So, outside of my own blogs (which you are already reading, right? I have this one, my distressed homeowner one and one about musical theater for kids), I love exploring the posts of other Western Massachusetts residents.
Today I want to share my favorites with you and I hope you will peruse their posts and enjoy as much as I do.
#1- Exploring Western Massachusetts.
This blog is an everything Western MA site with wonderful posts about events, places and history of this great part of the world.
#2- The Jump, WriterJax
The musings of the eclectic and entertaining Jaclyn Stevenson. You just never know what you will find when you visit this blog, but it is always fun!
#3- Holyoke Home
from their about section: One couple. One dog. One garden. One achingly lovely historic brick row house in Holyoke, Massachusetts. One very cool city. One VERY LONG renovation ‘wish list.’ One project at a time? We’ll see. I love antique homes and can appreciate what they are sharing through their process. Also a very positive view of the city of Holyoke.
#4- Berkshire Country Homes
Even though my town of Westfield is just at the foothills of the Berkshires, every time I visit those lovely mountains I feel that I am a world away. Marlene’s posts take me there when I don’t have time to drive.
#5- Cooper Green Design
While I don’t know this designer personally, I enjoy learning about Green living architecture and find this blog to be a great resource and food for thought.
BONUS
#6- Wooing Your TQ
This one is really #1 for me, but since it is ABOUT me, I thought I should share it as a bonus. Morriss has created this lovely homage to our romance and I find it very sweet and inspirational!
I am always on the lookout for new local blogs to peruse…what do you recommend?
ME?! But you’re so famous and fancy! I am TOTALLY honored! Thank you! If you ever know of a great property for a ‘Holyoke Home of the Week’, don’t hesitate to let me know!
Hahaha I am neither famous NOR fancy, but I am appreciative of what you guys are doing for Holyoke and antique properties!
Hi Leslie, I really like the look of your sight, and I like your “favorites” as well. I really enjoyed reading your boyfriend’s blog about you. He sounds like a keeper!
Thanks for the compliments and you are right about Morriss, he is a total keeper!
Thanks for sharing, glad to see there are green architects and designers in Western, MA.
Nice and simple bullet points on your post. Good follow through on your blogging.
Oh, this is all about Massachusetts and that is GREAT!
Thanks!
Please check out this blog put together by a group of long-time Amherst residents: “Head in the Clouds Amherst.” Described as “an entertaining and informative blog about weather in Amherst and the surrounding area including the Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts,” it is actually so much more than “just” the weather. In addition to regular postings/updates, the site’s special pages include: Weather Cooks (weather-related recipes), Emily’s House (weather-related quotes from New England poets and writers), Night Sky (star gazing information), Fun Times (weather-related humor), Links/Facts, and daily (more or less) updates about dog walking and weather conditions at Cherry Hill and Puffer’s Pond. As you can imagine the site – which only just went live – has been viewed quite a bit these past few days!