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Ben and I created a last minute luxury New England travel destination and decided to head to Cape Cod to not only get inspiration for our ownCape house (no better place than Cape Cod), but we enjoyed three days at the Chatham Bars Inn, in Chatham, MA, for a little luxury getaway, that still offered us the charm and decor of a traditional New England home. We also stopped at a few other locations such as the home site of my 10th great grandfather, William Nickerson, who was the first person to settle in Chatham, MA.
For those wondering, 6A is a wonderful drive on the Cape.
PS: So far I have not found the same quality bulb as seen in the video. I have seen and used many LED flicker bulbs and this one was different. Please DON'T call the business owner. I will keep doing some research.
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Linda, I rarely comment, but I have to tell you that I caught myself smiling from ear to ear while watching this! Just beautiful! Thank you for sharing!❤
Hello Linda, I just love when you share beautiful New England, towns and villages. These little "field trips" are so enjoyable! Thank you for taking us along. Take care, and be well.
Absolutely beautiful...
Thanks for taking me..
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I am a retired nurse, in the 90s I worked at a rural hospital in Maine. I went on a 12 week contract job and they kept offering me extensions. After 6 months I was ready to go home. I cannot forget the peace and beauty I experienced while I was there. The smell of the ocean and piers will always be in my memory, as well as the beautiful homes. Thank you for this wonderful video.
Thank you for giving my eyes and heart the memory of my late husband and I visiting there.
I yearn to go back, but I fear being alone and reminiscing will not allow me to enjoy as we did.
I too fix pillows and other items everywhere I go.
What a lovely time you had.
How lovely. A drive like this makes me fantasize that nothing bad could happen here. Residents are sustained & content to love each other and are fulfilled as they care for their family, pet(s), home & garden...my mind loves this calm scenario
I love Cape Cod and New England. This New Yorker visits as often as I can.
I know I’m a New Englander! I get so excited when you take us out & about. I love sees no the old homes and the beautiful gardens. This get away was lots of fun even vicariously. I only wish you could post more often. I learn so much from you and you’ve buoyed my spirits greatly throughout this pandemic. Thank you so very much.
Dolly Dog, I feel the very same way. NEFL was one of the channels that helped us endure the pandemic-- in beauty and humor.
How charming, what a beautiful setting to relax the mind & soul. Loved it!❤
I feel rejuvenated!!! Thank you for a mini vacation it certainly renewed my heart!!!!
Hi Linda, I´m from Costa Rica, I have visited New England about eight times, and every time I've gone, I fall more and more in love, I feel something really special ♥
The perfect mini-break. Thank you for sharing with us Linda and Ben.
I just realized while I was watching that I too am a New Englander at heart. Linda, you inspire me and remind me what a legacy our Founding Fathers left us. I'm looking forward to seeing how your home evolves.
Ah..what memories..the feeling and sound of walking on shell pathways
I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed your visit to the Cape. I miss Massachusetts so. We’re now living in North Carolina, while we’re coastal here, the Cape vibe was calling me home just now. I was captivated by your 10th great grandfather’s connection to the settling of Chatham as I learned not long ago through the blessing of a gift of my Mom’s family tree from a cousin I never knew, that my 8th great grandfather Zacharie Cloutier settled Quebec. When I googled him I was shocked to find how many well know people I’m related to through him. Your interest in ancestry is inspiring and I have also become fascinated now. Also, when you opened the book that was sent to you and you mentioned Jaffrey, I smiled as that’s where all my Mom’s family lived and still live. Once again, thank you for a few minutes of: yes, you can go home again.❣️
Linda Pearl. I live in the Province of Quebec. Do you know that there is a sheep milk cheese named after him? Le Zacharie Cloutier produced by La Fromagerie Nouvelle France. I haven't tasted it yet.
