The next day we kinda just chilled most the day, not really doing anything that interesting, kinda planning what to do the rest of the week. Till that afternoon we decided to go over to the Nathan Hale Homestead which was only like 15 minutes away and was on the list of things to do.
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| the Nathan Hale Homestead |
We evidently have like amazing timing because we got there right after all the school groups left for the day! Anyway the people there were really nice! and we got our own privet tour of the place!
I learned a lot! (like did you know that they had flat irons back then? :-o) And although they don't normally let people take pictures in the house the lady giving our tour let me take some without flash. :) (like I said they were really nice!)
Turns out Nathan himself did not live in the house that's on the property now, his family did though, and he grew up on the property, just in a much smaller house that is no longer standing. But it was still really interesting learning about his family and the way people lived back then. And there was some of Nathan's stuff in the house!
One thing I hadn't realized was that that famous line "I only regret that I have but life to loose for my country." that Nathan Hale said right before his death? Yeah it was actually a famous line from a British play! Not actually something he came up with spire of the moment like I thought.
outside it was a beautiful day! and they had this nice little herb garden similar to the one family's back in the 1700s would have had.
There were some other little buildings there too, we didn't go into them.
and of course I need a picture of me and Katy, so here's one of us outside in the garden!
Turns out Nathan himself did not live in the house that's on the property now, his family did though, and he grew up on the property, just in a much smaller house that is no longer standing. But it was still really interesting learning about his family and the way people lived back then. And there was some of Nathan's stuff in the house!
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| Like the trunk in this picture. |
One thing I hadn't realized was that that famous line "I only regret that I have but life to loose for my country." that Nathan Hale said right before his death? Yeah it was actually a famous line from a British play! Not actually something he came up with spire of the moment like I thought.
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| Nathan Hale's father's court room, actually in their house! ps the chair that you can barely see at the table with the green table cloth was the one Nathan used at the school he taught at. |
outside it was a beautiful day! and they had this nice little herb garden similar to the one family's back in the 1700s would have had.
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| one of the herbs in the garden, pretty isn't it? |
There were some other little buildings there too, we didn't go into them.
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| the lighter colored one is about the size of the house Nathan Hale was born in, crazy right? |
and of course I need a picture of me and Katy, so here's one of us outside in the garden!
After that we went back to Katy's and climbed a tree, and chilled more. Only to have more adventures the next day! :) But that I will tell you about later, cause it will be at least one post all of it's own! (I took over 300 pictures day 4 and we were only at the place for less then one day! Give you an idea how awesome I thought this place was?)
