I celebrated my 50th birthday with my sister this past weekend at the delightful
High Pocket Bed and Breakfast in Colrain Mass.
My sis Mickey (right) and I just back from our trail ride.
That's Thunder beside me, Mickey's mount who was just the sweetest, most perfect gentleman for my sis. I rode a petite horse named "Little Red", who had that high energy, sports car kind of feel...a stark contrast to my own horse, Little Bit, who is more of a (slightly rusty) vintage Jeep.
High Pocket Bed and Breakfast is known as a country getaway plus horseback riding...kind of a "horsey B&B". As I mentioned in my last post, I am a bit horse crazy (my sis is not, but is super supportive and always game for adventure) Six months ago when I began to ponder how I would want to mark this significant birthday, horses, country, and sis all came to mind.
On Friday I picked up Mickey (a Brooklyn resident) from the train station and together we meandered north to the tiny town of Colrain, Ma. When one is with a best friend on a brilliantly sunny spring day in New England, every bit of the journey is delightful...even when accidentally taking the loooooong way around to your destination (which we did)! The house at
High Pocket was beautiful! An old farm house all done up inside with charm and warmth. A stout wood stove in the great room, quilts everywhere and that scrumptious periwinkle blue as an accent in the "Chester Room" we chose.
Below is a view of the 160 year old farm house at
High Pocket Bed and Breakfast (that we got all to ourselves this weekend)
Friday night, as the perfect spring sun began to descend, Mickey and I headed over to the little town of Shelburn Falls Ma. for dinner. Following our hosts Sarah and Mark's suggestion, we checked out Shelburn's Bridge of Flowers, an old trolly bridge that has been lushly planted with flowers, trees, vines, and other magical flora.
Tulips on Shelburn's Bridge of Flowers
More of the Bridge of Flowers
A look down the charming Bridge of Flowers
We ate a sumptuous dinner at
Cafe Martins (left) in Shelburn Falls Ma. Then had a lazy and quiet evening snuggled under puffy quilts by the woodstove at
High Pocket, eating chocolate and dozing shamelessly!
Saturday morning dawned gray but not too chilly. We gathered and brushed our Tennessee Walking horses (which for me was as much fun as riding) we then headed out with our host Mark on a two hour jaunt through deep woods and open pasture on
High Pocket's 540 acres. I was so proud of sis who even broke into a soft lope on Thunder, and survived with a smile! I was able to put Little Red into a gaited trot occasionally and that was a blast.
Saturday night was dinner at the quirky, charming,
Green Emporium restaurant in Colrain, Ma. The emporium had a definite "Alice's Restaurant" feel and the food was scrumptious. After dinner were a few more hours of lazing by the woodstove, under handmade quilts, eating yet more chocolate, and gabbing into the night.
I would say the weekend birthday celebration was perfect and will stay as a sweet memory for the next fifty years! Thanks Mickey.
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