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[badseed1980]

So, in spite of yesterday's depressive mood, some things were pretty ok.

Last night I got bummed about my lack of decent clothing and concurrent brokeness. Both of those things together really suck. I decided to stop at a couple of places on the way to Diesel, to see what I could find. Gap in Central Square didn't have a sale rack up, and the stuff that WAS on sale on the regular racks was still too expensive. And there really wasn't much I wanted to wear anyway. I also stopped at Goodwill in Davis. Found a few cute tops, but all were too tight in the boobs, and I found a skirt which was marked a size 6, but which didn't even come CLOSE to fitting me. Must have been old. The one thing I did find is totally useless for the office, but...it's a very short cherry-red kilt. For $3.99. YEAH, baby! That cheered me up a bit. I'm already hoping to find a place to wear it. :)

pierceheart met up with me at Goodwill, and told me that Diesel was dead, so we went home. He worked in the garden while I made dinner (which wasn't exactly as much of a triumph as Monday night's. Monday we'd had grilled lamb burgers with lemon-garlic-mint aioli, and grilled potatoes. Mmm.)

Tonight I have some errands to run in Boston, and then I will be going home to enjoy the remaining lamb burger. I'm also hoping to get a little work done around the house.

While I'm thinking about it, do any of you folks have suggestions for the best place to go camping for a weekend, within a few hours' drive of Boston?

Comments

[lothiriel-1.livejournal.com]

Gads, I haven't camped locally in years. How about out in the Berkshires? How far do you want to go? Acadia National Park (Maine) is gorgeous, but it's a fair haul to get there. Are you looking for beach or mountains?

'Fraid I can't be more specific...

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Acadia is definitely a possibility we're considering. I don't know what's available out in the Berkshires, but it's certainly worth a look.

[tisana.livejournal.com]

Clothes: The Goodwill in Central is far better than the one in Davis, I've found. Less smelly, too. Also, you should check out Garment District, in between Central and Kendall. You never know what fabulous stuff you'll find there.

Camping: Ogunquit is closer than Acadia, and only about 1.5-2 hours' drive. Also easier to get a campground near there, as it's less likely to be packed. Had a ginormous and impressive used bookstore on the road between the town proper and our campground, and the best breakfast diner ever, with strawberry butter. Yummy.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Ogunquit's another one we've been thinking about

Hey, I might need to check out that diner. It reminds me of the EverReady in...Poughkeepsie? Or one of the adjacent towns? Anyway, they do strawberry butter too, which I love. Yum!

[lothiriel-1.livejournal.com]

OOOOHHH!!! Yes! Ogunquit! Or York, or Wells. There's not much tent camping in Ogunquit.

I spent most of my childhood summers in Ogunquit - my Dad's family has a cottage in Littlefield's Village off rt 1 north.

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it'll have to be tent camping for us.

[tisana.livejournal.com]

I think we were in Wells--next town over, right? It was an actual foresty campground, which is getting tougher to find. People apparently think "campground" means a place to hook up the RV. To me it means a place to pitch a tent...hence, needs trees and a fireplace.

My mom and I used to camp in the area a few times when I was a kid, too...I think it was in Cape Neddick. Which amused me when I finally read Stephen King's "The Stand," as it was about the same time and place the story was began. ;p I'm a dork.

[lothiriel-1.livejournal.com]

Yep, Wells and Moody are just north of Ogunquit.

[kiya]

My husband and I went up to New Hampshire for a weekend -- stayed at a motel, but there were a bunch of campsites along the main highway. It's gorgeous land up there.