@@suziechampagne357 yes that was such a fun fact to discover. It was amazing to read about him, I felt like I was on an episode of Finding Your Roots.❣️
Ok....I could watch videos like this ALL day long. Good thing you don't record them (or not) more often. I find my backside glued to the couch watching these videos of yours when I'm supposed to be doing housework. If I have dust bunnies, I'm blaming you!😂 I too loved the window boxes and flower beds and then at the Inn that amazing furniture, particularly that huge round table at the foot of the staircase and on and on. I'm sure it would be easier (and shorter) to say I didn't see anything I didn't love. I know people have mentioned this to you before, Linda, but you have the most wonderful voice for narrating stories. I find myself having to turn off videos where the narrator's sentences end on a high note - I mean every sentence. Thank you for the wonderful job you do, and for sharing everything with us. Lucky you and Ben.
Judy, I agree with you…when I see that Linda has put out a new video, I forget all about the housework that needs to be done! Her house renovations and travel adventures are so inspiring!
I absolutely love your channel, Linda! I follow several RUclipsrs, but I’m realizing I’ll never enjoy watching anyone quite as much as I enjoy you! Thanks for doing what you do to inspire so many ❤
Thank you! That is such a nice compliment!
The trip was so beautiful! Loved every minute of it. Thanks for taking us with you and your hubby.
You are so kind to share your beautiful journey with us! Thank you, Linda! It is a source of calm in a stressful time! ❤️
I'm glad you enjoyed this episode.
Thank You so much. So beautiful. Please do more of these. I love the ocean & I love history & the north east. I just love the old homes. Totally enjoyed this.
I'm a daily homesick New Englander now in Ohio. Those year round 45 minute rides to spend a day The Cape are the best memories ,,,another Linda.
'If you feel like a New Englander, you probably are' Love this Linda. Nova Scotian here; My grandparents left Nova Scotia just after WWI so about 1919 and lived in New England, my dad was born in Boston area in 1940. My grandmother was a Nickerson! That makes me 1/2 New Englander right ? :)
I'm in love with New England and its history, architecture, antiques and historical gardens. Even as a young adult, Colonial decor has always spoken to my heart!
The history of Nova Scotia, especially the South Shore and Western Shore are strongly connected to New England (Planters and fishers) and my hometown area still has a heavy accent (Shelburne County) related to the movement of fishing families in the 1800s from your area to our ours.
Enough history though! Our Chester, Lunenburg, Mahone Bay and Digby areas all look so much like your videos. I am jealous that you are ahead of us with your gardens by a couple of weeks. I adored this video thank you for sharing and can't wait to travel back to New England soon! Still have lots of family there :)
I'm as Southern as can be, but I visited Massachusetts years ago and have never felt more at peace. Years later I found an ancestor who had been one of the early settlers of Martha's Vineyard. I've never been there, but I hope to see that special place one day.
Thanks for sharing this is a beautiful area of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA. I love both capes [Cape Cod & Cape May]. That English/American colonial look is ageless, then the gardens, stone fences, pavers, the grass on the dunes out to the water is just splendid.
So very true that New England calls to her children. My parents grew up in NH and I have many fond memories of visits back to see my grandparents. Although I live in the Mid-Atlantic, I have a very strong ancestral connection to New England. Loved this trip and your channel. ❤️
Wonderful video and I especially love the music. My dad returned to New England after WW2 with his roots going back to 1640. His family had made their way to the Midwest by the early 1800's, then the Northwest by 1900. And so he readopted New England as his home. It fascinated me how he tried to recreate his boyhood summers in N. Idaho by building a cottage on a lake in Maine. Backwoodsmen from around the country share so much in common, and he instinctively was drawn to Maine. Family reunions were held there as well as Cape Cod.
Linda, thank you for the mini vacation. We just love New England. My husband (Jerry) and I have been there several times. Jerry is the 12th generation of one Christopher Avery who came here in 1600. You are so right, New England is in your blood... Thank you again, just love your trips.....
Dear Linda, I cannot expound more than what others have already stated, I am so thoroughly delighted with this vlog. Thank you for sharing your mini vacation and family tree. Hugs💞
Chatham is one of my favorite places. We probably had one of the best vacations ever. Our house sign was made by the Chatham Sign Shop. Thank you for sharing it made me yearn to go back.
