First Blog

Wow, apparently I have spontaneously decided to start a blog. We'll see how this goes...might not let anyone know about it.

So, thoughts.....hmm, that is tricky. Being a stay-at-home mom, my thoughts are often scattered, interrupted by frequent injunctions to the kids ("no, your sister does not like to be buried in blankets" "no Ellie, it is not fun to dance on chairs). I rarely finish a thought, so this may be an exercise in stream of consciousness.

The best thing about the trip to pick up Hardy at preschool is the beautiful drive there. I always take Main Street to University Street, driving slowly to drink in as many details as possible about the beautiful houses. I then take University to College so I can drive by one particular house on College St. that I love. I imagine what it would have been like to live there 50 years ago, or 100 years ago. Sometimes I drive around the Square and ponder all the different types of gatherings the courthouse lawn has seen over the years. I imagine the Federal barricades during the Civil War. I imagine bustling Saturdays, as people came to town to buy things. I imagine teenagers walking hand in hand, reveling in their young love. In short, I am thankful I live in an old town that gives me a lot of things to daydream about.