Mystic – Old Sturbridge Village – Maine

My job in the morning when we are traveling is to go get coffee and bring it back to the room. On my trip this morning, I was riding in the elevator with a guy on temporary assignment from Boston. At first, I thought he was from a foreign country. We were able to communicate but it was a struggle for me. I am sure if he was blogging he would have some things to say about me. When we got to Sturbridge Village, the lady at the ticket counter started talking and I must have had a strange look on my face. She said, “You need me to slow down don’t you”. I told her it would be greatly appreciated. These people talk funny. Old Sturbridge Village is a recreation of an 1830 village.

All of the people were in full dress costume. We stopped and talked to guy working in a garden for a long time. We had a great discussion about squash and insects that kill the plants. We had a real problem with them this year, so thanks to our new BFF, next year I will dig a place to plant them and fill the hole with hot soapy water to kill the eggs. Maybe next year we will have another bumper crop of squash. He had a beautiful copy of beets and carrots going. He was getting paid to do what he loved. Just how cool is that?

They were having a competition of Drum and Fife Corps today. It was a lot of fun for a while but after several hours of listing to drums, it was beginning to wear on me. I have some nice video clips from our camera. I tried to upload it but failed. I may try again when I can get a high speed connection.

One of the reasons I wanted to go to Sturbridge was to see the furniture. The furniture was featured in several “New Yankee Workshop” programs. I have lots of photos of different pieces of furniture to use for inspiration.

It was about three hours on to Maine. It is hard to judge distances here by looking at maps if you are used to looking at Alabama’s state map. We were in four different states today. The whole area is small and when you look at a map it may only be 20 miles between points. That being said, you can find a traffic backup every now and again. So far we have been lucky and only been slowed up a couple of times and not for long.

Tomorrow we will be on to get on the Mary Day (www.schoonermaryday.com) for a week of cruising. I am not sure if we will have internet connections until we get back next Saturday. If the blogs stop, you will know why.