Marblehead, Massachusetts (Part 2)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpovTZEp6J_Kc7Muhm3uswxtA4SHEc_Y9GMuUl2bUEJVvQ1izluSeaUC9KY2w41KI4LomttH4Dot96n6kvojvBEc645Ttu24RdGJ3RonCUQ8q6Kzv6b7rPELPifIaF55riXMvRdzKduQ/s1600/IMG_3528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpovTZEp6J_Kc7Muhm3uswxtA4SHEc_Y9GMuUl2bUEJVvQ1izluSeaUC9KY2w41KI4LomttH4Dot96n6kvojvBEc645Ttu24RdGJ3RonCUQ8q6Kzv6b7rPELPifIaF55riXMvRdzKduQ/s400/IMG_3528.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you missed my first post on Marblehead, Massachusetts, you can jump to it <a href="http://anurbancottage.blogspot.com/2010/08/marblehead-massachusetts-part-1.html">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my walk up to the Old Burial Hill, this house caught my attention, not for the salmon-colored door, but for the meandering path to door.  Not only is it much more visually interesting, the path provides a direct view past the house to the harbor beyond.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's take a little walk down the driveway to get a peek.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ4veDcbeHTmTprmHV077HbFwmQBZ5avHIVzl4nO2lbxZGAz8hi8bR6z1Z3ZovEX5jUAYEzwSwc_zj8fpDvncNmcqYJV1eK0LVuOwTTUmXO_pHeJhOTN7Q2xmQci8wWqvcuQexKmnoKI/s1600/IMG_3529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBZ4veDcbeHTmTprmHV077HbFwmQBZ5avHIVzl4nO2lbxZGAz8hi8bR6z1Z3ZovEX5jUAYEzwSwc_zj8fpDvncNmcqYJV1eK0LVuOwTTUmXO_pHeJhOTN7Q2xmQci8wWqvcuQexKmnoKI/s400/IMG_3529.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Marblehead Neck<br />(Click photo to enlarge)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnpovTZEp6J_Kc7Muhm3uswxtA4SHEc_Y9GMuUl2bUEJVvQ1izluSeaUC9KY2w41KI4LomttH4Dot96n6kvojvBEc645Ttu24RdGJ3RonCUQ8q6Kzv6b7rPELPifIaF55riXMvRdzKduQ/s1600/IMG_3528.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here it is.  Can you imagine coming home to work every day and enjoying a nice glass of wine watching yachts and sailboats drift by?  Pure heaven in my opinion.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ-87UIqVfGHZS068s1KDPelpwa8h5GQZ9_FCmXPhFeBJdiDB9P7Qt9-1A8dwVv7P-zrTwwEEebWB2t_DIZ8VpvQE0cUYjdZ3TK8KFkWBa41vOOaHm6q5jcj-ngvmpXlRWAK6ArD4YP0/s1600/IMG_3532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZ-87UIqVfGHZS068s1KDPelpwa8h5GQZ9_FCmXPhFeBJdiDB9P7Qt9-1A8dwVv7P-zrTwwEEebWB2t_DIZ8VpvQE0cUYjdZ3TK8KFkWBa41vOOaHm6q5jcj-ngvmpXlRWAK6ArD4YP0/s1600/IMG_3532.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cku76KQusAb4YVnvhmaQ7MI8nlEt0jWWhK3XUnUOhedVerqUBhDGc-W5gaCz0zTR5bZ2y0T8hpTNnf16CY-LK6rzKk5on1ZZYoC4UgmqqgBDwpfV8rBm1co8xmqQAr2FGEJiYgCHPlk/s1600/IMG_3534_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Cku76KQusAb4YVnvhmaQ7MI8nlEt0jWWhK3XUnUOhedVerqUBhDGc-W5gaCz0zTR5bZ2y0T8hpTNnf16CY-LK6rzKk5on1ZZYoC4UgmqqgBDwpfV8rBm1co8xmqQAr2FGEJiYgCHPlk/s400/IMG_3534_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you've never had a chance to walk around an old New England cemetery, you're missing an interesting experience.  The imagery and narratives on the headstones are really quite intriguing.   This particular burial ground is notable for its huge granite ledges...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVD7rXnQjzGONBCNmIr-JQIH-vajLycuMBgY9ow9xzgADlWl0OUC6uXwSTSO_5msF6mnFXeu6XENe3V6FqWqSYQeM1ZzyVYX3QZyUiBGAnTkHAN8HP0GO8SJcV5KDW3UwhkPjR5tDAi2I/s1600/IMG_3535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVD7rXnQjzGONBCNmIr-JQIH-vajLycuMBgY9ow9xzgADlWl0OUC6uXwSTSO_5msF6mnFXeu6XENe3V6FqWqSYQeM1ZzyVYX3QZyUiBGAnTkHAN8HP0GO8SJcV5KDW3UwhkPjR5tDAi2I/s400/IMG_3535.