Places to Go
Albuquerque Balloon Museum
​Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Ride
​Apple Picking Massachusetts
Authentic Native American Jewelry (Where to Buy)
Blenheim Palace
Cape Cod Hydrangea Festival
Cape Cod Lavender Farm Harwich
​Coit Tower Murals
East Coast Lighthouses
Hogpen Hill Farms (Edward Tufte Sculpture Park)
​Jane Austen House
Lacock Abbey England
​Mardi Gras World Tours (New Orleans)
​Millicent Rogers Museum (New Mexico)
Musée de l’Orangerie (Paris)​
Newport Mansions at Christmas
New York Public Library Treasures
Stickwork (Patrick Dougherty Sculpture Locations)

Recipes to Bake
Apple Spice Cake with Fresh Apples
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Blackberry Lemon Cake
Blueberry Muffins (Fresh or Frozen Blueberries)
​Chocolate Chip Blondies
​Chocolate Marshmallow Pies (Scooter Pie vs. Moon Pie vs. Wagon Wheel)
Chocolate Orange Cookies
Chocolate Tarts (Mini Chocolate Tarts)
Coffee Cupcakes with Instant Coffee
French Macarons (with Hand Mixer)
​Gingerbread Cookies (Soft Gingerbread Cookies)
​Honey Cookies (Soft Honey Cookies)
Lavender Lemon Cookies
Orange Muffins with Glaze
​Raspberry Buttermilk Cake
​Raspberry Oat Bars
Sour Cherry Jam Tart
Strawberry Lemon Shortbread Cookies

Books to Read
​Baking by Flavor by Lisa Yockelson
Disarmed: The Story of the Venus de Milo by Gregory Curtis
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
The French Ingredient: A Memoir by Jane Bertch
Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife by Bart Ehrman
The House on Vesper Sands by Padraic O'Donnell
Jane Austen A Life by Claire Tomalin
A Most Agreeable Murder by Julia Seales
No Time to Spare by Ursula K. Le Guin
​Once Upon a Tome by Oliver Darkshire
Read This for Inspiration by Ashly Perez​
The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
​Seaweed Chronicles by Susan Hand Shetterly
The Sum of Us by Heather McGhee
​The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
Vivian Maier Developed by Ann Marks
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
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