One of our new favorite places to visit is Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton. We love it so much we went twice this fall - once on our own and a second time with our homeschool friends. Hard to say which part we like the best - the wonderful sculptures (most of which you are allowed to touch — we are SO spoiled now for any other museum), the beautiful grounds, the peacocks… And I have to say, the docent tours our group had were outstanding.

GfS is so close to the orchard and the farm that on our second trip down we stopped at the orchard for some of their yummy doughnuts and coffee (and apples, of course) and on the way home from GfS we stopped at the farm for our weekly share and play time with some of our farm friends. Assuming (unlike this past year) we actually get some before March, I’m hoping we get the chance to explore the park sometime this winter when its covered under a blanket of snow — and if we do, I’m planning on at least one - or two - visits for hot chocolate at the warming hut in the center of the park.