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The New York Times ran another great article on New Bedford on November 9th. Here is the link. It's wonderful to see Spicy Lime have a nod. We love to eat there.

The longer I am here, the more I am grateful to God for so customizing a quirky place to call home. It's a comfort to have a Blessed Sacrament chapel walking distance to the house. I love how easy it is to go to mass in this town. I love how people love Our Lady. It is a very easy place to a be a Catholic.

I love how people comment positively on our big family. I love how on Halloween the streets are like a glowing block party. I love the kind pirates, the Swamp Yankees with their terse affection, the Portuguese grandmothers who remind me of lolas.

I love how when we leave the Boston crush, the road opens wide and empty. People don't know about New Bedford, because if they did, they'd come here. You can still buy a mansion for around $400,000. So they are working on the school system, but it is great for entrepreneurs and homeschoolers and artists. You can still sit in a cafe and close your eyes and think you are in Lisbon.

If you want to see a great travelogue, look for "Passionada". Yes, it's that beautiful.