Summer Vacation 2026

Summer vacation 2026 looked a little bit different this year - much more low key, melancholy and reflective. Considering all that was going on in our lives, it was nice to be in Rye and away from it all. 

Lee and I got in a long walk every morning, exploring new areas each day.

Emily joined us for three days and was able to get in some long (for her) runs. Pretty certain she would be a marathoner if she lived at the beach full time.

There were jellyfish everywhere on the beaches this year. And they were huge.

Brown's did not disappoint.

After all these years, I finally learned that the key to getting Lee to go out for breakfast is to walk there!

Weekend in New Hampshire

We spent the second weekend of the month in New Hampshire. Emily arrived home from school just in time to travel with us to Joe & Karen's to celebrate family Christmas. We then headed to stay with Grammy, sharing food and gifts on Sunday morning. We went to visit my parents and Grampy in Boscawen and then fit in some visits with other relatives as well, before heading to Brown's (in a snow storm, of course) so that Elizabeth could get in her yearly fix. All in all, an exhausting but lovely weekend.

Brown's during a snow storm is a completely different experience than Brown's in the summer.

Brown's 2025

 For the 51st consecutive year.....

Browns 2024

Although we didn't have our annual beach vacation this summer, we still made our annual pilgrimage to Brown's for Lobster.

Browns 2022

The group for our annual family trip to Brown's was a bit smaller this year as Peter had COVID and Karen had a concussion, but those of us that were able to make it made a strong showing, putting away plenty of lobster, steamers and clam chowder.  We finished it all off with a trip to the Beach Plum (formerly Pope's) for ice cream (and a parking ticket).

Browns 2021

We took our annual family trip to Brown's in July.  It was hard being there without my dad, but he and my mom would have been so happy to see us all together (just missing Mike & Sandra), keeping the tradition alive.

Elizabeth stuck this photo of her and my dad at Brown's on her rearview mirror before we left on vacation.

Family photo

Ice cream stop at the Beach Plum, which used to be Pope's (our go-to spot when we were kids) to complete the trip down memory lane.