Oh wow, Linda! Thanks for the memories......Nigel and I traveled through Cape Cod in the early nineties, just after Hurricane Bob went through (destroying all the fall colours). We stayed in some great old inns, I recall one was over 300 years old! It was quiet on the Cape, and we really enjoyed driving around and going into interesting buildings and stores. We had rather wet, cool weather in early Fall, and we ate crab and lobster by the bucket! Drool......
I loved being a tag-a-long! Thank you, Linda, for taking the time out of your vacation to film this.
What a beautiful video. So relaxing. I took a screen shot of the planter with the tree and lights-I was just researching that same style of planter this morning to put beside my new pool pavilion to add a touch of class and green. I just finished reading. The Big House by George Howe Colt. A beautifully written story of a Cape Cod house and a century of family history. I highly recommend this book for anyone who loves homes and New England.
Thank you for this book recommendation!
I am so thankful you took us along for the ride ! Just breathtakingly beautiful! I absolutely love seeing all the old homes ! Thank you so much !
You are so welcome!
Oh! Now you're in my home away from home. My family regularly rents vacation homes in Chatham and Harwichport. As a teenager I worked at a summer estate in Cotuit and we owned a gift shop in Dennisport. So watching all the shops and restaurants is like looking at family home movies. I can smell the salt air and beach roses. One of the best places on earth. But don't tell anyone ;)
After watching this, I told my husband I want to have weekends like this!! His reply was, nothing in Illinois like that. Oh well, will settle for a week vacation!!
Hi Linda, I had to write and tell you how much I enjoy your posts I am a Scottish lady living in Melbourne Australia and although we have some old historical buildings which are very beautiful I miss the heritage of my native Scotland and your visits to the beautiful towns really inspires me. You inspire me when you say you had an early morning walk at 5am goodness sometimes I am just going to bed at that time as I am a night owl since my beloved husband passed away 5 years ago we loved visiting old towns with historical buildings and history. I really believe we are kindred spirits as I am amazed at the connection to the way you live your life the keen interest in gardening the style of your home and what appeals to you, my style loosely is English Country style with some antiques anyway I'm rambling I just wanted to thank you for the inspiration you give me and the pleasure watching you looking forward to many more of your posts. Kindest regards Suzannah.
Beautiful video and well documented. So happy for you, It looks to me that you found a keeper who treats you like a queen, and appreciates the beautiful person you are. 🥰 Happy for you.💕
I always liked the cape cod for their sweet little cape houses with the Pickett fences. I lived in a very tiny house growing up that my mom made so homey and cozy. I think of those years often and it makes my heart happy. 💞 It is so true what you say, that you can make any place you live beautiful no matter how small or grand your home is. Love what you do and your grateful heart, for the simple pleasures in life. 🌺
Thank you and yes, my husband truly is my best friend and soul mate. A keeper for sure.
We stayed in Chatham for two weeks, loved everything about it, so it was wonderful to see it again! Always tell everyone here in the uk it’s the best!!
As you stated in the opening ….I’m Canadian (can see New York across the river, from my garden) but I’ve been sooooo drawn to New England since childhood. Finally went for a long weekend a few years ago and ….OMG…..home!!!
Gorgeous getaway, very tranquil... It must be so amazing to realize your ancestor settled that area. Thank you for the inspiration, and for taking us along, Linda. 🌊🛣🌼
I really enjoyed "riding" along with you on the Cape. I have a few cousins who live there and a rich ancestral heritage from this area. I'm a California girl but LOVE all the beautiful homes and countryside of the East coast. Love your channel Linda! You inspire me!🙂
Can't imagine living anywhere but in New England! Thanks for the tour, Linda.
Hi Linda! I'm new to your channel & your episode of the video of all the beautiful homes, gardens, cafe, pretty furniture, & decor!! I'm glad I found your channel 😊🙏 GM Dayton Ohio
Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful area of the country! Before my husband retired from a government job in Maryland, we discussed retiring in New Hampshire vs Arizona. We finally settled on Arizona mainly because of some health issues, but I often regret that choice. The desert is beautiful, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t have to explain to you about the beauty of four distinct seasons. The mixed planters at the places you went were exquisite. I’m wondering if they completely replace the plantings for the Summer, since they were obviously Spring flowers. I’m really looking forward to seeing what you have in store for us next!!
