Every year we plan an extensive gingerbread village built around a theme. After kicking around several suggestions we settled on Quebec, as we know it. Kathryn and Susanna planned and sketched the blueprints and over the next few weeks, a ginger version of La Beauce appeared on our counter. Susanna made the border crossing sign…
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Jingle Bells and Gingerbread
Another Christmas has come and gone with another concert season in the books. We travelled around Connecticut to nursing homes, senior centers and churches to do 15 concerts. That meant a lot of music practice at home! Our big red van has carried us many miles and been a part of many memories in the…
New Years & Gingeropolis
It’s hard to believe it’s 2019 already! We were thrilled to have Daniel home for Christmas break – we had a great week together as a family! Christmas Day found us playing our now-traditional football game after opening presents in the morning. Matthew, N’gella & Susanna battled against Carolyn, Lydia and Daniel with Jonathan as…
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…