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...as well as the wonderful views of the harbor these spirits get to enjoy.  There are many heros of the American Revolution buried here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWchaCOZzT664of3OKak5SOlq9TC7gniASEkWFk1-kFnMPQ1rp3tiHQT8973lu8dx61L-VmHPPF7wDZkRN5EELe7FimSuDzXqJiukFGjJOFCxigxaTrfLwX0agwcAlyVPc3p6iEC9ssOQ/s1600/IMG_3531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWchaCOZzT664of3OKak5SOlq9TC7gniASEkWFk1-kFnMPQ1rp3tiHQT8973lu8dx61L-VmHPPF7wDZkRN5EELe7FimSuDzXqJiukFGjJOFCxigxaTrfLwX0agwcAlyVPc3p6iEC9ssOQ/s400/IMG_3531.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my walk back down the hill, this is one of two entrances on the front of the house...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh097y5k-tQOBJvYAc6nPA9AmNyti9eUHFFyhlQI47Ou-zsqQnzeiRnPEQULsIxLow7b3yw3ajaqtMeo_zrUzB2vjgc21m55Jt__AFrWUFFeiYSXBWSkXgxGxAbIRT-mJwL2foG3LvYL_Q/s1600/IMG_3539.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh097y5k-tQOBJvYAc6nPA9AmNyti9eUHFFyhlQI47Ou-zsqQnzeiRnPEQULsIxLow7b3yw3ajaqtMeo_zrUzB2vjgc21m55Jt__AFrWUFFeiYSXBWSkXgxGxAbIRT-mJwL2foG3LvYL_Q/s640/IMG_3539.jpg" width="424" /></a><br /><br />...and this is the other more ornate entrance.  It's not my favorite color scheme but the woodwork around the door is gorgeous.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifimclYdLPYDUFjhh3T-xotNmGF5x8M2prO2_ce0IGaCkAUcW8lmIUD1BvmPNv3FMCxxu7hrfU1WPzF4a2Jc_1qmsKf7NI4O-RMH-_MiSkDoRxhmSIXfExGghEA1Q8x-6myrc0Dwp548s/s1600/IMG_3508-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifimclYdLPYDUFjhh3T-xotNmGF5x8M2prO2_ce0IGaCkAUcW8lmIUD1BvmPNv3FMCxxu7hrfU1WPzF4a2Jc_1qmsKf7NI4O-RMH-_MiSkDoRxhmSIXfExGghEA1Q8x-6myrc0Dwp548s/s400/IMG_3508-1.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've collected a lot of images of homes with monochromatic color schemes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmMHQZ8w0AYutZcsel66Sw6DjhIDTc3fjkDBcmFLNfH-vhA5r_Wul67v7jkamie2b706cwjU2aCP4TbQM1vh8jHui1yoOk1J8UHNWzQdzvLwKMuwz1AUkNdIYI_CSLkBnpZAOX45ilDI/s1600/IMG_3542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmMHQZ8w0AYutZcsel66Sw6DjhIDTc3fjkDBcmFLNfH-vhA5r_Wul67v7jkamie2b706cwjU2aCP4TbQM1vh8jHui1yoOk1J8UHNWzQdzvLwKMuwz1AUkNdIYI_CSLkBnpZAOX45ilDI/s400/IMG_3542.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think such a color scheme instantly creates a historical look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSb9PLdMjENhLNQYjGa7rW_IGT6bIaFuw72BlifRccZtW0ts0FL6-plKWPpLkEPwnzN2j-Zf6GB5BbUOGNnmCy7lz-pg_VuXyLex7oK8rTbGFBxgBN4JWDe7MuzwNWWBiRVVpsuK8VWYI/s1600/IMG_3542_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSb9PLdMjENhLNQYjGa7rW_IGT6bIaFuw72BlifRccZtW0ts0FL6-plKWPpLkEPwnzN2j-Zf6GB5BbUOGNnmCy7lz-pg_VuXyLex7oK8rTbGFBxgBN4JWDe7MuzwNWWBiRVVpsuK8VWYI/s400/IMG_3542_2.jpg" width="285" /></a><br /><br />This is one my favorite all-green houses.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdiqbVZ539vqktmKWN_A8PaTMVDm1VmwaSAZYENxWekvzOkZ5_Gi-QB9_03RVJfjIOqRgPFBL80n8u1hnRWATwj5H0Bw2JbioifFLGBm7v7iCnL6vdXLQv8Lurrv8GQe7HM-92DzfUi8/s1600/IMG_3543_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdiqbVZ539vqktmKWN_A8PaTMVDm1VmwaSAZYENxWekvzOkZ5_Gi-QB9_03RVJfjIOqRgPFBL80n8u1hnRWATwj5H0Bw2JbioifFLGBm7v7iCnL6vdXLQv8Lurrv8GQe7HM-92DzfUi8/s400/IMG_3543_2.jpg" width="357" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This almost medieval-looking door...