Captain John Merritt

 

I am thankful for the Veterans who have served our country. 

I live in Marblehead, MA which is a pre-revolutionary town north of Boston. My house was built for Captain John Merritt who was a captain in the revolutionary war. The Glover's Regiment out of Marblehead rowed George Washington across the icy Delaware on Christmas night in 1776 for the surprise attack at the battle of Trenton. 

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This is the view from my son-in-law's family camp where he and my daughter host Friendsgiving every year. If you look very closely along the horizon on the other side of the river you can just make out the train going by in the fog. 

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I know, I know, it's too early...but I love this green and gold together and it makes me think of this song:

Green and Gold

I love the silliness of the children I work with. They are walking around the playground with pans from the mud kitchen as hats. One of them is actually a strainer with holes which makes it even sillier! I'm not sure I could ever work with strictly grown ups again.

I happened to look down while I was under a large tree and noticed a piece of lichen that looked like a heart. I ♥  when that happens!

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