Well, being a true New England Yankee I had to suspect he was up to no good of course. Who else would park outside a New Hampshire Yankee's home in the country and stare but Ne'er do gooder. So I walked over to the car and said " can I help you?" He proceeded to repeat what he has said before. He described in exquisite detail the interior layout of our house complete with the purlin on the second floor that still had bark remaining from the original construction. Now I knew this fella was more than someone casing the place to break in.
He introduced himself (and his grandson who who happened to be in the vehicle) and a discussion pursued that left me flabbergasted. He had spent the entire day driving around on his vacation looking for the "Special place" in New Hampshire where he has spent a good portion of his childhood with his uncle during the summer months. Now keep in mind he came from Colorado, which is in itself a wonderful place. But there was something special about this meager farm in New Hampshire that brought him enough joy and memories to draw him back so many years later.
That draw, is what has brought so many to enjoy this wonderful home and fertile land that we now call home.
Of course I invited him in for a tour!.....he seemed so pleased and I was thrilled to share what is not just our home but a place that so many others through the years have been blessed to enjoy!
The pictures that follow were from his uncle who worked on the farm during the summers. The fellow with the large brimmed hat is E. O. Smith who owned and farmed the land from 1915 to approximately 1949.
