North Bridge - Reenactment

We just wanted to share a few pictures of the reenactment of the battle at the North Bridge.

Brief history:
The British Regulars fought against colonial militia on April 19, 1775 at Concord’s North Bridge; this fight soon grew into a war for independence that lasted more than eight years. The colonial militia positioned themselves above the North Bridge while the British troops began the search and destruction of military supplies that were found in the center of town. The military supplies were set on fire and when the colonial militia saw the smoke coming from the center of their town, they decided to fight against the British troops that were stationed at the North Bridge “to defend their homes or die in the attempt.” The British fired first and the battle lasted less than five minutes.

96 British Troops stationed at the North Bridge:

The colonial militia getting ready "to defend their homes, or die in the attempt":

British troops fleeing from the North Bridge:

The Colonial Militia marching accross the North Bridge to the center of town:

An unexpected gift

Last Saturday, Cameron surprised me with a great gift: a white 5 qt. stand Kitchen Aid mixer. The big package was delivered at our back porch and I noticed it after coming back from the reenactments.

I used it immediately to prepare whole wheat dinner rolls and mashed potatoes; last night I used it to make zucchini & carrot spiced bread. I love it! What a great gift!

Patriot's Day

In celebration of Patriot's Day, towns in Massachusetts have reenactments, parades and commemorative ceremonies. Last Saturday we witnessed the reenactment of the 1775 Meriam’s Corner Exercise. All three of us walked about a mile and a half to enjoy the parade and reenactment. The weather was a little chilly and unfortunately as soon as we got to the reenactment sight, it started raining and we had no umbrella.

As we were waiting for the parade to start, the Colonials fired an old cannon and Atenas got so scared that she ran away pulling the leash off my hand! Fortunately a Park Ranger caught her only a few feet away from me (note so self: don’t take Atenas to any reenactments that involve any types of firearms). Poor thing, she was really scared and shaking; I had to carry her the whole time we were there. Anyways, so we learned a little more about the Colonials and their fight in the American Revolution. This Saturday we will see the commemoration of the North Bridge fight.

Not sure that they had walkie-talkies back then:

The Parade:

A new dog-friend?

These two dogs always welcome us with loud barks every time we walk near their house. Atenas has made a special connection with one of them and last night he even walked us (or I shall say: walked Atenas) home to our back porch. She’s a little stinker but makes us laugh when she tries to act like a human!

During our walk...

We have enjoyed living in New England, especially because we can go thru our backyard and immediately go into the woods! We normally take long walks with Atenas; she’s slowly socializing with other dogs and learning to walk with a leash whenever she needs to. Yesterday during our walk thru the woods we met a few dogs and their owners; unfortunately Atenas is the smallest dog in the region (and I’m not exaggerating) and one lady even thought we were walking with our cat!!! A lot of people ask us about her breed and we often have to answer: a hairy Chihuahua (many of the dogs around here are big and hairy, so they are surprise when they see a small hairy dog).

Anyways, we took a different route thru the woods and ended up in a cemetery. Since dogs are allowed in the cemeteries as long as they are on the leash and the owners pick up after them, we decided to walk thru it and check it out. It was Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and we visited the Author’s Ridge where many famous writers and their families are buried. I couldn’t resist so I took out the phone and snapped a few pictures.