Coming home

Once we got the all-clear from the town, we made our way home, expecting water, water everywhere and electricity.

Do you see where our dumpster ended up?  It normally resides in the dumpster shed, now full of pine needles.

Looking toward our building and our white Subaru, there is water on the roads.

Jim has his boots on.

Happy Halloween!  A buried pumpkin in the debris.

Post- Sandy Fun

While we were sequestered at Dave and Ann Marie's,  Jenni and Will came over b/c they had no power in N. VA.  For a while we sat and played SORRY.

But then that became boring and Jack and Will took their play outside into the very cold and misty air.

Took a walk with Eva.....

And then got on warmer clothes to play some more.

Dave and AM's disappearing dock.

Busy weekend

We began the weekend at Grandparents' Day at Ella's school, learning US geography.....such as Frankfort is the capitol of which state?

Then onto Halloween parties......

Keelyn

Jack

Jack again

Jack

Eva

Birthday celebration at the Renaissance Festival

This weekend we celebrated David's, Layne's, Bobby's, Larry's and my birthday at the Renaissance Festival near Annapolis.  The RenFest is a collection of all kinds of people in all kinds of dress (medieval or not), all kinds of food eaten on a stick, shows and jousting.

Will was so very happy to be with his "cousin Friends"  Here he and Jack play a video game.

Resting under a tree, this fella represents many of the costumes we saw during the day.

Jousting...the real deal.

Birthday on the beach

What a lovely day to have a birthday and we spent it in one of my favorite places, doing what I like to do best on the beach....walk and read.

And since we have new phones, we were trying out the camera.......

Just lounging......

Day 4 Mystic Seaport

Another beautiful day and we spent it entirely in Mystic Seaport,  an historically correct,  rebuilt with many original buildings,  small community which supports ship building.  Lots of history here and both days busloads of school kids were being tourists with us.  We saw it all.

Brant Point Lighthouse replica

Looking across the Mystic River at this charming old Victorian home.

Rope.....school kids were taught how rope was made by hand.

On the deck of a square rigger

Day 3 Mystic, CT

Another beautiful, clear autumn day.  We spent the morning at Mystic Seaport, learning about the restoration of the last wooden 1800s whaling ship, the Charles W. Morgan.

The Toy Boat Building with the draw bridge in the background.

Here is a close-up of the draw bridge.

Jim went out on an afternoon sail on the schooner Argia.

Draw bridge up as the Argia returns.

The Argia passes the Steamboat Inn where we are staying.

Jim is on the left taking pictures.