What a blast from the past with the first Memorial Day parade in Cheshire since 2020. We dusted off the float pieces, pulled out the fabric, wheeled out the trailer and hosed down the truck. We did the math and realized we marched in our first Cheshire parade 20 years ago…we were all a bit smaller…
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A Star Spangled Weekend
The Fourth of July saw a lot of patriotic flag waving as we celebrated in traditional Bennett style. Our annual public reading of the Declaration of Independence went on as scheduled after last-minute logistics fell into place. We were so thankful for a light cloud cover and a decent sized crowd that turned out, bringing…
250 Years – in Gingerbread
The house we live in was built in 1768, so this year we are celebrating its 250th anniversary. Our celebration so far has consisted of eating foods from our Colonial cookbook, and designing our New Year’s gingerbread village in the style of Cheshire, 1768. According to our Cheshire history book, our house was built by…
Independence Day
We have a tremendous heritage as American citizens, but unfortunately not many people take time to think about it. For the past six years our family has organized a public reading of the Declaration of Independence in our town on July 4th. In addition, we try to have something different each year about specific signers…