Rainy Day

On Wednesday it rained.  On the morning before Thanksgiving family and friends had not arrived and there was nothing for the kids to do. It was raining HARD and really too wet to do anything outside. This was a low point on the trip.  Later in the day Stuey's cousin Henry arrived and proved his salvation.

After a long morning, Nora and I decided to brave the moisture and go for a walk.  We hiked over to my aunt Sally's farm.

On the walk over we visited the family graveyard.  It is where my grandparents are buried.  I was heartened to see that the graveyard is well maintained and that there are flags on all the graves of the veterans.  I noticed that some of the men must have fought in the Revolutionary War - Freedom Fighters!

Graveyards are a sombre place to visit on a rainy day, and I knew many of the people in there.  There was also a favorite aunt who was only buried 3 years ago.  It got me a little sad.

At my aunt Sally's farm she gave us a tour of the whole house.  I visited rooms that I had not seen since my grandparents were alive way back in 1981!  I particularly liked seeing my grandfather's old wine cellar.  It looked exactly like it did back in the day.

Then there was the evening walk back in the rain.  By the time we got back it was almost dark.  Patrick