Fruit of our Labors

We are staying west of Boston for a few days and today we did some errands.  Got my 90 days supply of medications refilled and then found a T-Mobile phone store.  My phone has not worked for at least a week.  The battery drained down and the message came up "Connect to Charger."  Every time I put on a charger...mine, hubby's, or the mobile...nothing would happen.  We stopped in Michigan and it was suggested we get a new battery, so we did.  The phone showed activity, but down the road when we plugged in the mobile charger, again nothing happened.  Opted to just wait to find a store when we had more time, like today. 

At first, the T-Mobile rep plugged in their charger and my phone started charging.  Took the phone back to our car and again nothing charged.  They must have a super-duper charge system!  Anyway, decided to get a new phone, LG 4G model for $228.  However, when they rang it up it only came up with a price of $99.  Both sales reps reviewed the process and for some reason my $228 phone was only $99 today!  :)  Happy dance in my pocketbook.  Got ourselves squared away after an hour plus in the store.

Every Friday in the summer, Massachusetts has a Free Friday at certain museums in the state.  Today, just happened to be Fruitlands Museum where hubby's sister-in-law is director of marketing.  We drove out there and she had told us it was on a hill overlooking a long distance.  Wow!  What a view!

As you can see, another beautiful weather day!

The museum  is located in several buildings, one of which was the home of the Alcott family (Louisa May's three sisters and parents).

Her father was a teacher in Concord and was friends with Walden & Thoreau.  He moved his family to Fruitlands to start a community that was non-aggressive and ate off the land...not even eating animals.  They lived here from June, 1843 to January, 1844 and then found it was not working.  Louisa and her sisters slept in the attic of this house and if it was a hot day in July, 1843, as it was today, I feel sorry for them.  

This house was at the bottom of a long hill, wish I would have gotten a photo of this hill.  It exhausted both hubby and I!  Other buildings on the grounds housed a Shaker exhibit and a Native American exhibit.  

Here's some mementos and scenes from the Alcott house.

Here's a doll that the Alcott girls played with.

In the Shaker exhibit learned a couple more things about the Shakers

The Native American exhibit had some of the best displays I have seen in a long time.  Here's a bandolier worn by a Midwest / Upper Great Lakes Indian.

I will finish with a scene from our drive back to my in-laws!  

It's Friday!