I have never been there but I feel like I would love it there
Thank you for taking us along with you! I live in No. California now, and there is nothing like New England. I look forward to seeing all your New England decor....right down to the dishes!
New Englander here. Love quaintness of my home. Just wish it was a little warmer, ha, ha.
Hingham is a great town to explore full of early New England history, sea captain's homes lining Route 228 leading into town, The Old Ship Church and burial ground (history galore), home of the original Talbots in a downtown house. The First Parish church has an annual Art Festival May 6 thru 15. The harbor has a small beach, the Hingham Lobster Pound nearby has the best fried clams and fish and chips. I lived here as a child and very little has changed in 50 years.
We will keep that location in mind! Thank you
Linda, what a beautiful video. I am from Connecticut, even thought I have lived in Florida since 1988, I still call New England home. I vacationed many years in Chatham both summer and fall. How your video pulled at my heart and brought back so many wonderful memories. Thank you!
Linda.....all I can say about this video is BEAUTIFUL. The homes, the inns and the flowers were gorgeous. I loved the blue shudders on the white homes and the leather chairs with the red checked fabric on the back. The thought of a lobster roll makes my mouth water. We have been to New England a few times. We visited the Norman Rockwell museum and the Sturbridge Inn. New England is a very special place. I hope your arm is much better. I guess Willow had to stay home?
Hi Cathy! Yes Willow stayed home with my daughter who was house and doodle sitting for us.
Fabulous Cape Cod travelogue starting with driving over the Bourne Bridge. Chatham Bars Inn is classic (pricey) New England; and Chatham is a great town to visit but wicked busy during the summer. Grew up spending summers on the Cape. You've inspired me to revisit the Inn as well as Thoreau's / Wequassett Resort. More travelogues, please. Greetings from Connecticut.
I stayed at Chatham Bar Inn in a cottage a number of years ago. It was simply wonderful!
I felt like I'd been on my own little holiday after watching this Linda. Greetings to you from Old England.
Thank you Belinda!
I’m so intrigued with New England, these small communities are beautiful, seem like quiet, wonderful places to visit, so enjoying your channel, thank-you!
The k you for taking me along. Loved the video and the scenery.🌱
Thank you for taking us along, it was very beautiful!
Loved your tour! I’m a Southern gal from Savannah originally who appreciates your fine taste. I’m ready to visit rural New England, as I am so comfortable with the furniture and style. I do have ancestors who settled in Pennsylvania. The classic mahogany, cherry, and walnut woods are my favorites. Thank you for the examples of elegant living.
Thank you so much. I might be an New Englander . The only thing I won't be walking in the snow. I am from Iowa so I know snow. But I like to watch it from inside. Everything is just beautiful there. I love the charm of the homes. It is a touch of class. So I will ride along and watch you redo each room. thanks Joyce
This was wonderful. Thank you Linda. And that sunrise…..Mmmmm 💛 🌝
Nauset Beach is one of my favorite destinations when we visit Chatham.
I really loved your trip down to Chatham, we love the Cape. It was so peaceful and relaxing with the quite music. We now live
in Florida and I really miss the Cape in spring. Enjoy life.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Loved this video. I was born in Miami to New England parents and lived my childhood summers in Hingham, MA. When I was 20 I moved permanently to Mass., met my husband and have lived here for 50 years. I know the Cape well. My mother is descended back to Governor Bradford so perhaps we are related!
So cool! Who knows. So many connections from the start.
Such a generous video! So many beautiful, inspirational images to behold! Everything... esp the charming book you had with you made me smile and swoon! What a charming and special getaway. Thank you Linda!