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOgbgiQtcwpIvduNuZfZSIRxKZDOhhTIuIhg0o_mCw-7Kdpv9wF2uvAuUmpaHiJC2oEPpJjKC4zhvU5c4aJf4ph3GArWw5aQHVMsqHDPFrzaK4ktjTytusZqAll_BCRvbbNbpt_mxRf8/s1600/IMG_3544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOgbgiQtcwpIvduNuZfZSIRxKZDOhhTIuIhg0o_mCw-7Kdpv9wF2uvAuUmpaHiJC2oEPpJjKC4zhvU5c4aJf4ph3GArWw5aQHVMsqHDPFrzaK4ktjTytusZqAll_BCRvbbNbpt_mxRf8/s400/IMG_3544.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...is on the Ambrose Gale house built in 1663.  347 years old.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVkUlGYgmJhfOQNgGVXgrizISbZnec-SkNynj21z6QONa5szYylXlvIpXtnhkx6QIhx2NCAQFQMPGOl-uNLDMJpX4US6XAtjbVU5Bi7hH0BK1kzp31tcdGUKr5cWdhpLbxjGh-ZIthAA/s1600/IMG_3546_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVkUlGYgmJhfOQNgGVXgrizISbZnec-SkNynj21z6QONa5szYylXlvIpXtnhkx6QIhx2NCAQFQMPGOl-uNLDMJpX4US6XAtjbVU5Bi7hH0BK1kzp31tcdGUKr5cWdhpLbxjGh-ZIthAA/s400/IMG_3546_2.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br />Just a little farther down Franklin Street, one of the "oldest wayes in towne," the houses almost meet in the street like good old neighbors.  I love the castle-like pattern of shadows created by the dormers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRt9XATO3I7D4xBlkZaM3XN5t91CP961VSwpuNEXa029wGj1CkkpFbbyZtdUJRwFEB6a3HDG7czVHoEWK2lixWSzQ2N0erZBhcPrPGV_HKWibw6ofkvQWpFCUxlt9vohS0TdJIKzZKGc/s1600/IMG_3549.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRt9XATO3I7D4xBlkZaM3XN5t91CP961VSwpuNEXa029wGj1CkkpFbbyZtdUJRwFEB6a3HDG7czVHoEWK2lixWSzQ2N0erZBhcPrPGV_HKWibw6ofkvQWpFCUxlt9vohS0TdJIKzZKGc/s400/IMG_3549.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wander back and forth between the water and the center of town not knowing what to focus on.  Lights, hardware, shutters, paint colors...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-sjOUKMmzknFX-okc3za0NogX_VwwdtwdQxpSYyVkdEA81N_Jvx39w64VWHyrGggDyisJ79tJ4GCsbVDZoweYT_zT2YLoq__j5i2uBrIgcb8rY0a87fktp_NYNqvvaEJtDBpPj1ALYk/s1600/IMG_3552_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-sjOUKMmzknFX-okc3za0NogX_VwwdtwdQxpSYyVkdEA81N_Jvx39w64VWHyrGggDyisJ79tJ4GCsbVDZoweYT_zT2YLoq__j5i2uBrIgcb8rY0a87fktp_NYNqvvaEJtDBpPj1ALYk/s640/IMG_3552_2.jpg" width="409" /></a><br /><br />or pretty gardens, windows boxes and pots.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UKF4qcjZfMnY94wBGdJCc3hKEU3epntzYiuZvt0CMTb9BuYd7zonzDHUHd5zApvSRPCCn9GIrq1y-c9wjXmUY1VmDTNbh_X0ToFk6GN1B3nktulnrZioXMU1qrgVe894nbSlXxy2BsE/s1600/IMG_3556_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UKF4qcjZfMnY94wBGdJCc3hKEU3epntzYiuZvt0CMTb9BuYd7zonzDHUHd5zApvSRPCCn9GIrq1y-c9wjXmUY1VmDTNbh_X0ToFk6GN1B3nktulnrZioXMU1qrgVe894nbSlXxy2BsE/s400/IMG_3556_2.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br />Doesn't this street seem unreal?  Like something from the movie Pleasantville.   I didn't even realize at the time I took the photo that there wasn't a single car in the shot.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10IgcQqfMlPl5ZfP3rufvrI-v8q5GdWWFOyPq8xp0QE5txjlci6HEY9V_kKLC1hIxRANQErh-lMx6ZoHx40ukL9WQTa59aTVAZSgpJF-R09H-RXm6nAWFfdww4RPSEZ7WOGOCAtD6cGk/s1600/IMG_3511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi10IgcQqfMlPl5ZfP3rufvrI-v8q5GdWWFOyPq8xp0QE5txjlci6HEY9V_kKLC1hIxRANQErh-lMx6ZoHx40ukL9WQTa59aTVAZSgpJF-R09H-RXm6nAWFfdww4RPSEZ7WOGOCAtD6cGk/s400/IMG_3511.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This house was built 1683.