Friday, May 29, 2015
Preppy Empty Nester

I'm Katie. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I am an empty nester meandering through my middle-aged years while entangled in the never-ending process of renovating an antique home on the South Shore of Massachusetts. I love to write about books, movies, TV, celebrities, decorating, and weekend adventures. My favorite writing material is derived from my family: the Mister, my girls, #1 and #2, and my two untrainable, rambunctious pups, Chowdah and Chili.
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Hello, I'm Katie

I'm Katie. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I am an empty nester meandering through my midlife years one page at a time. We sold our antique home on the South Shore of Massachusetts in October 2020. We relocated to Dallas and have been spending our time searching for our Forever Home. I love to write about books, movies, TV, celebrities, decorating, and weekend adventures. My favorite writing material, however, is derived from my family: the Mister, my girls, #1 and #2, my favorite son-in-law, and my two untrainable, rambunctious pups, Chowdah and Chili. You can contact me at: preppyemptynester@gmail.com

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Love Chatham. Spent a few days there last summer with husband while daughter was in rowing camp in Boston. The Wequassett Resort was fabulous.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip. Will definitely check out that resort.
DeleteI love small New England towns. That picture of the Yorkie is too much. So much cuteness!
ReplyDeleteWe are visiting Boston the end of July for about three days after having seen most of the traditional tourist sites three years ago. We are thinking about the ferry to Provincetown. Is that a good option? Also, any other suggestions? We are headed to Montreal after that, so if you know anything about what to do there, that would be helpful.
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Hi Lisa... I positively love the Concord area. Great shopping and restaurants. We took the ferry to Provincetown and enjoyed it very much. I could sit on a bench and people watch all day long. You could also take the ferry to Nantucket which is definitely worth it. If I can help any further e-mail me and I will do what I can to help. Enjoy your week.
DeleteLovely! Watch out for the taffy, though. The last, and I mean LAST, piece I had cost me $1500 because it pulled off one of my crowns.
ReplyDeleteYou two are just so darn cute!!! I have never really spent any time on the Cape - now Chatham is on my list! Have a lovely weekend! xoxo
ReplyDeletePS...I missed you yesterday!
Oh!!!!!! Chatham is where my galpal and I stayed when we took our annual girl trip to Cape Cod!!! We absolutely loved every single bit of that quaint lil town. We stayed in a windmill cottage....gonna send you a pic. Here's where I wrote about it on my blog...http://www.constantchatter-jmac.blogspot.com/2013_09_01_archive.html but don't know why the pic of windmill isn't there. I even had permission to use it!!! If I lived up there where you do, I'd spend a lot of quality time in those shops. I went nuts in that pottery dishware place that you showed.....ooh la la!!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.constantchatter-jmac.blogspot.com/2013/09/day-1-in-chatham-massachusettes.html
ReplyDeletebetter link!
I have only visited CHatham once, but I loved it. xo Laura
ReplyDeleteI missed Chatham somehow...bur now I want to go!!!!!! What a great place that was to visit, Katie. Those headless dummies always model things better than I do, tool. Sad, isn't it? xo Diana
ReplyDeleteLove that dress too :-)
ReplyDeleteMy mother was not much of a beach vacation person so we never vacationed on the cape, but lucky me...the older siblings loved the cape and I spent many wonderful days with them...by the way, it is evident the Mister works out ..very toned legs.
ReplyDeleteWell we missed you yesterday! But it looks like you had a great day after all! Have a great weekend, Karolyn
ReplyDeleteAlways fun to see what you are the Mister are up to and your funny commentary makes it such a great read! What a charming place....blogger meet up perhaps:)
ReplyDeleteMy family and I LOVE New England! We are from the mid-west but spent many a summer in your " neck of the woods". Our favorite little town is Rockport up in Cape Ann with a close second being Concord. Love reading your blog Katie!
ReplyDeleteHi Patty! Thanks for the tip on Rockport. The Mister knows where it is so we will definitely check it out this summer. I hope you have a great week, Patty, and thanks for taking the time to read my blog.
DeleteWhat a charming town and that cute fence! I would have been like you and loved the shopping and Mr. Doctor would have been deciding how many restaurants we could patronize in one day! Love the dress you took home!
ReplyDeleteFrom your map I found where THY SON will be..WELLFLEET!
ReplyDeleteMore on that later.............
Looks to me you and MISTER had a GOOD outing!
Chatham looks like a place I would thoroughly enjoy! And, the fence, what a novel idea. Beautiful churches and lots of good "retail therapy" and good eats. What's not to like. Cute post!
ReplyDeleteChatham is quintessential Cape Cod! What a great place to spend the day.
ReplyDeleteI'll take a case of the Happy Mama Spritzer, please.
The Spritzer is on its way, dear Paige. Enjoy your week!
DeleteSo interesting to see such familiar place names on the map. Many originate from quite different areas of England and I find it fascinating way those particular ones were chosen
ReplyDeleteI have never been to the NE. It looks very similar to our St. Michael's, MD. Love to visit one day. Joan
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That's as close to perfect as you can get and you can take that from the World's Oldest Preppy...
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