The colors just popped.
A drive down Martin Meadow Pond Road where the farm was/is
The farm was 98 acres of land and sold sometime in the 1970s after Grandpa K passed away. This is the driveway up to the farmhouse. Whoever owns the property now put a chain link fence up.
A picture of the farmhouse from back in the day. The family used to congregate and hang out on the front porch.
Martin Meadow Pond
Looking down Martin Meadow Pond toward the farm.
Lancaster Fairgrounds. The fair is held each year on Labor Day Weekend. Himself and his siblings looked forward all year to this annual event. Rides, animals, food
Downtown Lancaster
Quintessential New England a little white church
The town fountain. Himself said when he was a baby, someone (most likely his dad) had to go to the town fountain to bring back water for Baby Himself. He said there was something about the water at the farm, that he couldn't tolerate as a baby.
Inscription on the fountain.
Drink reference #1
The post office. I ran in to buy stamps as I was going to send the Eldest a postcard from Lancaster.
Setting up for the Farmer's Market on the Town Green
War memorial
The bubbler (bubblah), where you can get a drink of water. Drink reference #2.
Memorial to the pioneers "the brave men and women who redeemed Lancaster from the wilderness"
I thought it was a statue of a wolf, but it's a statue of a fox
The William D. Weeks Memorial Library
More of the downtown
And the Rialto theater. From the days when movie theaters had cool names.
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You had a great trip down memory lane here. Love the beautiful autumn colours on the photos. The library is a gorgeous building, too. Happy T day, Valerie
ReplyDeleteEverything had been green the day before so to see the trees burst out in color was like magic.
DeleteGreat Autumn colors on the trees. Looks like a fun road trip to take, to revisit Himself's childhood town. The fair sounded like a fun event to look forward to each year. The area looks beautiful. I thought that statue was a wolf, too. The bubbler reminded me of the difference between terms used in New England. True story: a Connecticut college student in Rhode Island asked her classmates where the water fountain was, and they directed her to a fountain that was spraying water. She didn't realize that in RI (and apparently MA, too), what we in CT call a "water fountain" they call a "bubbler." But we use the term "water fountain" to mean two different things, so that's confusing, too. :-) Happy T-Day and Happy Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteYup, a bubblah is where you get a drink of water in a public place like a pahk. A fountain is where you toss a few coins to make a wish. 😺
DeleteA house with a porch, ohhhh, so nice.
ReplyDeleteAll we have (and I am thankful for that, too) is a condo with a small balcony.
The public drinking water here is off due to the cold now.
When does summer come back?! Happy T-Day!
Summer doesn't come back soon enough! 😿
Deletewhat a really enjoyable day- lovely memories, and the autumn scenes are just beautiful. Happy T day!
ReplyDeleteIt really is a beautiful area.
DeleteI agree with Valerie, a wonderful trip full of memories. I think it is always sad when the family farm gets sold. Our family farm had stayed in the family for over 150 years-and my generation had to let it go.
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed the tour of Lancaster-and that was cool that the fall leaves turned their colors while you were visiting. I remember those water fountains, haven't seen one in years. Happy T wishes Kathy
We were happy that we got to see some color. People come from the world over to Northern New England to see the Fall foliage
DeleteCute town! :D (Did you get anything good at the farmers mahket?)
ReplyDeleteNo, couldn't do anything but a few quick pics as Himself was waitin' in the cah.
DeleteYour leaf color really _did_ pop! I've been out a bit doing some shopping, and I noticed more tree color than the last time I was out. It's such a treat when the Autumn colors show :) Happy T Tuesday!
ReplyDeleteWe were happy the colors popped while we were up there.
DeleteWow, that fall colours look amazing! I so enjoyed visiting Lancaster with you, the town looks like a great place to visit 😁. Wishing you a very happy T Day and a wonderful Thanksgiving! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteIt's a very typical New England small town.
DeleteWhat a fabulous and interesting place it looks there. Love the beautiful Autumnal lane photographs and the architectural ones too. Have a lovely T Day . xxx
ReplyDeletethe road by the pond was just so pretty.
DeleteGorgeous Autumnal scenery, so pretty with all those beautiful colours and how lovely to go back and see the farmhouse and relive all those memories.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely Thanksgiving and T Day
Jan x
We didn't actually go to see the farmhouse. Just stood at the end of the driveway and peered up. The people who live there now have a chain link fence up so it give the impression keep out.
DeleteIt must have been a lovely sight to see the trees and leaves change colour so quickly. The photos of your trip to the farm all look lovely, it must have brought many memories back for you all.
ReplyDeleteHappy T day wishes.
Yvonne xx
It was a lovely walk down memory lane.
DeleteBeautiful pictures, CJ. I love the family connection to the farm and old photo of the house. I haven't heard the word bubbler (bubblah), since I left Milwaukee. Not used in NJ. Chris' family thought it was quite funny.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving and Happy T-day! Eileen xx
A lot of these regional words aren't being used anymore as the younger generations don't seem to have picked up on them.
DeleteGorgeous photos. I would love to go on a trip with you. You always go to such interesting places.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving.
Elizabeth ask me to let everyone know she is having computer problems and will be by when she is up and running again.
Glad you're enjoying the trip. More to come
DeletePoor Elizabeth. I think she needs a new Internet provider.
You live in a beautiful place. The scenery reminds me a lot of the places we have lived. The mountains in the background are stunning. And the fall colors are something one never grows tired of looking at.
ReplyDeleteHappy Tea Day,
Kate
New England is a beautiful area. Mountains, ocean, lakes
DeleteOh what gorgeous autumn colours! It is a beautiful area. Must be great for Himself to go back to his old stomping ground.
ReplyDeleteBubblah is a very good word for water fountain. I like it.
Happy T-Day (belated),
Hugs,
Lisca
It was really pretty in the mountains.
DeleteYou really DID get to see the leaf peepers, or peeping leaves, or changing leaves. What magic.
ReplyDeleteNot only did we get to see the leaf peppers, we got to be leaf peepers, too. 😺
DeleteGreat post.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photographs … and the Autumn colours, and reflections are so beautiful.
All the best Jan
The pictures from the lake are my favorite.
DeleteAs I was typing this comment, we had another power outage. I heard the loud POP a few doors or blocks down and all went dark. I am STILL shaking. The electricity finally came back on and I'm back.
ReplyDeleteNow I forgot where I left off. The turning leaves were miraculous and beautiful. I was surprised that your husband had to have water from the town well. How odd. I bet he enjoyed reliving those times from days gone by. It must have been a special treat for him.
Lovely photos and great stories. Such beauty in that part of the country.
Thanks for sharing your trip to Lancaster, and the different water effects for T this Wednesday instead of Tuesday.
I think Himself said he couldn't tolerate the minerals in the well water at the farm. Since the farm was 5 or so miles away from town, the town must have drawn water from a different aquafer
DeleteI just spoke with Sally who lives four houses south of me, and she said the POP sounded like it came from the end of the block. She said it was LOUD. She experienced the blackout, too.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a transformer blew up.
DeleteI haven't been to Lancaster in several years, but it looks the same. There is something nice about that. Happy belated T day. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteHimself took me up there 30 some odd year ago. There are more buildings and built up areas, and more traffic.
DeleteThank you for sharing these lovely, lovely moments:)
ReplyDeleteThank you for looking.
DeleteWhat a beautiful area! Belated Happy T Day! Chrisx
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