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BRhyphenhyphenLRSs_SL0CexSU17BtekvqkMb2T40X-L67jE88zQRQt4B-LAPq9s6ZrBIveu9MgU3jwmkP7nUWgz_L-_ZXxmazaWV6izueVpI5iUUaS2onwBHMKx83BV8nxPUpCfXyO6-h6s45i4/s1600/IMG_3565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BRhyphenhyphenLRSs_SL0CexSU17BtekvqkMb2T40X-L67jE88zQRQt4B-LAPq9s6ZrBIveu9MgU3jwmkP7nUWgz_L-_ZXxmazaWV6izueVpI5iUUaS2onwBHMKx83BV8nxPUpCfXyO6-h6s45i4/s400/IMG_3565.jpg" width="300" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some of the shops downtown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uZ5Vn-kA8Xtxb_2kyJxXA0jaNQBJyNKorm1a8HP2vnjqdThbGGXuLlPvytKK9h9kx9emHNNxcNvyaNTRNEZhtAAz5voPWyK1vs5kDH1a27f34FZcV0ZdmWJxzYKl6iB00bTbeoia6Lw/s1600/IMG_3563_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uZ5Vn-kA8Xtxb_2kyJxXA0jaNQBJyNKorm1a8HP2vnjqdThbGGXuLlPvytKK9h9kx9emHNNxcNvyaNTRNEZhtAAz5voPWyK1vs5kDH1a27f34FZcV0ZdmWJxzYKl6iB00bTbeoia6Lw/s400/IMG_3563_2.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flower store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uZ5Vn-kA8Xtxb_2kyJxXA0jaNQBJyNKorm1a8HP2vnjqdThbGGXuLlPvytKK9h9kx9emHNNxcNvyaNTRNEZhtAAz5voPWyK1vs5kDH1a27f34FZcV0ZdmWJxzYKl6iB00bTbeoia6Lw/s1600/IMG_3563_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtkqbAp_WPHUH_CWzMUnP9TNJtWUUn4A5_H1PmchcbwiSS-MBp26-UlBsQ7MFIXUwxQ1reZ7L-5aA7Oz7wnqNoeklwlIok_hjgxPNd4fw-Fu0laVVKyjfO5wEjYmp6VoFKaBjFHj_EI4/s1600/IMG_3557_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtkqbAp_WPHUH_CWzMUnP9TNJtWUUn4A5_H1PmchcbwiSS-MBp26-UlBsQ7MFIXUwxQ1reZ7L-5aA7Oz7wnqNoeklwlIok_hjgxPNd4fw-Fu0laVVKyjfO5wEjYmp6VoFKaBjFHj_EI4/s400/IMG_3557_2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love these doors made of planks with the wide wrought iron hinges.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITYBSSt-C3GUvGULvgw1uESlHn4RRTiRLpy2t_poV9AqMn05gXnF7A24OwJj1pFmHc7MFo6IZStflHgaQFMlh2wtP1V-aXvf_jXKx4W9fQjptBTKrwenL8L634sgYsH_jguaIhAP4eek/s1600/IMG_3566.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhITYBSSt-C3GUvGULvgw1uESlHn4RRTiRLpy2t_poV9AqMn05gXnF7A24OwJj1pFmHc7MFo6IZStflHgaQFMlh2wtP1V-aXvf_jXKx4W9fQjptBTKrwenL8L634sgYsH_jguaIhAP4eek/s400/IMG_3566.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On my way back to my car, I admire this handsome house in Washington Square.  Everything is impeccable and restrained.  I love the curved fence and, surprisingly, the lack of a front garden. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFfst5xuHzZ6MTTlqq7Ok9HhM92R0xbDM4VqQgF1AuTbDzETPdHJhfMAdIKpVchKIojsDjwLMkKfr6qkiciKpdIAmCtZTglFvMrix9JRW8ES0ZJwFhzBtnXgzhEuqTJcA_ASJ_KLzG_0/s1600/IMG_3567.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuFfst5xuHzZ6MTTlqq7Ok9HhM92R0xbDM4VqQgF1AuTbDzETPdHJhfMAdIKpVchKIojsDjwLMkKfr6qkiciKpdIAmCtZTglFvMrix9JRW8ES0ZJwFhzBtnXgzhEuqTJcA_ASJ_KLzG_0/s400/IMG_3567.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Notice the louvered door.  It's unusual but seems appropriate.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've had a wonderful day and look forward to coming back sometime to explore more of Marblehead.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where should I go next?  Maybe Salem in search of witches?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Marblehead, Massachusetts (Part 2)

If you missed my first post on Marblehead, Massachusetts, you can jump to it here . On my walk up to the Old Burial Hill, this house caught ...

