Skunk Hollow Girls at Hanna’s Town!

Saturday was our annual Spring (a little late….) get-together of the Skunk Hollow Girls – all cousins, all friends.  We started the day by meeting at Historic Hanna’s Town, where I was able to give the girls a ‘deluxe’ version of the standard tour of Hanna’s Tavern and the town, including the history of the area.  My favorite bit of information about Hanna’s Town was that in 1775, Hanna’s Town and Pittsburgh were the same size.  Pittsburgh flourished, for obvious reasons, including the three rivers. The stop at Hanna’s Tavern would have been a day’s ride out of Pittsburgh on Forbes Road. If you’ve never been there, I recommend it!  There are lots of very knowledgeable guides at the site.  For information, check it out at www.westmorelandhistory.org and click on the Hanna’s Town tab.

Anyway, I took nine ‘skunks’ on the tour, and we had a great time together.  Thanks, Beth, for sharing the photos!  After a few hours of history, we drove back to my house where we had a great lunch which consisted of more food than the population of the original town could have consumed!  Thanks to everyone for bringing all the yummies, as we had chips, brownies, candy, pie, icecream, cheese/crackers, fruit, veggies, ham BBQ, pasta salad, potato salad, and cold drinks.  What a feast.  As tradition dictates, we always share an original essay about something closely connected to one or all of us.  This time it was about a skunk invasion – but one that was very unwelcome!  It’s fun to share and laugh with people so close to our hearts.  Don’t really know what I’d do without these girls!  But attached are photos of the town and grounds, the last one is a field of flax.  If you go back to the home page, and click on the tab for ‘Skunk Invasion’, you can read the story for yourself.  It was a super great day, and we’re all looking forward to the next adventure of the Skunk Hollow Girls!