No, I did not plan three farm-based posts in a row. This is what happens when I do everything out of order. Owen's class went on a field trip a couple weeks ago and Paige and I were able to go along. The trip was to a historical farm/village to see what life was like in the 1860s. I'm going to go ahead and say some of the reenactors were better than others. Also, some of the reenactors were more patient with the kids than others. The class favorite seems to be the one-room schoolhouse (which was actually housed in the church while we were there because the bridge to the schoolhouse was out!). The actor did a great job of getting information across while keeping the kids entertained. The most ridiculous/hilarious speaker was the girl making pottery. She started out her talk by saying she didn't make any of the pottery there. Then the kids basically proceeded to ask her piece by piece if she had made it. The teacher put a stop to it eventually but I maintain if she had offered up some more interesting information the questions would have been better!
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| This was the first stop and it was missing its speaker! Owen's teacher took over and told the kids about transportation. |
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| Perusing the blacksmith's shop |
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| Owen got called up to help at the schoolhouse |
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| Owen got in "trouble" for drawing a picture of the schoolteacher and had to stand on this stool as punishment. |
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| Mr. Willet's rules. |
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| This speaker was explaining how to make apple butter. The kids all got a sample but they didn't offer the adults any...sigh... |
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