Blithewold is a historic 33-acre summer estate overlooking Narragansett Bay in Bristol, RI. The mission of the nonprofit organization that maintains the property is to “preserve New England’s finest garden estate through excellence in horticulture and historic preservation, and by our example to teach and inspire others.” I’ve been to Blithewold before, once for the […]
Until our next trip, this will be my last post about the Vermont Cheese Trail. It’s been so nice to remember these beautiful and delicious days. As I’ve said before, I was excited to show Jeff Shelburne Farms. Visiting this historic property was a highlight of my year last year and on this trip I […]
Smith’s Castle is not a castle at all, but a historic home on a historic piece of land that was once the site of Roger William’s (the badass founder of RI) trading post. The “castle” was given it’s nickname because the original structure, which was burned down in a 1676 conflict with the local Narragansett tribe, was […]