Talking History

                                           I had some extra tomatoes from the garden. I had never made tomato soup before always sauce.  So I found a recipe that worked. It came out so good and I froze a few batches for our sunday nights tomato soup and grilled cheeses this winter. 

                                  

                        

                I woke up early one morning and made sones. I am a usual 7 am person but I woke up so early. I should make it a habit but oh to sleep until 7 is heaven. 

                                           I met friend on Friday for a walk and 

                   stroll through the thrift store. I think it

                   was polka dot day for me. A long                               sleeve t-shirt and a sweater.  

                                         Friday afternoon we met friends for our lobster bake. It was so good! The best part was visiting with long time friends. 

                  Saturday we went to a local town for their old home day. They had quite a large car show and assorted vendors. It was fun to walk around and see all the amazing cars and see what people were selling. 

Then in the afternoon we went to a re-enactment of revolutionary soldiers that were buried in that cemetery. This couple had 15 children only 9 lived to adulthood. But the most interesting thing was her great grandmother was hung as a witch in Salem. She was a widow and ran the farm with her children. The puritans did not like that. Then a neighbor child started having seizures and then a cow stopped giving milk. She was branded a witch and hung. 

This man was also in the war. His wife was the daughter of one of the generals. His great grandparents were some that accused the other woman's great grandmother of witchcraft and was instrumental in her hanging. Interesting that they ended up moving to same small area many years later.  

I thought this stone was interesting. Very big in the masons? 

             This stone has such an odd cut. I will go back and walk this cemetery. It seems very interesting.  

This woman talked about what is was like to be a wife of a soldier and left to run the farm. At this time there were no supplies coming from England so everything was in very short supply. They had to mend and make do with everything including whatever medicine that was available. 

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Today I have my feet up making a list for what I will need for my trip in a couple of weeks.

Have a wonderful week.