SEPTEMBER IS FOR SAILING!! CHECK OUT OUR STAY AND SAIL PACKAGES!

I love going sailing in the fall! The crisp feel in the air, the fair winds, sometimes you even catch a bit of color in the leaves turning as you sail out of Rockport Harbor and past the lighthouses. We have joined with Sailor Dog Charters to offer you sailing packages. Stay overnight at at the Linden Tree Inn, arise to warm scones and a hearty breakfast, then go sailing with Captain Glenn on his 30 foot Nonsuch sloop Wave Dancer! We can pack you snacks or a light lunch or dinner.....sunset is particularly gorgeous, the light is so amazing.....nothing compares to a lovely afternoon on the water and sailing home at sunset. You choose the time of day and how long you would like to be sailing. A private sail with Captain Glenn is a wonderful way to reconnect with your special someone, best friends or special activity to make memories with your family. Wave Dancer can accommodate up to six passengers, and will be taking guests until mid-October, weather permitting of course!!!

Check out these scrapbook pages I made with pictures I took when my dear friend Terri and I took a sunset sail a couple weeks ago......what a fabulous time we had, no phone, no interruptions, just time to chat and enjoy the scenery, have some yummy snacks and revel in the glory of the sunset! Thank you Captain Glenn for a fabulous sail!!

SAILING HOME AT SUNSET!

SPRING AT THE LINDEN TREE

The flowers are budding in the garden, and soon there will be a profusion of peonies and roses.....these are a few pictures I took in the garden the last day of May.

ROCKPORT IN THE SNOW

We have had record amounts of snow this year in Rockport!! It really is peaceful here after a snow fall and I thought you might like to see the beauty of the snow. It is even more wonderful when you don't how to go out in the cold to see it!

The Linden Tree Inn in the snow

Dried grasses by Cape Hedge Beach

Reflections of the Motif #1

The Motif Snowbound

Dories in Rockport Harbor

The linden tree covered in a blanket of snow.

Now if Spring would only make an appearance!! 

TRAILS AND SAILS WEEKEND ON CAPE ANN

This weekend Cape Ann celebrates it's Essex National Heritiage attractions, with the Trails and Sails program, offering free admission and special tours to many of their attractions....make a weekend out of it with a stay at the Linden Tree, and see how many of the activities you can fit in. We still have some great rooms available, call and make your reservation today before we fill up!!

OUR "QUEEN OF THE NIGHT"

We have a night blooming cereus in our sunroom, also known as a "queen of the night" as it only blooms at night for a few hours. This week it blessed up with a bloom....my plant usually only blooms about once a year, so I only have one time a year to enjoy and photograph it! I love taking pictures of the bloom, it is so unusual, and has the most amazing fragrance that fills the sunroom as it blooms. I hope you enjoy a few of my favorite shots from this weeks blooming.

JUNE IN ROCKPORT!

Now that the spell of unseasonable hot and humid weather from the last week is behind us, I have been able to get out and spend a little time in the gardens. The flowers are blooming like crazy, and I thought you might like to see some of the color in our gardens this time of year.  The linden tree is all leafed out, and soon will be sporting a gorgeous white profusion of flowers, with that unbelievable sweet fragrance that the linden tree possesses. If you aren't visiting when the tree is blooming, then you can experience the sweet perfume of the tree captured in the Baudelaire linden flower soap and shampoo in the guest bathrooms. To prolong the memory, you can purchase other Baudelaire body care  products with the linden flower fragrance  at the inn. 

Along with the blooming flowers, Rockport is bursting with the wonderful sounds of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival concerts. We have had several musicians stay with us, and have enjoyed some of their music drifting out of their rooms as they warm up and rehearse for their upcoming performance.  The festival continues through the month of June Thursday through Sundays, with the closing performance on July 2nd.

Call now to make your reservations and enjoy this profusion of beauty for yourself!

WELCOME TO ROCKPORT???

Well, we have been having some exciting times here in Rockport! The crew from Disney was in town filming a new romantic comedy called "The Proposal" starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. The film takes place in Sitka, Alaska and Rockport has been transformed to this Alaskan seaside village. It's been a bit strange to have totem poles in dock square, and Sitka, Alaska banners hanging from the signposts....but I will let you be the judge of that with photos of our lovely town....there have been a lot of star sightings around town of Sandra, Ryan, Mary Steenbergen (wonder where Ted Danson was?) and Betty White, as well as Sandra's husband, Jesse James. I was not so fortunate to see anyone famous, but it was exciting all the same! Check out the Motif #1, the Fish Shack, the Greenery, the Future home of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival and several other local shops....looks familiar.....with a twist! 









I just love this last photo with the reflections.....it's been a fun week or so!