This is a reallllly delayed post, but better late than never, right?! 

Adam and I travelled out to Connecticut to visit my brother and his family at the end of August. During our visit, my sister-in-law and nieces and nephew had to go back to work/school, so we decided to take some day trips. One of the places Adam had read about was “Pioneer Valley” in Massachusetts. There are a bunch of little college towns in that area all pretty close together, along with the Eric Carle Museum (!!!) and Adam found a few specific places that looked worthy of visiting. One of these was Montague, which is a little town that has a bookstore inside an old gristmill, called the Montague Bookmill. 

Adam and I are both lovers of used books (obviously), and this place did not disappoint: 

Isn’t it dreamy? 

The other cool thing besides these amazing reading areas was that there was an upstairs that had a bunch of little rooms that you had to go up one or two more stairs to get to. Here is a picture of Adam in one of those rooms: 

I found many book treasures at this place, for very reasonable prices. The only disappointment for me was that there weren’t more cool children’s books. 

Also cool were the walls of the bathrooms in this place–they were covered with various pictures and newsclippings, and now I wonder if they are all found “bookmarks” in the books sold there over the years? 

The other very awesome thing about this place was that there was a cafe/bar connected to the end of it, so after you bought your new treasures, you could go enjoy them outdoors with a glass of beer and look at the Sawmill River.

Bottom line: If you find yourself in the middle of Massachusetts, check this place out!

Here is a bonus picture of me at the Eric Carle Museum: 

-Sarah