Here’re photos from the afternoon Caitlin and I spent touring Ventfort Hall, a museum of the Gilded Age and Edith Wharton’s estate in Lenox, which may be an example of a mansion that sits in perfect harmony on a natural plot of breathtaking beauty. The Cider House Rules, starring Tobey McGuire, Charlize Theron, and Michael Caine was shot at Ventfort Hall in the late 90s.
Family
I grew up in the midst of 50 or so first cousins dristributed between the families of my mother (Conlin) and father. Two of my mother's seven sisters became nuns the others married men named: Conlin women married men named Bennett, Crawford, Heintz, McCabe, and Walsh; my father's two sisters married men named Hall and Barry!
- With Caitlin in Stockbridge June 2026
- Caitlin’s June visit
- Family album, 2026 additions
- Snow melt 2026
- Thanksgiving 2025
- Maggie’s Party at Scriba, Aug. 15-17, 2025
- Lake Ontario sunsets, Aug. 15-17, 2025
- Caitlin tours gilded, luxurious Lenox, August 2025.
- Family springs
- Maggie bakes then goes to the beach










