I adore summer on the Shoreline: lazy dinners on the terrace, farmers markets, jaunts to the beach. It’s practically a vacation every day. And for far-flung family and friends, it is too. Which translates to grocery shopping, cleaning and cooking on Friday and mountains of sheets and towels to launder, come Sunday night. Don’t get me wrong. I love a full house, but by midsummer, it gets a bit old. Happily, I’ve just discovered the perfect spot to stash overflow weekenders, and believe me, it’s a whole lot better than my guest room. Down Firetower Road in Killingworth, you’ll come upon a sign for Chatfield Hollow Farm.

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