NORMAN ROCKWELL'S STUDIO

Stockbridge, MA - This is Norman Rockwell's studio which was first located behind his house in the center of Stockbridge. This building was originally a carriage barn, conversion was completed in 1957 and in 1962 a wing was added for storage. In 1976 Norman place the studio and contents in trust to the Norman Rockwell Museum, which was originally located in the center of Stockbridge. In 1986 the building was moved to this location on the grounds of the Norman Rockwell Museum.

It was closed to visitors when I was there, I think it is only open during the warmer weather.

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Info: Plaque outside the studio

LINWOOD HOUSE

Stockbridge, MA - Charles Butler, a prestigious New York lawyer built this house in 1859. This residence was among the first elegant summer homes known as "Berkshire Cottages.

Norman Rockwell would ride his bicycle to this house daily and became aquainted with the Musgrave family, the house was passed down to Marguirite Butler Musgrave.

The grounds are where the Norman Rockwell Museum is now located.

FARM COUNTRY SOUP

Southfield, MA - I was traveling through the Berkshires and was getting hungry and came upon this sign post. The bottom sign caught my attention; mmmmm soup. So I followed the signs found where this soup was located.




It is located behind an antique mall that was a former Buggy Whip Factory; oddly enough it is called the Buggy Whip Shops. So I walked up to the store front, a blackboard sign with soups written on it such as Tomato Stilton, Farmhouse Lentil, Apple Butternut Squash, and White Bean Provencal piqued my interest.




I walked in to find a self serve store where they had all these handmade soups in refrigerators. I was kind of disappointed, I did not need a quart of soup; they did have a microwave where I could have heated up some soup but being extreamly cheap I wasn't going to buy a whole quart, so I walked away hungry. I would like to go back there someday and maybe split a quart with my wife. They did sound like they would be very tasty, and they are even hand made.

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