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Marblehead, Massachusetts (Part 1)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35rXTtLWSBASbKBDVqROiRtSB60SmrS6ZkXJMGXI2sZ8ioxL-pf_K01P1owUDoqCPoAc30vIhrpaAO-NK8eZq6XRNcGgkGq0h7_wMqeRk6oYlUSpmA-QDGnIaRjuQ_pyAffsZe3wlL5g/s1600/IMG_3537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi35rXTtLWSBASbKBDVqROiRtSB60SmrS6ZkXJMGXI2sZ8ioxL-pf_K01P1owUDoqCPoAc30vIhrpaAO-NK8eZq6XRNcGgkGq0h7_wMqeRk6oYlUSpmA-QDGnIaRjuQ_pyAffsZe3wlL5g/s400/IMG_3537.jpg" width="400" /></a></span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Marblehead</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, Massachusetts was founded in 1629 as a fishing operation.  </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"In 1660, in an official report to the English king, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Marblehead</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> was acclaimed as '</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the greatest </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Towne</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> for fishing in New England."  </span></em></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A vigorous shore-based industry of rope-makers, sail-makers, ship’s block-makers, carpenters, and others supported the fishing and shipping fleets from the mid-1600s through the mid-1800s</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">." (Excerpts from </span><a href="http://www.visitmarblehead.com/pages/history.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">VisitMarblehead</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">) </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Marblehead</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> has over 200 homes in "Old Town" dating before the Revolutionary War.</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><br /></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCWN75p58ejermdUC9ttWp71QkqRbab4h1spM3RRT3B-3hoODfmlH0qqO6s0W_qfuEuG5d7nOYjYNwqRN-Q0imuTElKeCeluIKWZAFw7AQiMIgjo2fazCyjk9rWEit3sLa9ztl7pTjPo/s1600/Picture+4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCWN75p58ejermdUC9ttWp71QkqRbab4h1spM3RRT3B-3hoODfmlH0qqO6s0W_qfuEuG5d7nOYjYNwqRN-Q0imuTElKeCeluIKWZAFw7AQiMIgjo2fazCyjk9rWEit3sLa9ztl7pTjPo/s400/Picture+4.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">According to </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Google Maps</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Marblehead</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is 19 miles from the Urban Cottage so I'm embarrassed to admit that I've never visited before.  For lovers of old houses and the ocean, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Marblehead</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is like </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">DisneyWorld</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.  I thought that it would be fun to pair these photos with my original preview photos.  But impeccably maintained antique homes, quaint shops, beautiful gardens combined with glimpses of the rocky coast and sea, make </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Marblehead</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> more charming that pictures can show.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0XfVhXe1Z6lPEjxiEWdHssKWsbMmElTNWpRQCxtyavHvXTLIv0DZdvf9JBtZBESCCo_4w15hhvs8jzoEx3N8JRWQXBTdD-FbAY2HvT75W2FZscol1RU7IeW1aYxDTFecslNqn_mNVQQ/s1600/IMG_3496-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL0XfVhXe1Z6lPEjxiEWdHssKWsbMmElTNWpRQCxtyavHvXTLIv0DZdvf9JBtZBESCCo_4w15hhvs8jzoEx3N8JRWQXBTdD-FbAY2HvT75W2FZscol1RU7IeW1aYxDTFecslNqn_mNVQQ/s400/IMG_3496-1.jpg" width="327" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This preview photo belongs to...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OQy2p4Fjsdm3uf5ZWR23joDbcOCjV8whPxhVgmIF_dGPaKZVvPWzKFlHvRW10NkeYZpTIS7fp-IzaJckdCqyUcSKsRZxAv8cVPb7mtwLNT5wt4N22UeFoyYRJwYxRNTKPtim4NV8gOE/s1600/IMG_3496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OQy2p4Fjsdm3uf5ZWR23joDbcOCjV8whPxhVgmIF_dGPaKZVvPWzKFlHvRW10NkeYZpTIS7fp-IzaJckdCqyUcSKsRZxAv8cVPb7mtwLNT5wt4N22UeFoyYRJwYxRNTKPtim4NV8gOE/s400/IMG_3496.