The Christmas Covered Bridge
Bob spent the day with me driving around taking photos. We stopped at the Poole Forge Historical Christmas Open House.
We got free coffee and home made cookies. Now this might seem like a normal Sunday afternoon thing for two old married people to do. But I swear to you that we have never, in all our married years just driven around, sightseeing and stopping in at local attractions. I felt horribly old and the whole thing, while fun, was just a bit unnatural. Now I have gone out for the day with my girlfriends and just gone where ever the wind took us. But with BOB? Is this what retirement and old age is going to be like?
The poor guy – I think he was asleep half the time while I was driving and the other half he was on his blackberry. Poor me, we had to have “the game” on the radio the entire time. Then, as he was looking out the window he quickly said “stop, pull in there” and I almost got whacked by the car behind me. He wanted to look at the quarry – rocks and a big giant hole in the ground. This was just about the time when I thought it best to stop and take a little walk so we stopped at the Pool Forge historic home. They had each room decorated with a themed Christmas tree. I am only showing you the one that was the best.
then we went over to the covered bridge. What is it about these bridges that people like so much. The are very noisy and rickety when a car goes through.
We strolled though the bridge. It is very cool.
Doesn’t it look neat inside. See that huge curved beam?
It is covered in carved graffiti. You can’t see the name listed here very well- even photoshop couldn’t help out with this one, but it says: Elias M. Mellon dated A.D. 1859. That is when this bridge was constructed. Check out more interesting facts at the Poole Forge site. And myabe you can even take a visit out there.