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We are about half way through our stay here in Arlington. Our home is was built in the 1830s! The owners divide their time between this house and their house at Cape Cod. Must be nice! Anyway, Dale and I are renting the back part of the home for the...
After church Sunday we headed just a few miles down the road to Cambridge, which is home to Harvard University. During a previous visit we toured the campus and explored the area. So, for this visit we took it slow and easy as we made our way to some of...
Witches and warlocks abound in Salem, Massachusetts, even in September! I’d hate to see this place in October! Saturday morning Dale and I headed about an hour’s drive northeast of us to explore the historic town of Salem. Of course the witch trials is one very well-known time in this...
If it weren’t for a series of educational films released in the 70s by Schoolhouse Rock I wouldn’t have cared much about Plymouth, Massachusetts. But, thankfully I watched the video and know everything that matters concerning the founding of our great country. Ha Ha! For those too young, or less...
One week ago today Dale and I arrived at Arlington, Massachusetts, located just northwest of Boston. Whenever we arrive someplace new we unpack, test the internet connection then buy groceries. The grocery part is always an adventure and our current location is no different. Whole Foods is the most numerous,...
On Monday, after four days of extreme sightseeing, we slept in, except for Dale who had to work! The kids ran some errands and I puttered around the house. Michelle woke up just in time to take a nap! Ha ha. That evening we drove to Alexandria for dinner. On...
Dale’s sister, and our son and his wife, arrived on Wednesday to visit with us and see the sights. I had been given a list of everything they wanted to visit, so I developed a grueling, four-day itinerary. I didn’t realize how jampacked it was until we did it! But,...
When I was a kid visiting my dad I watched a movie titled “The Rear Window” in which a man played by Jimmy Stewart would watch all of his apartment neighbors through his window while recuperating from a broken leg. I love that movie. I think it may have fed...
Sunday was a rainy day, perfect for hanging out in a museum. However, we didn’t hang out in just any museum, we hung out in the National Museum of the Marine Corps, which is just about 20 minutes south of us. The museum covers Marine Corps history from its beginning...
We’ve been a fan of Civil War general, Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson, aka Stonewall, every since we watched the movie Gods and Generals, which portrays Stonewall as a great soldier and a great man of faith. Stonewall was mistakenly shot at the Battle of Chancellorsville by his own troops....
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