Mixed Nuts: Visiting Salem, MA

Quotes

"There is no better way to thank God for your sight than by giving a helping hand to someone in the dark." - Helen Keller
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me." ~Erma Bombeck
You may never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.- Unknown
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow' ~Helen Keller
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Seuss
"Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it."
"God doesn't give children with disabilities to strong people: He gives them to ordinary, everyday people, then He helps the parents to grow stronger through the journey. Raising a child with special needs doesn't TAKE a special family, it MAKES a special family."Author Unknown
I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go – Abraham Lincoln
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. ~ Benjamin Franklin
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is a miracle - Albert Einstein
The journey of a 1000 miles starts with a single step
Sometimes in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives you a fairy tale
Where there is great love, there are always miracles - Willa Cather
The Difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a little longer
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness
There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.
Be the change you want to see in the world
Don't tell God how big the storm is, tell the storm how big Your God is..........
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
Fall down seven times - get up eight - unknown
Despite our differences, we sink or swim together
Life may not be the party we expected, but while we are here, we might as well dance
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." -Confucius

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Visiting Salem, MA

This past weekend, my parents came to town for a visit. My mom had suggested going to Salem since it is October and Salem is all about witches. The weather this past Saturday was very nice, so we decided to go. Mat and I have never been, and it ended up being a really fun trip.

We saw Went to Witch House, Witch History Museum, The Tall Ship, Witch Trials Memorial, Old Burying Point, and the House of Seven Gables. It was crowded, but not overly and we were there the whole day!

Enjoy the pictures

This is Samantha from the show "Bewitched"

Finley outside of Witch House. This is the 17th Century house of Witchcraft Trials Judge Jonathn Corwin. This is Salem's only remaining structure with direct ties to the witch trails of 1692.

Inside The Witch House. Floors and many things in this room are original (making them over 300 years old)

The Witch House

Finley and Cainan pretended to be prisoners.

The Old Cemetery. Justice John Hathorne is Nathaniel Hawthorne's father

We found some really old grave stones. This one is hard to read but it was from 1676.

I took this because I wanted to remember that nearly 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft, but only 20 were hanged for crimes

Nathaniel Hawthorne. Famous writings "The Scarlet Letter" and "The House of the Seven Gables"

Finley trying a Hammock on the Tall Ship - "Friendship Salem"

Cainan trying the hammock

We stood in line for 45 minutes to go into this candy store. IT was crazy.

Outside the Witch History Museum. This was a neat place inside - we didn't take any pictures inside but it was cool. There was a live show which did a trial from an original transcript from a real trial in 1692. Then we went to see the recreation of the dungeons where they kept the prisoners. (Cainan hated that)

Cainan outside the House of the Seven Gables. The kids LOVED this house (we did too!). This was the house of Captain John Turner. Nathaniel Hawthorne visited this house in the mid-1800s after it belonged to a cousin (who convinced him to write the book). The kids loved the hidden staircases and quirkiness of the house. Nathaniel Hawthorne's house was relocated to the grounds in 1958, so we got to go inside his house as well.

2 comments:

Unknown said...: that's cool :); October 21, 2015 at 11:40 PM
Unknown said...: that's cool :)
The movie called hocus pocus is about the ganders on sisters from Salem MA :); October 21, 2015 at 11:41 PM