Our time with the family was great although always too short! We saw the girls off to school and then packed up. Randi and David arrived at 9AM and we headed for Massachusetts. Our first stop however was a trip into the past as we visited the Vermont Country Store--"purveyor of uncommon goods"--and so many things from our youth that you can not find anywhere else--a fun place to visit.
We decided not to do any of the long loops through western Massachusetts and headed for Sturbridge. We had lunch at Cracker Barrel along the way. In Sturbridge the Old Sturbridge Village was closed because it was Tuesday. We went to visit a place that was supposed to be an orchard and brewery with tours etc. and it was nothing! A wasted trip except for the sign that told us that it was a pond :) We had fun going through the Yankee Peddlar Store and then decided just to collapse for a while. We are staying at the Publik House which is a historical landmark as is the area since it was a route to Boston during the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 especially.
My grandparents' farm was about 10 miles from where we stayed and it brought back many memories of the time we spent in that area as kids. It was sort of bittersweet to realize how long ago those times were and how my youngest doesn't really even remember the farm.....
We enjoyed the Publick House and Randi and I managed to find a little gift shop next door to do some shopping in :)
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