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The William Sandin house built in 1714.  It appears that you're looking at the house through some kind of fisheye lens, and I'm sure the house is somewhat warped after nearly 300 years, but upon closer inspection, the left one-third of the house turns at a slight angle.  Warping and all, I love this house.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted to point out the chimney.  In Cambridge, some of the pre-Revolutionary homes have chimneys painted white with a black band.  It's referred to as a "Torrey chimney" and legend has it that it was a secret message used to indicate the homeowner was loyal to the British crown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AhzhIlhM84m9ohjJJcHvCx13tJi7NT34fUIkOQk-egcbkqy6hW9FJbQWKq1fCePardVW_Ztoi1NDMBlM0QQp9i4aNFmxsNGSoWSGDY_aFfWtcoCNo63R5Gsrtxb4XSpXpagxWZRUFKw/s1600/IMG_3498-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7AhzhIlhM84m9ohjJJcHvCx13tJi7NT34fUIkOQk-egcbkqy6hW9FJbQWKq1fCePardVW_Ztoi1NDMBlM0QQp9i4aNFmxsNGSoWSGDY_aFfWtcoCNo63R5Gsrtxb4XSpXpagxWZRUFKw/s320/IMG_3498-1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo goes with...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxj3qQlLmp0ZofxcDVjEs1BNKhncqG8Nuph6RNPrGI_Mi8LQxfuoQL-egkRjHFesc-UJRD1dohNqrl_IkOEO_17GGiuActiB-Qgj46SOpY08GtXI__JmAJyXJGtAnzWceC4IG94qGa5Y/s1600/IMG_3498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHxj3qQlLmp0ZofxcDVjEs1BNKhncqG8Nuph6RNPrGI_Mi8LQxfuoQL-egkRjHFesc-UJRD1dohNqrl_IkOEO_17GGiuActiB-Qgj46SOpY08GtXI__JmAJyXJGtAnzWceC4IG94qGa5Y/s320/IMG_3498.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...this beautiful house on Lookout Court.  This house has been beautifully restored and is presently for sale.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQVXwuNr-Ap9NagM-sx8lstj7naV21QH9yCZuSk2z-HoPt1z4Es9zlJLmM-1YGHliLJrP1mDBrMYE94j5xqY2eXaUogoLojjd6ft7KdNQxZVeMkrB6iOL2YK6Ktf9uJJi7yPLTAmhY3A/s1600/Picture+4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQVXwuNr-Ap9NagM-sx8lstj7naV21QH9yCZuSk2z-HoPt1z4Es9zlJLmM-1YGHliLJrP1mDBrMYE94j5xqY2eXaUogoLojjd6ft7KdNQxZVeMkrB6iOL2YK6Ktf9uJJi7yPLTAmhY3A/s400/Picture+4.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at this view from the back deck!  The listing can be found <a href="http://www.landvest.com/property/4768265">here</a> and it's definitely worth a look.  They've modernized the house while maintaining the colonial feel.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyJrGJAlofqXwvPs5FGLMVOczflrKHBJsq4Euzhe7r4c9KtW4lq3vmxExfgxsKe1Jv_MGYPQOE5TID93eQzeDB8F_Ca8BgAA9QDeNpZ8dJn5_7141lMiMNZ9J7sS6Hc_NRqM-hjat3e4/s400/Picture+5.png" width="400" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lookout Court, as you've seen, is a wonderful vantage point from which to see Marblehead harbor.  One of the homes is called "Lookout House" from which the local customs officer watched for cargo-laden ships to enter the harbor.  A system of flags on a pulley alerted the town that a ship was arrived and would soon need to be unloaded.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the end of Lookout Court is a narrow public right-of-way that meanders along private backyards and between properties down to the water.  I wouldn't have known about the secret path but I learned of it from Marblehead Magazine's Walking Tour.  Without this inside information, I would have felt I was trespassing.   Down at the waters edge, it's only a short walk to Crocker Park which provides...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbDt_ajzZ3sOrsphkXh-XZ3GrSs6s0w1pR9ITdOkQMwE1_G96lFe90lUiGQcdhN4pJl8jd_ro4bTGdVW0ZLQDYlhurliazbSEfr2aH5s0bw8FMj9G0BWvXh2l0WnpjJ1cgzU5SVTVsTU/s1600/Picture+3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggbDt_ajzZ3sOrsphkXh-XZ3GrSs6s0w1pR9ITdOkQMwE1_G96lFe90lUiGQcdhN4pJl8jd_ro4bTGdVW0ZLQDYlhurliazbSEfr2aH5s0bw8FMj9G0BWvXh2l0WnpjJ1cgzU5SVTVsTU/s400/Picture+3.png" width="375" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...these stunning views of the harbor.