its a shroom... the key is the white... no chlorophyll.. usually means its not a plant... or at least a plant that wont last long .... as it cant harness the suns rays for energy ... ken

By comparison with the house, I'd guess somewhere around 27-28m tall. Resin

No doubt you have other reasons besides antiquing to prompt your trips to N.H. but being a 64yr old, avid free lance photographer from Chicopee, Mass I am well familiar with your route and IMHO you may not be seeing the forest for the trees, so to speak. I-84 junctions with I-90 (Mass pike) at Sturbridge, Mass. About one mile from the mass pike toll both there is "Old Sturbridge Village", which is a living museum depicting the life in a rural community from 1740 to 1830. The museum covers about 300acres and has perhaps 50 or more houses, shops and barns from the period, all well laid out in a rural community setting. It is defined as a living museum because as you go through the houses, farms or shops you will find staff members dressed in the costume of the period and performing the day to day work routines as they were done in the period. That in itself would be a wealth of information to a die hard antique collector because not only does it give you an opportunity to see the antiques, you can actually talk to people who use those items daily and can explain there form & function in great detail. Given that the museum is what put the town of Sturbridge on the map, it then stands that the town itself is a mecca of antique dealers ranging from the tiny one car garage size mom & pop operations to huge multi-story super stores in the downtown Sturbridge area. While I am not a die hard antique collector, I would suspect that with the depressed economy and the fierce competition most of those dealers have no doubt had to sharpen their pencils to stay in business so there may be a few true bargains to be had. In addition, If you were to slightly alter your return route and head west on RT 20 (the old Boston Post Road) from Sturbridge on west through Palmer and on to Springfield you will find it is not only a nice pleasant scenic route, it is dotted the whole way with small antique shops of all varieties. Taking rt 20 west from Sturbridge to Springfield, then I-91 south to Hartford will add an additional 47 miles on your trip, but in my estimation it would prove well worth your time and effort.

Happy Birthday Raeanne! May this year be filled with happiness, health and continued strength to go where you want to go, be who you want to be and to do all that you can in life. LOL and Hugs Raeanne! And now, for the news. Peggy and Dave are really confused. My husband is just as abnormal as I am medically. He did an hour with a recorded blood pressure machine. Leave it to Dave to totally baffle the nurse. His blood pressure readings drop 40 points after his doctor's visit 48 hours previously. Of course he had the entire weekend to get worked up. He also stopped taking 2 brand new medications - we don't know if they were part of the problem or not. He still has a heart scan being booked. His bloodwork has shown enzymes that are present after a heart attack. I am expecting "something" to show up on the scan because of the enzymes. I'm not worried so much anymore as too more curious - how can this be? When we get the results from that we can move forward. But his blood pressure is a huge relief. I too wonder about the pills he was put on. We'll see. Stay tuned for another episode of "We're Not Normal". On a lighter note - went to a charity shop today to purchase jeans. My size 14's are getting too lose so I got a couple of pair of 11-12s (whatever that means today). Out of 5 pair of jeans I liked enough to try on, only 2 fit. One tag said 11-12 but I could have wrapped the zipper area across itself a good 4 inches in totally. And there must be a pattern/industry design problem with that size because I also noticed it's the largest space consumed by one size in the women's jean racks. What a pain in the a$$ trying jeans on. Of course everything fabric related I purchase now from charity goes right into a garbage bag and stays shut until everything goes directly into a sanitizing wash run. Don't care to bring home bed bugs. The Ottawa area stores have posted signs warning people to take precautions because once one item that is infested gets into any recycled clothing store the store is considered infected. Makes sense to me. Every jean that I think would fit and I like, before I take it off the rack to try on, I do the pocket test to make sure the pocket is big enough so my wallet won't pop out. Today's hand testing revealed 3 advil in one pocket - so the jeans were worn, then tossed into a charity bag - unwashed. I even purchase bed sheets and some for quilting - everything gets sanitized. And then some. I spent $12 on 2 pair of good quality jeans. Bargoooon. But I did have fun in there. Got a huge aluminum roasting pan with lid - for a whopping $6.00 - bargooon. $12 on a percale soft/strong queen size sheet set - bargooon. And a few other small items. Bargooooooooooon. Had a lot of fun. Spent an hour in there - could have spent another but hubby happily took off to do the groceries. Came back just as I was getting tired of hunting down jeans and starting to enter....Peggy's Danger Zone.....I was going to start browsing more that today's purpose of going there. Danger, danger I say. I have been known to spend hours in big charity shops. But mentally it was better than a bottle of prozac. So I can retire a couple of pairs of jeans - making a jean bed spread for my niece. My pal who is on a health journey, weight loss all in one is also entering a smaller jean size - she's donating her jeans. There's no going back once the jeans have been cut. Saving the top part to make jean purses for both of us. So that's my Thursday. Still holding around 135. Very, very happy. And Dave is making a stir fry dinner tonight with a ton of veggies. He was on a mission at the store. His cooking is heaven. (And he gets more veggies in his meals this way.) One night a week to let go and enjoy. Have a wonderful evening too! LOL Peggy