Poor House

If the trend continues, middle income and low income americans are going to end up in the poor house. These recent statistics from the federal government are of concern. America's middle class holds only 8% of all wealth, approximately 12.5 trillion, while the top 1% holds 38.7 trillion. Back before the Reagan administration the american middle class owned 61% of the wealth. The new administration wants to cut taxes on the wealthy by 1 trillion partially paid for by 490 billion in cuts to social security and medicare. Presently the richest 1% of americans hold 31% of the nations wealth. The bottom 50% hold just 2.4% of total wealth. The net worth of fully half of the U.S. population is just a tiny fraction of the net worth of the top 1%. Check out my YouTube channel for video's of varied subjects. "JohnHolland@bluegrassers"

Aunt Orelean's Cabin

The photo's below show the homeplace of an amazing woman, Orelean Puckett, who accomplished great acts of kindness and skill in very difficult times delivering more than 1000 babies in her time as a midwife in the rugged Virginia mountains. Located at mile marker 189.9 on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Canterbury Old Home Days

The town held it's Old Home Days which had a little bit of old time reenactments as well as craft and food vendors and antique vehicle rides. Take a look.

Largest Pumpkin I've ever seen

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Cattle Barns Lebanon Fairgrounds

I went to the Lebanon Country Fair for the farm tractor pull but could not resist visiting the animals

Five Guys and Starbucks

Several Dayville Connecticut homes have been sold to developers and are being demolished to make way for a Starbucks, Five Guys and Jersey Mikes restaurants and other retail stores. Some folks say it will bring unwanted congestion to the area of historic homes, others are happy to see the new food choices. The property borders Owen Bell Park a heavily used recreation park as well as Killingly Commons a busy shopping center. We can only hope it all turns out well.

Invasion of Jeeps

Music, food trucks, and dozens of super shiny and personalized jeeps lined up around Davis Park in Danielson, CT provided a fun night for hundreds of residents and out of towners on a warm summers night.