My summer in Lanesborough

This summer I was happy to be able to see and spend time with so many members of my family. Birthdays were always a reason to celebrate.








I made "Whoopee Pies for one of the many family birthday parties that I went to. They were delicious, and disappeared fast once the lid was taken of the pan. I imagine I will have to make them for my friends back in the West this winter.

Some if my favorite places to eat here.

Hami's is a great place to eat and they have lobster.




This ice cream with blue berry sauce was courtesy of my brother and sister-in-law in East Brookfield, MA. My baby brother. (Yummmmmm!!)




We had our share of rain while I was there and I think they set some new records. July and August were real wet and we didn't get the hayfield mowed until the first of September. Usually it is mowed around the first week in July and then we get a second cutting in September.
The last 2 weeks I spent cutting firewood and piling brush.






I am leaving the 25th for the Loners on Wheels 40th anniversary rally in Goshen, IN. where I will get to see a lot of my RVing friends again.

I really enjoyed my summer back in Lanesborough,MA. with my family and friends, but can't wait to get back to the West and my motorhome.

Tractor Pulls, etc.

My brother and I went to a tractor pull, horse draw, car show or fireman's muster almost every weekend. The tractor pulls are my favorite and the ladies do a great job behind the wheel.
I also went to some county fairs and helped do the "Milking".









You aren't surprised that I always seem to get pictures of the pretty girls, are you? We have lots in Massachusetts.

Nature in New England

Massachusetts has some beautiful parks and trails, which we took advantage of when it wasn't raining. These are a few of the places we went this summer.

The Lanesborough Fire Department

This is the Lanesborough fire station, one of the highest rated volunteer fire departments in the state of Massachusetts.

This is an ancient fire wagon. It was a little before my time.


This is more like what I would have driven.



At their annual picnic this summer, I was invited as a former chief of the Department.






They have some very impressive vehicles and equipment for a town of Lanesborough's size.

Wet July in Lanesborough, Part II

The first 3 pictures are of birds I took out of my sister-in-laws kitchen window. A blue jay, canary and cardinal.



The baby birds came out of a nest but couldn't fly. The mother came and got one of them, but the other died.

A cotton tail rabbit wanted his picture taken.

My friend Jan and her daughter Kaitlyn, on Kaitlyn's 20th birthday. We had cake and ice cream.

Our 6 family tag sale at my nephew's place on Rte #7 in Lanesborough, MA.

Pownal,VT. tractor pull, pulling a wheelie. Even the kids get in on the act.



At the Hinsdale,MA. Fireman's muster. The different fire departments compete against each other. They have timed events.



We had 12 inches of rain in July and the farm was real wet. The animals didn't seem to mind though.



It's a good thing my Motorhome wasn't parked on the other side of this creek. My usual parking space is all marshy.