip. Did you go inside that house?

(I'm glad you got those stripey socks!)

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

no, we didn't go inside, we pressed onward to find ruins of the houses, but didn't do the full circuit as we were being eaten alive by the mosquitos.

I am glad I got them too. They are exactly like these legwarmers I used to wear all the time a few years ago before you knew me, except the legwarmers were red and black, not pink.

Are you e-mail capable today? So I need to do a bunch of errands that need to be open during working hours in NYC, which means I have to be there on Monday. I know you are working, but when and how late? I wanted to see if I could crash tomorrow night and/or Sunday night? If not it's totally cool, just let me know and if it's a no-go I will ask someone else.

[alice-ayers.livejournal.com]

It's not just that they'll pink and black it's that they're just the right kind of stripey...

I am working on Monday from 8:30 am til 5:30pm (like today). You are more than welcome to crash on the sofa the only issue being I am not going to get home til LATE on both nights (Saturday I'll roll in around 4 or 5am) and Sunday-read Monday morning- I'll roll in around 2am). So you literally might not see me if you stayed with me. You are welcome though and there is an extra set of keys if need be...

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

how late are you working tomorrow? can we phone-talk during yr lunch or after work to discuss logistics?

xoxo

[lapsedmodernist.livejournal.com]

erm, I meant how late are you working TODAY

[alice-ayers.livejournal.com]

I'm working til 5:30 today. I'll try to call you at lunchtime though I have no idea when that will be, maybe 2pm.

[alice-ayers.livejournal.com]

And, no, not email capable during working hours here.