Berkshire rainfall

 “You don’t choose the day you enter the world and you don’t choose the day you leave. It’s what you do in between that makes all the difference.” – Anita Septimus

"Week One" of my summer vacation centered around home repairs, culminating with a lovely evening with my parents, the kids, Josie and Corb sitting around the pool and watching a long-forgotten video from more than twenty years ago.

"Week Two" is focused on travel, and at around noon, Corb and I packed our things and headed off to the Berkshire Mountains. We are staying at the Devonfield Inn, a 30-acre bed and breakfast built in the early 1800s and located in Lee, MA. Tonight we are looking forward to a bit of french cuisine. I don't know why I get excited about silly things like that.

And right now? Relaxing in our room, which is called the Penthouse Suite, but is really more of a spacious converted attic with a lot of character and far too many books. I'm feeling right at home.

We arrive just in time. A thunderstorm rolls in as we climb up the stairs to our room. Quickly, we turn the lights off, open up all the windows, and take in the downpour and thunder.  

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