Oh, interesting about Westport! Property there is worth a fortune now.
Not surprised. My siblings and I contested the will to no avail. Would sure like to have a piece of that property. It was quite large for ocean front property. We could have built cottages for everyone of us on the tract.
Became notorius a few years back. I recall a bar, a pool table and a criminal act that took place. That wouldn't even get a mention in a local paper today, sad to say.
Yes, I've read of that case, Cheryl Araujo, in 1983. Terrible. New Bedford's on a rebound now, property values going up, and commuter rail to Boston coming late this year. I live in what I think is its nicest neighborhood, the "West End," by Buttonwood Park, but still only a mile to downtown and the waterfront - lots of restaurants, bars, theater and museum, etc. Still, as with most cities, there are some gritty sections; you have to be aware.
Not too often. Relatives are mostly gone now and my only siblings are in Newton and NYC. Tried to find the place a few years back but that was before GPS and had no luck. I remember it was down a long one lane gravel road at the time. As kids we knew we were close when we turned on the road.
Well, with New Bedford having been a whaling town, I can only imagine it must have been a rough place.
Yes, I imagine so. At one point in history it was the richest city in the world, early 19th century, due to the whale oil business - "The City That Lights The World." Now it's the busiest seafood port in North America, both in tonnage and dollars, and its mostly scallops. (It's a close competition between New Bedford and Dutch Harbor, Alaska.). Lots of the old buildings down town were once banks, and there are lots of old mansions around. The city hall, post office, and many other buildings downtown are simply magnificent.
Those scallop trawlers were built in Tarpon Springs, Fl. in a shipyard that shares the basin with the marina I was in for years. It was hair-raising when launched as there was very little room for error when they slid those boats off the ways. Maybe fifty feet or so. If those cables stopping the boat failed mayhem would surely have ensued.
Your query piqued my curiosity so I did a Google search: "tinted windows and plants". Much to my surprise, every article claimed that it might actually benefit or at least do no harm to most indoor plants. Who knew?
Yes. Leaves are essential for photosynthesis and transpiration. No food, no water, no plant. Just harvest a few at a time.
I learned today that one harvests parsley by cutting the stalks at ground level; they grow back.