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiWiuLkAgLCcPQx9nggnloNn4oy_wy0Qf0LnZFaJ807hp-cH4qF2QtlaUS7Cm7BE84se9o1wDgbUBxXpKCTmM0hTr5D4XX7udrNZSXKtg6b48TVfifOeT5S3jAdiU-45525e8xofXJwM/s1600/IMG_3503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEiWiuLkAgLCcPQx9nggnloNn4oy_wy0Qf0LnZFaJ807hp-cH4qF2QtlaUS7Cm7BE84se9o1wDgbUBxXpKCTmM0hTr5D4XX7udrNZSXKtg6b48TVfifOeT5S3jAdiU-45525e8xofXJwM/s400/IMG_3503.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I walk along the water for a while and back into town...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KDrF09MTAj80W2ekr9t1zkpROJvJyQ99Up2ps8F23boI5ipVLdHrg92r1w2mRZGxGMA5KIzTHEVM_F6gmlc7uzInsRm1DDwa0hiE5yXxz7IsI85-PkfKpohtIfypqHN0jPjUWjBZyuQ/s1600/IMG_3504-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KDrF09MTAj80W2ekr9t1zkpROJvJyQ99Up2ps8F23boI5ipVLdHrg92r1w2mRZGxGMA5KIzTHEVM_F6gmlc7uzInsRm1DDwa0hiE5yXxz7IsI85-PkfKpohtIfypqHN0jPjUWjBZyuQ/s400/IMG_3504-1.jpg" width="386" /></a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...where the indigo-colored Lafayette house sits on a steep hill at the corner of five streets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDALJNz8QIRggmNVz7EdHqsoIUUqCsHkKoeX8MVXww8MBfaYtp85nPdm-CPa75KysnyOtflmg8UHFoba0PGZ_XE7o9Yoz-cBBTwTGCTutrJmqqTbeqhl7nFiBws_C0EW7JeUNoHnOEJqQ/s1600/IMG_3504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDALJNz8QIRggmNVz7EdHqsoIUUqCsHkKoeX8MVXww8MBfaYtp85nPdm-CPa75KysnyOtflmg8UHFoba0PGZ_XE7o9Yoz-cBBTwTGCTutrJmqqTbeqhl7nFiBws_C0EW7JeUNoHnOEJqQ/s400/IMG_3504.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are various legends about the missing corner of the house including a visit from the Marquis de Lafayette whose carriage was too wide to get around the sharp ess curve and drunken carriage drivers delivering rum down to the waterfront taking out the corner of the house.  But another source explains that it was formerly the corner entrance to an olde shoppe.  Personally, I like the drunken carriage drivers story.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalQvtsTZuoBANrDIx5aVFuJN9URCYqzNfGtZf3zaaPNaYz5l1Y1L91pYwa2H6h51dFa42sZ924posPhIXBZu2_C4sT2RkhOp6KaEJX92e0w5CCo6yjjm2TlZTuwCUE3uf_xRZlijb1Uk/s1600/IMG_3506-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalQvtsTZuoBANrDIx5aVFuJN9URCYqzNfGtZf3zaaPNaYz5l1Y1L91pYwa2H6h51dFa42sZ924posPhIXBZu2_C4sT2RkhOp6KaEJX92e0w5CCo6yjjm2TlZTuwCUE3uf_xRZlijb1Uk/s320/IMG_3506-1.jpg" width="245" /></a><br /><br />Right nearby...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalQvtsTZuoBANrDIx5aVFuJN9URCYqzNfGtZf3zaaPNaYz5l1Y1L91pYwa2H6h51dFa42sZ924posPhIXBZu2_C4sT2RkhOp6KaEJX92e0w5CCo6yjjm2TlZTuwCUE3uf_xRZlijb1Uk/s1600/IMG_3506-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBdtyZ9coaO9MvEtFo_V7YbtuxUqtvCK2Tez6B06JzWJfUbnhpJmq9i4a4foriv5n4by6_vd5dwNr4-QkPOIKs0q8KYb8albGzOGme3O8sIvWs-2KARGMTHsN9NHc019bQglrzgCUj6M/s1600/IMG_3506.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBdtyZ9coaO9MvEtFo_V7YbtuxUqtvCK2Tez6B06JzWJfUbnhpJmq9i4a4foriv5n4by6_vd5dwNr4-QkPOIKs0q8KYb8albGzOGme3O8sIvWs-2KARGMTHsN9NHc019bQglrzgCUj6M/s400/IMG_3506.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...is this pottery studio.  I love this little building.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ob7UUTd1qc2U-X7X2X7QDbX2F-ZN86P1NPs2p1jFQ8OQ8FvdhYRF7GVKwQeeI30ucEXwS9Vy1_X3RErncBjPetjBsotNpL-MFb90skIOT66_g_FsA1r_r1Me1VWLGcrxOyD9Me6bPGU/s1600/IMG_3519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Ob7UUTd1qc2U-X7X2X7QDbX2F-ZN86P1NPs2p1jFQ8OQ8FvdhYRF7GVKwQeeI30ucEXwS9Vy1_X3RErncBjPetjBsotNpL-MFb90skIOT66_g_FsA1r_r1Me1VWLGcrxOyD9Me6bPGU/s320/IMG_3519.jpg" /></a><br /><br />I also love the color combination...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgH6WtkfGnlJXx-hyucKf734YOOzyQNYeIh03FdaHeYMY5J-VEuIvvNQUGVQk_ezgQ_aHT6TLSeiUEIavnTIeP2vobI1tDaG9kAAGT1yNZEjTjXG1vCr5zqXyGTay_xykqv6Sa5qQdUk/s1600/IMG_3518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgH6WtkfGnlJXx-hyucKf734YOOzyQNYeIh03FdaHeYMY5J-VEuIvvNQUGVQk_ezgQ_aHT6TLSeiUEIavnTIeP2vobI1tDaG9kAAGT1yNZEjTjXG1vCr5zqXyGTay_xykqv6Sa5qQdUk/s400/IMG_3518.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...on this old house...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8c-EhoPjA-55xSJp0f4C9DHu1gI2hg9wOb-fPHX6N-lzmSCFBiyrWbRwOuqX6csngZdSyz2YwZLT9KrwMpr5jCdmHthKa4S2efky06jVV31Ys43K6FSDpoh6SL3SbtLDm5SL629ingc4/s1600/IMG_3520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8c-EhoPjA-55xSJp0f4C9DHu1gI2hg9wOb-fPHX6N-lzmSCFBiyrWbRwOuqX6csngZdSyz2YwZLT9KrwMpr5jCdmHthKa4S2efky06jVV31Ys43K6FSDpoh6SL3SbtLDm5SL629ingc4/s640/IMG_3520.