Good morning! It is a beautiful day out!
Sunny and warm (54° compared to 50° and cloudy in Bonners Ferry, ID, 48° and
rainy in Yreka, CA, 54° and cloudy in Dublin, Ireland, and 63° and sunny in
Paris, France).
Amena did a wonderful job of making red
and blue pancakes with white cream cheese glaze this morning. There are just a
few left. She is now cleaning in the livingroom which makes her an especially
awesome daughter today.
While Seth was taking the goats out this
morning, I moved their stakes so they have nice fresh grass for grazing. Since
the boys are nearly two months old, I figured it was time to rubber band them.
Laura helped me with that chore. While so doing, I discovered that they are
androgynous. Next to each rather obvious scrotum were two teats. Never in my
years of having goats have I had kids so obvious.
On the agenda today is a lot of unknown.
There is a parade in Hubbardston in 14 minutes. If Amena was going to be in it,
she should have been there 15 minutes ago. As it is, there is no way we could
get ready and be there in time so I won’t say anything about it to anyone. At
2:00 we are invited to the Goguens. Every Memorial Day they have a get-together
at their house; grilling, eating, swimming, etc. I’m not sure swimming is very
realistic this year based on the temperatures we’ve had the last few days but
we might go.
Yesterday after church we had stroganoff
and salad. After that most of us went to the Gardner State Hospital. At one
time it was a nearly self-sufficient asylum for the still functional insane. Currently,
part of it has been restored and is functioning as a medium-security prison.
There is one building left of many and one barn that recently collapsed. Paul
hadn’t been out there for eight or nine years and in the ensuing time, all the
buildings he remembered have been entirely razed. It would have been fun to see
them but it made for a nice walk nonetheless.
When we got home from that, we had
Family Home Evening taught by Cedric and rhubarb/peach/apricot cobbler. Then,
after reading chapter 7 of 2nd Nephi, and having prayer, it was time
for bed.
Once children were abed, I was searching
for information on the Gardner State Hospital. There isn’t much online to be
found unless I am searching in very wrong places. All I found is that it began
operation in 1902 and stopped in 1975. In about 1981 the prison portion was
completed and began taking inmates. Currently the prison houses up to 1,000
inmates and before the buildings were razed, there were sightings of paranormal
activity. Actually, I think there have been in the prison portion as well but
because it is now a prison, it would be hard to check it out in person.
Near the prison, there are two wind
turbines and they were moving at a good clip yesterday due to the wind. Cedric
mentioned that it would be funny if they were going so fast that they sucked
someone up. What a good idea! I said that would make an excellent story. An
eleven-year-old boy is exploring with his family in the area and a wind storm
comes up which causes the turbines to move exceedingly fast. The boy is sucked
up into the air and deposited 50 years in the past. He now has the difficult
job of not only getting out of the asylum but finding his way back to his
family in the future.
This is partly why I wanted to learn
more about the place but it appear I will have to go to the library to find it
because there isn’t anything online easily accessible.
And now, have a wonderful Memorial Day
remembering those who have served our country in the military and in other was
as well as those who are now serving in God’s military!