Catching up again

Where the heck does the time go at this time of year? One minute it's summer and I'm thinking I have this long strech of time ahead of me to catch up on the little things and suddenly it's practically October (well, next week) and there's Christmas stationery in Staples!

My cousin was over from the UK last week, spending a few days here before heading to the big apple and thence to the nation's capital. We managed to do quite well with a mixture of being at home, meeting friends and sight-seeing*. She arrived Wednesday afternoon and we arrived home a little while after the kids got home from school. They were full of news and were reluctant to get on with homework with a visitor in the house. Later on sunny boy had a soccer practice, after which we sat down for dinner.

Thursday I took Cathy to Old Sturbridge Village where we spent a few hours in the 1830s. This isn't an unusual experience for me because of all the family history I study, but it did make me wonder how the rural New England family of the 1830s would compare with their English counterparts. Later we ran an errand or two and then went home for tacos.

Friday I had a few friends over for coffee - it was nice to reinstate the old coffee mornings, although I won't be doing them monthly any more. We had some much needed laughs and it was good to catch up on some of the neighbors. Later I took Cathy to the Artemas Ward House for more 18th and 19th century experiences and in the evening we went out to our favourite restaurant for dinner.

Not an exciting read, I'm afraid, but we had a very pleasant time.