A night in the Nursery
A guest who booked the house's "most haunted" room as a skeptic writes about the log on the nightstand, the hall at 2 am, and the sound she still can't explain.
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Notes from the front hall
Recipes, finds, guest stories and the occasional bit of news from Mercy Lane. We post when we have something to say, which is not as often as we'd like.
Dee's brown-butter johnnycakes
The most-requested recipe in the house, at last. Chef Dee on cornmeal, patience, and why the brown butter is not optional.
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Pickleball courts coming in spring 2024!
Big news from the old kitchen garden: two courts are on the way behind the carriage house. Here's what we're planning, and what Dr. Pell might think about it.
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What we found in the walls
The garret bath renovation turned up a sailor's ditty bag, a postcard to "the lady at the lantern house," and a reminder that old houses never quite finish telling you things.
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