By Liz, coming to grips with the end of summer and looking forward to the first pumpkin spice latte of the season….
I’m neck-deep in revisions right now, as well as halfway through the first draft of another book, but with the start of the cooler weather I vowed to get back into one of my favorite habits: Walking the town green with the dogs.
Some of you might know the green was where the idea for Stan’s small town, Frog Ledge, in the Pawsitively Organic Mysteries, originated. It seemed like the perfect place around which to build a town. This town green is actually very interesting. It’s about a mile long, a portion is still being used for agriculture, and a number of historic buildings are positioned around it. The dogs like the gravel path that runs the perimeter.
People walk, run and take their dogs and kids with them along the path. Shaggy loves meeting all the other dogs along the way. (The boys bark out of jealousy at Shaggy making new friends.)
It’s also a place where you can sit on a bench and read, or meditate, or simply sit and watch the town go by.
It’s quintessential New England – the church looks like it belongs on a postcard, right?
By the time the dogs get around the entire mile, they usually want to rest and enjoy the scenery.
We’re looking forward to an autumn full of walks, colorful trees and scenery, and lots of pictures to share with readers who want to have a good picture of Frog Ledge. We’re grateful to have the green in our neighborhood! 
Readers, what’s your favorite place?