Kathy and I have a little tradition that we pass Suzie Squirrel back and forth for our birthdays. The challenge is to outfit her in something creatively different each time. Since we are such huge fans of the HBO-Max mini-series THE GILDED AGE Kathy dressed Suzie up as Bertha, one of the main characters. We took her on the trip with us, thinking she’d like to go visit Newport again. Most of the show was filmed in Newport and we heard lots of details about which rooms in which houses were used for which scenes. It was so fun, and Bertha loved it! More photos later. Kathy – of course – made her outfit!
See the resemblance?
We were up early on Monday morning – had a quick continental breakfast at the motel and were on our way. We pulled over to the scenic lookout for Mystic, Connecticut, to stretch our legs and take a few photos of the harbor. This is the port where The Mayflower comes for repairs and refurbishing – it wasn’t in port so it must be at Plymouth.
We pulled into Newport about noon and could hardly decide where to go first! We checked which mansions were open, and opted first to re-visit The Breakers information center. We could upgrade our tickets – for a very minimal amount – and see all the houses we wanted and even become members of the Newport Preservation Society. We did it! We had lunch in the café where we split a huge turkey sandwich on very yummy bread, then we walked across the street to tour the mansion.
The Breakers was the home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, has 70 rooms, and was built in 1895. After downloading the app on our ‘smart’ phones (smarter than WE are!) we used our headphones to go from room to room and learn about the house, the family, and the staff. This is the most prominent of the surviving mansions. Several homes are still closed or have limited admission so we missed seeing five that we had hoped to visit. But the Breakers is breath-taking! Here are some of the photos that I took (except for the first three, which are from a brochure):
had 4 spigots – two were fresh water and two were salt water!
There was so much more – but we had other places to be. I’ll share Marble House tomorrow. Yesterday’s ‘teaser’ photo will be part of that.
June 25 – Did you go barefoot in the summer? If so, relate an experience about stepping on something. “We were allowed to go barefoot as soon as the first dandelion bloomed. I stepped on many yucky things but the worst thing I stepped on was a big black water snake. Uncle Edd was with us & that was the end of that snake.” I believe that might have been the end of ME! Yuck!
Calendar inspiration – This was brought home to us over and over again – we had a wonderful time and a safe trip.
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TOMORROW June 26 is:
Wow. Barcode day. What a celebration! Well, today is 6 months until Christmas Day and I’m certainly not looking that far ahead. I’m still trying to get a grip on tomorrow. Have a blessed day in the house of the Lord! God bless…
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