I'm fascinated by what you said about distant New Englanders finding their way back home. My dad's family settled the town of Rehoboth, Mass in 1640s. I've lived in Southern CA my entire life, I've hardly left California but since I was a child I've felt my place was in New England. There's always been a "pull" for me. It's where I've always said I want to live. When I watch your videos, I see everything I've pictured in my head since childhood of how I thought my life would be. "Someday" I'll make it my home. Thank you for theses videos. I feel so peaceful when I watch.
I love NE Linda, & this video is most probably the nearest I will ever get to seeing the beautiful NE architecture. The video was superb to watch & left me with a sense of feeling at home as I have always felt some sort of connection with this country. I am from the far west of Cornwall England, maybe one my dream might come true & I will be able to visit this beautiful place. Thank you.
Dawn, I hope your dream comes true!!
Ok…I’m packing my bags now! Just kidding. But I would love to travel there some day. Absolutely beautiful.
I like old places, I should have been born in 1800.
I plan to bring a little of New England to my new little cottage in West Virginia. I have been so inspired, thank you so much.
My husband and I are now planning a trip to the Cape. We will research the places you mentioned. Thanks so much for taking us with you!
Definately a place I would love to visit. Perfect trip for me and twin sis! I really enjoy your field trips. It's so nice to live through your lense.
This was such a beautiful little get away for my mind. But,I must say, as a Californinan I am always surprised when you film hotels, shops, streets and restaurants, there are very few people around. I never go anywhere where there are not lots of people. Most restaurants have a wait time and parking spaces are at a premium. I can't imagine this low key environment. Looks so peaceful.
Hi, it is still off season, and when I walk, many times it’s before most businesses are open. I save money that way 🤣
We've been to cape cod many years we have vacationed there. It is a beautiful place .Much better to vacation I feel when it's this time of the year or fall .Not to many ppl around.
Linda, I am new to your videos. I have a feeling our ancestors must have known one another. Like yourself, I believe New England is in our DNA, as is England. I trace my ancestors on both my Mum's side and my Dad's to the early 1600's in Cape Cod, moving up to Middlesex County , founding Sudbury, Andover, and many other towns. The Wentworth's of New Hampshire are in my blood line, and then onto the early Plantations in Maine. My 5th great grandfather founded Hope , Maine. The other side founded Andover, Maine. The stories are fascinating to say the very least. My husband has spent 10 years researching all of this for me and my family. I truly believe if your family was here back then, they all knew one another in the small towns that were created. They may have even come over on the same ships. I have some documentation about the ships, the Anne being one of the Earliest. I took my dear Mum to the Chatham Bars Inn the year before her passing. Lovely Inn!! I absolutely loved your trip!! Duxbury and Cohasset are so beautiful as well!!
I so enjoyed this video.....l live in NC and we have beautiful coastal areas.
But the beautiful homes and grounds there are almost too pretty to be true.....antique homes so pretty they look brand new.
Heavenly.
There is nothing quite like watching the sunrise over the beautiful Atlantic Ocean on the Cape, am I right? I will be visiting my niece in her little cottage in Chatham this summer, and I’m sure we will be visiting some of the lovely shops and restaurants there. By the way, my girlfriends and I visited Portsmouth,New Hampshire yesterday for some shopping and lunch, and the restaurant we went to had the exact wallpaper that you have in your laundry room! I had to chuckle when I saw that! Beautiful video….enjoyed watching your adventure while I had my morning coffee in my New Hampshire country home.🌹
Linda, what a luxury treat you have shared with us of your getaway to the Cape. It was absolutely stunning! Thanks again for sharing!! P.S. why not make your tavern room at home a game room/study/internet room?
Thank you for this! I grew up in Osterville and had several homes on the Cape - I used to love having dinner at CBI and sitting on that fabulous porch for cocktail hour ♥...but I must say, the best food I had was at the Wequassett Inn, 28 Atlantic! And I too had driveways of crushed oyster shells....it smelled like they ocean, looked so serene - wreaked havoc on high heels but I didn't mid having to tip toe. In Florida now and do so miss NE - God's country...Thank you so much for this tour ♥♥
What a wonderful video, Linda!
