On Thursday, Niki and the Mugwumps got together with Granny Great and Grandpa Great. Granny Great and Grandpa Great took them to the Van Hoosen Children's Garden, to the Duck Pond, and to the Brookwood Pool. Unfortunately, it appears that we only have pictures from the Children's Garden (probably because Niki accidentally left the camera at the Children's Garden). Quite frankly, I wasn't there. I was at work, then flying all over the East coast trying to get from Nashville to Detroit. So, I'll do my best with these captions. Niki tells me that they had a great time!
Granny Great is a very active member of the Garden Club, which put together this garden. The Garden is at the historical Van Hoosen Farm. Van Hoosen Farm was a very successful and advanced farm owned and run by Sarah Van Hoosen, a descendent of the founder of Stoney Creek (Rochester's initial settlement).
The Garden is gorgeous.
The Garden has its own little Stoney Creek school. The Rochester school system still runs the original one-room schoolhouse in Stoney Creek. All third-graders in the system (including me) spend a week at the school reading from primers and churning butter. Niki just pointed out how Stoney Creek is also spelled "Stony Creek" on signs all over Rochester. I told her that I thought "Stony" was the correct spelling, but it turns out both are right.
Here's a funny discussion of the confusion over the spelling of Stoney v. Stony Creek in Rochester.
Peter was a very willing pupil.
Professor Taylor and his assistant, Charlie, wrote on the blackboard while Peter took notes.
After class, Charlie took off on the tractor.
Back at Camp NanaB that night, the Stringer's Japanese Friendship Ball House Fortress came out. Peter was very concerned about what was going on inside.
So, he went inside to find Charlie goofing around. Soon, I arrived back from the airport with GrandDad and we went to bed excited to head Up North.
Granny Great is a very active member of the Garden Club, which put together this garden. The Garden is at the historical Van Hoosen Farm. Van Hoosen Farm was a very successful and advanced farm owned and run by Sarah Van Hoosen, a descendent of the founder of Stoney Creek (Rochester's initial settlement).
The Garden is gorgeous.
The Garden has its own little Stoney Creek school. The Rochester school system still runs the original one-room schoolhouse in Stoney Creek. All third-graders in the system (including me) spend a week at the school reading from primers and churning butter. Niki just pointed out how Stoney Creek is also spelled "Stony Creek" on signs all over Rochester. I told her that I thought "Stony" was the correct spelling, but it turns out both are right. Here's a funny discussion of the confusion over the spelling of Stoney v. Stony Creek in Rochester.
Peter was a very willing pupil.
Professor Taylor and his assistant, Charlie, wrote on the blackboard while Peter took notes.
After class, Charlie took off on the tractor.
Back at Camp NanaB that night, the Stringer's Japanese Friendship Ball House Fortress came out. Peter was very concerned about what was going on inside.
So, he went inside to find Charlie goofing around. Soon, I arrived back from the airport with GrandDad and we went to bed excited to head Up North.
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