Thanksgiving in Cambridge

Unfortunately, Bruce and I missed our Cambridge Thanksgiving last year. Lowe's grants only two holidays, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Period. And everyone MUST work on Black Friday. Hence you may recall last year's 'Camp Colegate Thanksgiving for Two' blog. So much more fun to be with friends and family for the holidays. And I can never resist taking my camera and cathching those moments of anticipation and beauty.

Bruce opening the gates of the compound.
We marvel at the old trees, such as the hemlock on the left.
That afternoon, as we made trips between the main house and the cottage,
the air was filled with aromatic cedar from an older specimen that grows near the driveway.

Bruce and I were offered the bedroom in the cottage.
The greenhouse is accessed from rgus room, and here is the view from that room into the greenhouse.

The hanging baskets are extraordinary.

We weren't spending time on the wrap-around porches this visit, but there is something
about those outdoor rooms that just beckon you to sit down and enjoy the peace and serenity.

The view from the cottage great room and porch.
Words cannot even begin to do this beauty justice.

It's all about anticipation, isn't it?

I could not capture every one of the fifteen at this table.
 Our hosts Andrew at the end of the table, Brad in the very lower right corner.



The day afternoon Thanksgiving we visited Marietta, Ohio, only 45 minutes away.
A bright and comfortable day, like that year we went to Falling Water. Here the Muskingum meets the Ohio.




The Lockmaster's House along the rivers.



One of the early churches





One of many fabulous downtown buildings.
We also drove around the lovely homes above Marietta College.
This is definitely a destination to which we must return and explore on our own.