June 13, 2010

Today it was chilly, and damp as we left for CT. In Otis we stopped for a sugar free blueberry pie to take to Joan & Earl’s (Gene’s sister & brother in-law). We had a great dinner and enjoyed the pie we brought and Joan’s strawberry rhubarb pie and brownies. I could not stop taking pictures of all the different birds in their back yard.

We went through Litchfield; CT. founded in 1721 and designated a county seat in 1751. By 1790 Litchfield became a leading social, cultural, and legal center of northwestern CT. A lawyer started the Litchfield Law School in 1784, over 60 years 1500 men graduated from the school. Graduates included 2 vice presidents, 100 members if the house of representatives, 28 senators , 15 governors, 14 cabinet members, 34 state supreme court justices, and 3 justices on the supreme court. All the little towns we pass through have so much history. In Litchfield they were having a huge celebration on the commons and cars were parked for at least a mile in each direction.