In My Life

Saturday in Maryland

We started the day with bubble-and-squeak and brewed coffee, talking politics all the while and got a better idea why many Americans are fearful of a second term for Barack Obama.  They see him as failing to uphold the constitution and leading the country into a more socialistic form of government.  They fiercely want to defend their freedom to choose, and not be dictated to by the government about healthcare etc.  It’s also about states rights versus federalism.   

Jim then drove us south and west in the state of Maryland to Antietam – through vividly picturesque countryside and quaint little towns.  Many others were also visiting the Civil War sites on this long weekend – Monday being Columbus Day the equivalent of Australia Day, which is also often called Invasion Day. 

It was mainly sunny but a chilly wind from the Atlantic would suddenly sweep the falling leaves this way and that.  Most locals were unbothered by the wind, dressed in shorts and T-shirts.  Glenys in jumper and stockings was ‘freezing’.  They say tomorrow will be colder still.

This is a lovely place to stay – the house is made for having guests, which reminds me to keep that more in mind if we build again.  We must put the guest room further away from the living area with a separate bathroom.  Jayne remembered some of things we like to eat including a nut bar we can’t buy in Australia.  Tonight Jim is going to teach me some of the finer details about NFL when we watch a college match.  I’ve always found the game hard to follow and slightly crazy.    
Below: The monument at Antietam

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