In Deerfield, MA (conveniently located between Hatfield and Greenfield) we discovered that Halloween is celebrated in much BIGGER style back east:
The kids at the local school seem to dress a little more formally than we are used to. But then, Deerfield Academy, founded in 1797, feels it has some tradition to uphold.
We were delighted to find a student project on display throughout the campus. The student-artist, Peter Krasznekewicz (who was admitted to this highly selective school on the basis of being able to spell his last name) produced about 40 houses which combine bumper sticker pithiness, Christos' outdoor installation creativity and Emily Dickenson's poetry. The quotes struck us as an attitudinal snapshot of our road trip.
Peter, who happens to be from Big Sur, plans to fund college and graduate school by bringing these houses back to California and selling them in the low $400,000s as affordable housing.
Upon leaving Deerfield, we were soon in Brattleboro, VT. Being in Windham County, many things are named Windham. Among the most important is the shop shown below.
Brattleboro has something for everyone. In our case, a license plate combining Barb's monogram and my birth month. (We are quite easy to amuse.)
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