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.

June 8-11

June 8-11, 2010
Rambling thoughts…

One of Jackie’s neighbors has brought us food 2 days in a row. Norma is a very nice Hispanic older woman that lives not far from here. She takes care of her grand kids but when they are not home she is lonely or bored.

We have decided not to go to Boston. It is to far from where we are with no direct train.

It has been cold enough to run a heater with intermittent rain. I have enjoyed the cold and rain.

Gene & son are going to Conn. this afternoon (11) to take pictures of Danielle before the prom. I am staying home and having Jackie & Mark over to play dominoes.

Saturday…OK, I am getting tired of the rain…I forgot how much rain this area gets and that you can’t plan anything on a weekend without thinking of what to do if it rains. Next Saturday is Danielle’s graduation party and is going to be in Jackie’s back yard but we have to have a plan if it rains. Out here it can rain all day.

Monday

June 7, 2010
I am sorry to write this to my Texas friends but…it was so cold last night we closed the windows and did not use the fan. The temperature went down to 50. This afternoon we went for a walk at 3:30 with the high temp around 70. When we returned to our rig we found a pair of butterflies making a family. They were there for over 3 hours. When we checked after over 3 hours there was only one butterfly and it looks like her wing is damaged.
Our son Gene was over and we are talking about going to Boston on Saturday. We lived in the New England area but never went to Bunker Hill, Nathaniel Hall, etc.
We are thinking of catching the train so we don’t have to worry about parking.
The township of Becket, where we are staying, was settled in 1740 & incorporated in 1765. The 2000 census recorded 1755 people. A lot of the homes are vacation or second homes with people mostly from Ma. & Conn…Becket is in the Berkshire Mountains. We hiked a section of the Appalachian Trail the last time we were here 2 yrs ago.
On the down side my allergies have been kicking me.

Sunday

June 6, 2010
This was a long day. We left Becket around 9am and drove to Naugatuck Connecticut and met with our daughter Cindy and her husband Kurt and went to breakfast at Friendly’s. Cindy is going through some major heart problems. She is still in the testing stages, but as of now she carries nitro around with her. We left and went to Laurie’s and after a short visit, on to Bambi’s for Abrianna’s Birthday Party.
It was a full house with kids running around having fun. After the party we went back to Laurie’s and played Shanghai rummy with Krista & Laurie. Yes I won. Made it home at 10pm.

June 2 -5

June 2 & 5
The weather is still cool with some intermittent rain showers the past two days. Most of our time has been spent doing laundry, going grocery shopping, the library to down load the blog and visiting with our son Gene’s neighbors. We are just chilling for a few days. Mark, Gene & Jackie came over Saturday. We sat outside and talked and I made pizza. Gene & Jackie left about 11pm. Our daughter Noreen, grandson John’s wife Brandy and Brandy’s two kids Haley and Dalton is flying to Maine from Florida on the 15th of this Monday. They will be coming down for Danielle’s graduation the 17th. They will stay at Mark’s trailer for a week and then go back to Maine for a few weeks. It was another great day. It is really hard keeping up with all the names in our family
Sunday we will go to Connecticut to see our daughter Cindy in the morning and for Abrianna’s seventh birthday party.
I just finished reading John Grisham’s “The Pelican Brief”. Even though it is one of his older works it still rings true today. It is about crooked politics and Louisiana oil.

June 1, 2010

Today was moving day. We left the campground and moved our rig up to Gene's house. Everything was set up when a big thunderstorm blew in. Love the rain and cool weather, although they say the weather is going to get warmer.
Dave came over and was helping Gene get our campsite set up. Then Danielle and her friends came up from the campground to say goodbye. We chatted a while before they left. Their prom is the 11th of June and we will go down to Conn. to take pictures. After they left a friend of Gene's, Bill came over and we got caught up on all that has happened in the past year and a half. Bill has been very ill. But, is getting better.

Bonnie Rigg May 31

Today was spent more at leisure since the little kids were gone. Some of the family went home today but we still have our son Mark, granddaughter Danielle and her friend Ryan along with friend Shannon and Robb. They taught us how to play beer pong without beer. You set up ten drink cups with WATER in them on each side of the picnic table. Then you throw two ping pong balls and try to get it into a cup at the opposite end of the table, one ball at a time.
Gene's girlfriend, Jacquie made chicken to put on the fireplace grill and macaroni salad for dinner. Her two kids, Esther & Calib joined us. We supplied the before dinner treats. Roasted marshmallows were desert.
It was a wonderful end to a great family weekend.