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Published: June 30th 2012June 30th 2012
I guess you've all been wondering where we've been lately since I haven't update the blog in almost two weeks. We left Maine on June 20th and arrived in Connecticut that afternoon. It was the day of New Englands first heat wave of 2012. The afternoon temperature that day was around 94 degrees and very muggy. The thing about the weather here in Connecticut is that even though it can get hot and humid, it never lasts more than a few days. Then it's back in the 70's again and very comfortable. Anyway, we're all settled at the campgrounds for the summer. We are next door to one of my sisters and across the street from another. It's nice to be around my family for a while. Yesterday was the first time since we've been here that Sally and I have gone sight seeing. We drove up to Massachusetts and visited Old Sturbridge Village. Old Sturbridge Village is a village that represents what life was like in a rural New England town from 1790 to 1840. Costumed historians describe what life was like and are there to answer any questions you may have. Hope you enjoy the pictures.
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Summer is almost here and it's time for Sally and I to head out on the road again. I wasn't certain if I would be blogging about our travels again this year but we have had a lot of friends tell us that they really enjoyed the blogs from last years trip and that we should do it again this year. So as a result of everyones input, we will be blogging about our adventures again this year. For the second year in a row, Sally and I will be spending our summer in New England, camping with friends and family. Because it was still a little too warm when we returned to Phoenix last September, we ha... full info
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Old Sturbridge Village
Flags placed for 4th of July
Small House Bedroom
Mattresses were stuffed with straw in the summer and feathers in the winter.
Friends Meetinghouse.
Friends is another word for 'Quakers'. This is an example of a Quaker Church where men sat on the left side of the hall and women sat on the right.
Friends Meetinghouse Door
Men entered thru the left door and women entered thru the right.
Puritan Church
Puritans displayed no religeous symbols in their Churches.
Salem Knight's General Store
Salem Knight is the name of the man who owned the local general store where you could purchase drygoods, food items, etc.
Spinning Wheel
Spinning yarn from wool
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Date: 30th June 2012
Hi
We have been to this village and loved it too. The pictures bring it all back like we visited it again, so thanks!! I hope you got my e-mail about our new grandson, he was three weeks old yesterday. Hace fun and keep the blog coming! Love, Karen
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Hi
We have been to this village and loved it too. The pictures bring it all back like we visited it again, so thanks!! I hope you got my e-mail about our new grandson, he was three weeks old yesterday. Hace fun and keep the blog coming! Love, Karen
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Date: 1st July 2012
Hello
the pictures are great. tell sally I got her message and that I will be calling soon.
From Blog: Old Sturbridge Village - Massachusetts
Hello
the pictures are great. tell sally I got her message and that I will be calling soon.
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Date: 3rd July 2012
Thank you !
Thanks for posting about Old Sturbridge Village...we really appreciate it!
From Blog: Old Sturbridge Village - Massachusetts
Thank you !
Thanks for posting about Old Sturbridge Village...we really appreciate it!
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I'll bet it's good to finally be settled at the campgrounds. I'm sure it's also good to be near family. I'm glad all is well so far. Thanks for the images of Sturbridge. I look forward to even more images as the summer wears on. I just got back from taking my family to the airport. They're going to Colorado Springs to be with her parents. The middle sister is flying in today from Jacksonville and landing at Denver. I'll be picking them back up on July 9th. Until then, it's me and the cats. I only plan on working monday and tuesday next week. I'll be spending my time going over some more images from the Yosemite trip. Work is work and Belinda is even starting to look like a one legged Rockette. I try to help her when I can as far as answering her questions. Think about a Skype session sometime soon eh?
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