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Day 12 – Leaving Litchfield, Gourds and Apples

One last photo in Litchfield before we set off on our longest drive of the trip, 114 miles to our stopover in Rhode Island, just so that we can say we’ve visited all the states in New England!

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At one of our change-driver-stops, we came across a Nursery where the pumpkins and gourds just glowed.

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Here we are choosing one to take home. It cost all of 89cents!

Our next stop for lunch found us sitting under an apple tree on a delightful old bench and collecting windfalls for dessert!

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Tomorrow we head off to Cape Cod!

Thanks so much to all those travelling along with us and leaving lovely comments. Sorry I have no time to read or comment on other blogs but I’m sure you understand.

 
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Day 11 – Litchfield, Lake Waramaug and a Thrift Shop

Why Litchfield? For the history! Here can be found the Litchfield Law School, the first law school in America, the Litchfield Female Academy, one of a small group of early schools that played a critical role in shaping the educational and economic futures of women, and St Michael’s Church where there is a stained glass window by Tiffany and where the builders carved their own faces into the choir stalls! There were also some crazy modern angels in there.

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We followed our history tour with a picnic and quiet time by Lake Waramaug, watching the herons and enjoying some Autumn colour though the unseasonably warm weather means many leaves have not yet turned.

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On the way home we stopped at a Thrift Shop and chatted to the owners who were just preparing for their opening tomorrow. I found a tiny and delightful duck box, small enough to bring home but the owner, Maria, would not let me buy it! She insisted on it being a gift and a souvenir of my visit to her lovely shop, Born Again. Here she is with her daughter, Madeline, who was helping to get everything ready. Maria restores furniture and paints delightful pictures on it, all too big to bring home!

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