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Back from the Berkshires
Aug. 11th, 2009 09:32 pmOther Kenjari and I returned from the Berkshires today, with an impromptu detour to take a quick dip in Walden Pond. Which was awesome, as the weather was perfect and the water was refreshingly cool.
Our last activity in the Berkshires was a visit to The Mount, Edith Wharton's mansion there. It's still in the process of being restored, so not every room is in good shape or fully furnished. Nonetheless, it's a gorgeous place, and what has been restored is utterly charming. The minimally restored guest suite on the third floor had a really interesting display about Edith Wharton's humanitarian activites during WWI. She had the wealth and status to just stand back from the war, but instead, she turned her resources and reputation to the aid of the victims and refugees. It's such a nice feeling when one can admire an artist as a person and not just for the works she created.
Now we move on to the second part of our vacation: seeing and doing things in and around Boston.
Our last activity in the Berkshires was a visit to The Mount, Edith Wharton's mansion there. It's still in the process of being restored, so not every room is in good shape or fully furnished. Nonetheless, it's a gorgeous place, and what has been restored is utterly charming. The minimally restored guest suite on the third floor had a really interesting display about Edith Wharton's humanitarian activites during WWI. She had the wealth and status to just stand back from the war, but instead, she turned her resources and reputation to the aid of the victims and refugees. It's such a nice feeling when one can admire an artist as a person and not just for the works she created.
Now we move on to the second part of our vacation: seeing and doing things in and around Boston.
