"A woman has the age she deserves"! Anonymous (hmmm...think about it!)
Norman Rockwell Museum
After we left the Smokys and Arrowmont, we traveled to Stockbridge, Massachusetts....Norman Rockwell country. Beautiful country, in the Berkshires. The museum is located a little out of town on land purchased several years ago to locate the museum and to recreate Rockwell's studio...a lovely setting.
We were not able to take pictures inside...but what a thrill to see the "originals" done by an artist I have always admired! We could tour the studio in part, which was the real thing....just moved to the new setting.
Then we drove to Hartford, CT and visited Mark Twain's home where he wrote "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and others works. There is a museum and then the house tour. Our guide was a very entertaining young man who was just finishing up high school; he was very articulate as well as amusing. As I grew up near Hannibal, MO, I have always been a big fan of Twain's so found the whole visit to be very interesting. The home was located in what once was a very exclusive area....Nook Farm...where the Alcott's and others of the time had homes. Now it is kind of surrounded by a not so nice neighborhood....but the grounds immediately around the homes are still well kept.
Located in the museum is this statue of Twain made entirely of legos! It is life size...my grand son would love to see that...and try to duplicate it......being the "lego" King of Texas! Both the museum and home were very worth the trip, to me...and Dick is a fan of Twain also so he liked it too.
The next stop .......... the coast of Maine and Acadia National Park!
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