The rest of us will be painting those picket fences in lieu of idleness.

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Dozens of estancias, or rural estates, that were once the private getaways of wealthy families have opened their picket fences to the public.

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Kelley, of "Picket Fences" and "Chicago Hope" fame, wrote the hour-long drama.

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Norman Rockwell lived in the Berkshires for 25 years, and one look at the area's quintessentially New England main streets and white picket fences makes it clear where he got his inspiration.

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From Bristol, a state-designated music trail known as the Crooked Road zigzags through the wooded hillsides and meadows of South Virginia, past white picket fences and trout-filled creeks along the North Carolina border.

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