Because of the slow internet at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough Ma (hard to understand as it sits right next to Cisco); I didn’t get to do any blog posting this week while at seminar. Hubby and I have arrived home this evening and over the next few days, I’ll post a few photos and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Shakers'
Shaker Seminar 2011
July 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Communal Societies, Musings, photo of the week, Shaker, Site Seeing, travel
Tags: Hancock Shaker Village·Harvard·Meeting House·Shaker·Shakers
Comrades in Learning
March 5th, 2011 · No Comments · Communal Societies, Musings, Shaker
Today we hosted a lovely afternoon meeting of the Boston Area Shaker Study Group. The group is closing in on 30 years of folks meeting several times a year and learning about the Shakers (and for those who wonder or are ill-informed – yes, there are people living in community as Shakers). We enjoyed a [...]
Shaker Seminar 2010
July 22nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Communal Societies, Shaker, Site Seeing, travel
What do World Monuments Fund, marriage break-up and the status of women in the 19th century, Green energy, Black Minstrels and a baby cow have in common? We are attending the 2010 Shaker Seminar being hosted this year at Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, MA. It is the village’s 50th year as a museum, and [...]
Tags: black minstrels·cows·Green energy·Hancock Shaker Village·marriage·Shakers·World Monuments Fund
Joy and Zeal
July 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Musings
JOY: the emotion of great delight or happiness caused by something exceptionally good or satisfying; keen pleasure; elation: She felt the joy of seeing her son’s success. ZEAL: –noun fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor. Hubby and I have arrived for the first day of this summer’s [...]
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