Out and About - November 2015

♫Thanksgiving♫

Another month for which there was much to be thankful!  I made Olivia a tent over the dining table. . . .

Historic New Castle

♫Bonny at Morn♫

Statue of William Penn

New Castle, Delaware was first settled by the Dutch in 1651.  In 1654 the Swedes seized it.  The Dutch took it back the next year.  In 1664 the English seized it, giving it its name.  The Dutch took it back in 1673 only to give it back the next year in the Treaty of Westminster.  In 1680 the Duke of York gave it, along with what is now Pennsyl- vania, to William Penn as payment on a debt the Crown owed him.

Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady - November

♫The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady♫

View Outside My Window - November

♫Getting to Know You♫

The view outside my living room side window this afternoon shows just how sunshiny it is today.  What it doesn't tell you is it's also 73° in November!. . . .

Out and About - October 2015

♫Loreena McKennitt♫

October was filled with family time.  Last month, as you will recall, ended with our mini-family reunion when Ken's older brother and his wife came for a visit.  Their RV camper needed a new engine which meant they'd need to stay an extra week.  Well, as things happen, there was a problem with the installation of the new engine which required an extra two weeks to repair.  Thankfully, they were wonderful to have around. ☺︎ The first week it rained a lot so we went to several used book sales.  Finally, we were able to do some more sightseeing.  We took them to the Rural Heritage Museum. . . .

The Brigadoon of Pennsylvania

♫Almost Like Being in Love♫

In the movie, Brigadoon, two American hunters in Scotland stumble upon a village that only appears once every century for a day.  This is so that the village would never be changed or destroyed by the outside world.  October last year I felt we'd stumbled upon such a place in the mountains of north central Pennsylvania when we spent two nights in Eagles Mere, "the village that time forgot," on our way home from my niece's wedding in Connecticut.  I did a post about it called Endless Mountains.  It was a gorgeous Autumn late afternoon when we arrived that Sunday last year.  The next day, however, it rained.  We did not let that deter us from hiking in a nearby State Park.  I knew, though, I needed to come back and explore the lake itself in Eagles Mere.  I'd tried to get my family together for a week last summer, but schedules and rental availability kept that from happening.  So this past Columbus Day weekend we were all able to gather at a house within a short walk of the lake.  Our little home away from home was named Pine Cone Cottage. . . .

Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady - October

♫The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady♫

View Outside My Window - October

♫Autumn Leaves♫

It's the time of year that change is noticeable....however, in my woods the trees still retain their leaves and very few have changed color yet.  Here's the view outside my living room window. . . .

Out and About - September 2015

♫Sail Away♫

September has just sailed away from me!  I'm very much a "routine" kind of person, but it seems that the Powers That Be are forcing me to be more flexible.  Here is what I've been doing. . . .As  you can see, our Spruce has not perked up at all this summer.  Behind it are the wild turkeys that have been visiting off and on for a few weeks now. . . .