as i walk these streets i know

[matociquala]

It's finally Spring in New England (I got out of Wisconsin just in time, apparently; I beat the blizzard by a day) and I get to be home with my dog for a whole three weeks before I head back to the Midwest.

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[also_huey]

My sympathies. The old man here doesn't care for fireworks OR thunder, and the space under my desk is big enough for my legs, or a 70lb moosedog, but really not both. And giving him an enormous bone only makes him forget the problem for the three minutes it takes him to inhale it. I keep thinking that I should get some Dog Prozac or something...

[kassrachel]

Historical re-enactors? *facepalm* I guess I'm glad I'm a couple hours north of you; we don't seem to have those here.

Spring, though, is glorious. Sunlight. Green leaves. Goddamn. :-)

[jtdiii]

All unfortunately very period... :)

[matociquala]

VERY VERY PERIOD

[fadethecat]

Period bad fiddling is superior to ahistorical bad fiddling! I think.

[thewol]

Bad fiddling of any ilk should be seen and not heard. Ditto muskets.

[cheshyre]

Any clue what they're reenacting? Is this Anniversary of some Event, or just a general attempt at periodicity?

[matociquala]

I'm sure it's something terribly relevant to Civil War Re-enactors.

[talkstowolves]

It looks like it's a living history encampment rather than a reenactment, set up on the common because it's near a Civil War veteran's house (Calvin Frank Harlow).

It's the 9th Annual Frank Harlow Day Living History & Encampment. There's also a stage show about the Civil War being put on by the Framingham Historical Society today.

[naomikritzer]

Every neighborhood has something, right? Our old neighborhood had some people who were obsessed with fireworks. They'd buy piles of them in early July, not use them up on the 4th, and shoot them off randomly all year long.

Admittedly, historical re-enactors with muskets and bad fiddle playing? really pretty bad.

[matociquala]

I'm rather confused s to why we have Civil War re enactors. They're for hundred miles north of their usual range. If expect the Revolutionary sort up here.

[talkstowolves]

To commemorate the first local deployment of soldiers for the Civil War, and also the memory of Sergeant Calvin Francis Harlow who served with the 29th Mass Volunteers. It appears to be an annual event there, but many events in the last couple of years (and for the next couple) are getting more notice because we're around the 150 year-mark since the Civil War.

[naomikritzer]

Yeah, I would not expect Civil War re-enactors in New England.