Which, in this case refers to the town in Massachusetts, not the Sir Issac or various fictional characters of the same name. According to my usual sources – the name came from being “the newe town” which concatenated to Newton. Anyway, after getting off the ship yesterday, we took a Lyft to friends of George (law school classmate) and are staying a couple of days.
Just the basics on Newton – it is about 20km west of Boston and is one of the consolidated towns which sort of expanded into each other over time. It is old, with European settlers arriving prior to 1650. If you want to read the WIKI article. But in any case, walking around this area and into Newton Center today, it was obvious that there was & is wealth in the area. Large stately homes more than 100 years old set back on huge lawns. They have green grass and signs advertising various lawn services everywhere.
(we don’t have a lawn, I live in a water restricted area. Lawn service? )
Anyway – many of the houses are wood with brick taking a close second. I rarely saw stone and stucco was even less common. The houses are old enough that most have a tiny garage that has obviously been converted from a carriage house. They probably were horrendously expensive at the time and are likely even more so to maintain. Older houses need maintenance, repairs, replacements, and, if you are lucky, are not significant.enough to land on an historic register.
This is being a quiet day for me. Audiobooks, the occasional computer game and some more stitching. The Birbs are done –
The pattern is a bonus from MFE included in the packet for the 2025 SAL (about which I am undecided. It is not a mystery SAL, so if I do it, it would be as my only large piece for the year. At 27xxx it obviously isn’t small, but definitely smaller than most of the full coverage pieces on my wish list.
