Barn Tour Retrospective
Paige, it was so nice to finally meet you at the Barn Tour. Your blog is one of our favorites and this one is so well done. Thank you for so beautifully portraying Madison and our barns. FOML [ stories...
View ArticleCummings at Silver Lake Weekend July 10-11, 2015
Silver Lake, summer home of the poet and artist E.E. Cummings, is a division of the Town of Madison. Located in the beautiful Mount Washington Valley of New Hampshire and incorporated in 1852, Madison...
View ArticleA Celebration of People and Place
Our new Cummings at Silver Lake website and blog are intended to celebrate the people and places which inspired and informed the art and poetry of Edward Estlin Cummings, known throughout the world of...
View ArticleOpen the Window on E.E. Cummings
The Friends of Madison Library open the window on E.E. Cummings at Silver Lake with a Weekend of Celebration. Join us for a weekend of art, music, poetry and history exploring the relationship between...
View ArticleVisit Joy Farm
The Cummings at Silver Lake Celebration Weekend is only a month away and tickets are selling fast. Due to space constraints at Joy Farm, there is limited seating for the Friday afternoon Tea. This...
View ArticleWhat is a well sweep and how does it work?
A well sweep is an ingenious device used to bring water up from a well. The only materials needed to construct a well sweep were wooden poles, usually obtained locally, and a heavy weight of stone or...
View ArticleThe PoetandPainter of Joy Farm
A poet is somebody who feels, and who expresses his feeling through words. This may sound easy. It isn’t.” Many people do not know that E E Cummings’, the well-known poet who lived part of the year...
View ArticleTEA AT JOY FARM
High Tea at Joy Farm made for a delightful afternoon. Dining room at Joy Farm There was quite a spread upstairs …. and a spectacular view of Mount Chocorua. A leisurely afternoon of good food and...
View ArticleAudio Postcard: A Celebration of E.E. Cummings at Silver Lake
E.E. Cummings is one of the most beloved modern American poets. But he was also an enthusiastic painter, and his favorite subjects included landscapes from his summer home at Joy Farm in Silver Lake,...
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