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...with the neat wrought iron railing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteJjQV_ijYlwBSizNuIC0eB2xtTXU8zX6dJzP9mBNMtWUHB_mlEyzB1-b8bda0tk7mUWrGVEF_i-_KDTYFQSltohInVia8FQWaFTTT8M6_DV32fFY4yFoOPUWFpE71nWDswBxKbwsIvM/s1600/IMG_3520-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteJjQV_ijYlwBSizNuIC0eB2xtTXU8zX6dJzP9mBNMtWUHB_mlEyzB1-b8bda0tk7mUWrGVEF_i-_KDTYFQSltohInVia8FQWaFTTT8M6_DV32fFY4yFoOPUWFpE71nWDswBxKbwsIvM/s400/IMG_3520-1.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And immediately next door...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJExLShuc8dvuL4QWp4gQXHyLA6fuoKfJ6hfx827mvl_bui5Pm_J0A3ftYU65cgtRiQam3efpOM0hn2fcARwlOWb1KBCvIngQs3ChFzt_qMpujL_92duPb0UePziiZTXDVZloLTvZJcuE/s1600/IMG_3520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJExLShuc8dvuL4QWp4gQXHyLA6fuoKfJ6hfx827mvl_bui5Pm_J0A3ftYU65cgtRiQam3efpOM0hn2fcARwlOWb1KBCvIngQs3ChFzt_qMpujL_92duPb0UePziiZTXDVZloLTvZJcuE/s640/IMG_3520.jpg" width="426" /></a><br /><br />...is this handsome dark blue house with a door exactly like I was once looking for with bullseye glass in the top two panels.   Notice the gold cod over the door and the sign next to the door.  Almost every house has a gold cod, a gold or black whale or a gold shell at the front door.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IOVk6lrcHxyRMMrOoQLRq8pEVbgBciFAuj9hvocPzZkiTXqTt5rKsNs49L6NSRX6dbcBhxMrdQ69gJxQ1LH1w5mwWp2fE2kNzAfA-fZ2Tzke_e7JwoVvpwv76MssnSQhB-pgZdUze_o/s1600/IMG_3513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IOVk6lrcHxyRMMrOoQLRq8pEVbgBciFAuj9hvocPzZkiTXqTt5rKsNs49L6NSRX6dbcBhxMrdQ69gJxQ1LH1w5mwWp2fE2kNzAfA-fZ2Tzke_e7JwoVvpwv76MssnSQhB-pgZdUze_o/s400/IMG_3513.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These beautiful hand carved sculptures are available from the Arnould Gallery and Framery right in town...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzClCUjyj_seF2agI1L94GiamJjaFXvmXyCen2a8IEyHkLLNCrwlRdm6cE1EktqHYiWqIe7LAo6pm3zUcK61KYN_tM5LVCF64k4yULPycf6iHRQlMc08uzERKFo-sr0sFcY7JS3GDa34/s1600/IMG_3540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzClCUjyj_seF2agI1L94GiamJjaFXvmXyCen2a8IEyHkLLNCrwlRdm6cE1EktqHYiWqIe7LAo6pm3zUcK61KYN_tM5LVCF64k4yULPycf6iHRQlMc08uzERKFo-sr0sFcY7JS3GDa34/s400/IMG_3540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and the little signs give the name of the first owner of the home, their occupation and the date the house was built.  Isn't Tabitha Stevens the daughter from Bewitched?  I'll bet you didn't know she lived in Marblehead:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So, that's the first part of the Marblehead tour.  Next time we'll visit the Old Burial Hill, trespass into someone's backyard for a gorgeous view of the harbor and Marblehead Neck and more great old houses.</div>

Marblehead, Massachusetts (Part 1)

Marblehead , Massachusetts was founded in 1629 as a fishing operation.   "In 1660, in an official report to the English king, Marblehea...

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Carpe Diem II Preview

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDISNa18cvUz9EHj4f29kVbjS9CbXzG6nqyZDoxQ9pT_54QXQvkDIfwo2fHOo1c51zEQ0Wer68tC0lvEjvflY3M1YobAdnr_K9zkArMuDygrDCe4El32w2fY85qRP10rPsqUdecC_Ojwo/s1600/m5.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDISNa18cvUz9EHj4f29kVbjS9CbXzG6nqyZDoxQ9pT_54QXQvkDIfwo2fHOo1c51zEQ0Wer68tC0lvEjvflY3M1YobAdnr_K9zkArMuDygrDCe4El32w2fY85qRP10rPsqUdecC_Ojwo/s400/m5.bmp" width="306" /></a><br /><br /><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">** HOT OFF THE PRESS **</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After four solid days of rain, I can't tell you how nice it was to be outside walking around a seaside village filled with old houses from the early 1700s through the early 1800s.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While I sort through my photos, I hope you'll enjoy some of the beautiful details of this old Massachusetts fishing villiage.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Carpe Diem II Preview

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