Thank you❤️
I live in Texas and don’t get to see New England Country🥰
Linda we have been vacationing up on Shore Road in Chatham, Mass. for years and years. I have so enjoyed watching ur trip to one of our favorite places♥️Chatham is such a sweet village.
Linda love ❤️ your videos cause their so calming to see and hear. You always go through beautiful places with wonderful views. Thanks 🙏 funny r taking us along for the rides. Have a blessed day.
Enjoyed this so much. It brought back the many memories of New England vacations I used to take with my family. One year we rented a house for the summer on the shore near Chatham and visited the town quite often. It is definitely a beautiful destination! Thanks for the memories!
My grandmothers line also has William and Caleb Nickerson in it and moved to Nova Scotia before the revolutionary war thank you so much for the pictures. I just checked my family tree and am 11 generation from William Nickerson and also have Smith from the town that went to Nova Scotia
Hello Cousin! LOL
@@newenglandfineliving I forgot how long my Nickerson line was and also have many Smiths no wonder I love your videos
i love it when you take us along on your excursions !
B4 I saw the video and you driving on the bridge I'm like that's Cape Cod!
Linda, Linda! You are making me so homesick! Beautiful video; Cape Cod always has my heart as it has given me some of my favorite childhood memories. Came so close to living in Falmouth and owned a rental there for some time, but for whatever reason it never came to fruition as we ended up selling. I grew up in New England and my roots will always be there. Thank you for sharing!
I live in coastal VA but have ancestral roots in both MA & CT. My spring is much further along so I was able to enjoy your chilly trip among my azaleas and early blooming hydrangeas.
We use both oyster and clam shells for driveways. When they are first delivered, be prepared for weeks of fishy smell and flies! Lol
I was there last Summer and I can't wait to go back. It's so beautiful. You really captured it. 🌞
Oh,Linda thank u for sharing. It is my Sunday night off and am playing catch up.This is great.
Hi Linda, I never comment, but, I have to say thank you for your videos. I LOVE New England and have visited a few times, but not nearly enough to satisfy my need to see it all. I can trace both sets of my grandparents coming from Holland and Norway in the early 1900’s. I still feel a connection to the east and would love to see what they saw when they came over. It’s not “old” in the way you see old but the reasons for immigrating were valid. I live in the Midwest where buildings get torn down for the simple reason of being “outdated” and old and it makes me sad. I love to see the tours you do through the old towns and the inspiration you get for your home. I love your attic digs! I’m the same way. Curios good! Thank you for giving us glimpses of your discoveries!
Thank you for sharing Amy! Hopefully you will be able to visit New England again some time soon.
Awesome video! I feel like I went on vacation for a few minutes. I loved it!
Thankyou for sharing New England with us!
Absolutely beautiful!
Lovely! Thank you.
Thank you Linda. This was a great video. I hope you and Ben enjoyed your mini getaway. Such a beautiful place to visit. Have a good week and thank you for sharing.
Thank you for taking us on your getaway!
I do love New England, and know for sure - as a member of the Mayflower Society - that my ancestors are originally from Massachusetts. I do feel that pull even though I have only visited that part of the country once - your channel really draws me in!
Good morning.I love your videos.I shared with my mom about your videos.She know where your town is.Love the road trip.so peaceful.I miss the season and the people.Praying I can move back to N.H.in a yr or two.So glad to found your videos.Have a wonderful day.Thank you for sharing.
Hi Linda. I so enjoyed viewing all the places you visited. I really liked the headboard in the suite you and your husband stayed inn. Also got ideas from that flickering outdoor light fixtures. All in all your video beautiful and inspiring. Thank you for sharing. ❤
I love your music selections on all your videos..I sure enjoy all your videos..thank you so, so much.
What a dream getaway. Beautiful. Loved it. Thank you.
Thank you for taking us along on your mini vacation to Cape Cod👌👌👌
🌷 ~Love New England, & NE Fine Living!! 🌿Thanks Miss Linda!! ~Beautiful!!🥰