Bluegrass Show at the Killingly Grange

Should be a good time for all that show up on Saturday the 22nd. of March. The grange is located at 801 Hartford Pike (route 101) in Killingly, CT. Nick Anderson and Shady Creek as well as the Hosmer Mountain Boys. Plenty of good food available from the grange members. Always a great time. Doors open at 6:00 pm show at 7:00.

2025 Fire and Ice Putnam

Putnam,Ct.'s Fire and Ice a day to celebrate artists ice carving talents, music, food, cornhole, axe throwing and beer drinking. Take a look.

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