The World in a Bubble

Those immortal words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the heading were from Tales from the Wayside Inn.  The very same inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts that my friend Jack and I stopped by on our way to Henry David Thoreau’s Walden Pond in Concord Massachusetts.

For those of you who know Jack you may find it no surprise that I lost him on the grounds  at one point and eventually found him chatting it up with a historic guide in a one room school house.

I guess it’s just like they say, “history loves company”….

Since we were in no rush we decided to play with a few bubbles while over at the Martha-Mary Chapel.

Some interseting key points about the Wayside Inn and surrounding area  include:

• owned and expanded by Henry Ford (Ford built the chapel as well as the school house)
• Apparently due to a water rights dispute, Ford abandoned his plans to build an auto parts factory on the site. ( Personally, I am happy about that.  The grounds are very peaceful and beautiful)
• Babe Ruth lived in Sudbury
• as did/does comedian Paula Poundstone
• and the bassist for Phish Mike Gordon

Check it out next time you are driving up to see Walden Pond or going for some Maine lobster.

In Other News:

• We are starting to pick up sponsors.   An official list will be on our new website.
• I will be meeting with Lehigh Valley’s 401! Creative for a photo shoot next week.  This will usher in the next phase of our new web presence.   We are looking to launch just before March.
• We are very nearly finished with the first of the World in a Bubble coffee table books.    This will be one of the new products in our up and coming mercantile section.    Keep posted.

Thank you all again for the support and encouragement.  We are gaining fans more and more through facebook and on the street.    I’ve even gotten some prank calls early this morning.  Apparently bubbles are so deeply embedded in people’s minds that they warrant very realistic bubble popping sounds over the phone at 3:30AM.

Thank you.  I am flattered.

Contest: I feel I may have made the first one a little too difficult.  Next week you will find another challenge awaiting you.

The answer to the New Year’s Challenge is Stockholm, Sweden. 

by HORSCHECK

I guess that just isn’t that common an icon.   I’m working on it guys. 

Have a great week all.

Best to you and yours,

Tom Storm and the Bubble Gang