Yesterday just kind of sucked! It started off all right... I stopped in Taunton, which is where my ancestor, Philip Horr, lived. He’s the one who fought in the Revolution and got us into the D.A.R. I wasn’t able to visit their historical society, but I at least wanted to see the town. I kept pulling over to take pictures and then got doughnuts (and they seriously might be the best doughnuts I’ve ever had in my life), but I really didn’t have time for this.
There was so much traffic driving to Connecticut, so it took me almost four hours to get to Weir Farm.You know, the east coast is very pretty, but I could never live out here. Way too much traffic.
I liked the stars on the ceiling of his studio. He was copying the studios where he’d studied in Paris. The instructors put the stars there to remind the students that nature still existed, even though they were stuck inside most of the time.
Oh, fun fact- Weir’s son in law did the sculpture at This is the Place Hertiage Park in SLC!
I had a two hour drive up to Springfield, MA, and there was so much traffic and I kept making wrong turns because the streets are stupid out here, so I made it to the armory just fifteen minutes before closing. Luckily, that was all I needed. I’m a pacifist, so looking at guns was just not that thrilling to me.
My Air BnB for the night was at this girl’s house. She was very nice, but her boyfriend was really trashy. He was white, but he kept using the N-word. That’s not okay, is it?? They had plans to go out clubbing last night, so around 9:00, their friends started arriving to pre-game. I didn’t want to go use the shower because people were constantly going in and out of that bathroom. I wanted to get to bed early because I had an early day today, but they were so loud and didn’t leave till almost 11:00. They came back in around 2:00 and didn’t even try to be quiet. I was so annoyed. But I guess that’s what happens when you are trying to book the cheapest possible accommodations.
There was so much traffic driving to Connecticut, so it took me almost four hours to get to Weir Farm.You know, the east coast is very pretty, but I could never live out here. Way too much traffic.
Weir Farm was pretty, but I was stressed and didn’t have much time to spend there. J. Alden Weir was the first American Impressionist, which was funny because he studied art in Paris for five years and thought Impressionism was garbage.
I liked the stars on the ceiling of his studio. He was copying the studios where he’d studied in Paris. The instructors put the stars there to remind the students that nature still existed, even though they were stuck inside most of the time.
Oh, fun fact- Weir’s son in law did the sculpture at This is the Place Hertiage Park in SLC!
I had a two hour drive up to Springfield, MA, and there was so much traffic and I kept making wrong turns because the streets are stupid out here, so I made it to the armory just fifteen minutes before closing. Luckily, that was all I needed. I’m a pacifist, so looking at guns was just not that thrilling to me.
My Air BnB for the night was at this girl’s house. She was very nice, but her boyfriend was really trashy. He was white, but he kept using the N-word. That’s not okay, is it?? They had plans to go out clubbing last night, so around 9:00, their friends started arriving to pre-game. I didn’t want to go use the shower because people were constantly going in and out of that bathroom. I wanted to get to bed early because I had an early day today, but they were so loud and didn’t leave till almost 11:00. They came back in around 2:00 and didn’t even try to be quiet. I was so annoyed. But I guess that’s what happens when you are trying to book the cheapest possible accommodations.
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