We are becoming accustomed to pretty scenes and don’t notice them too often. New Hampshire is generally very beautiful. I guess if you live in Hillsboro, you don’t want potential visitors to miss your town’s attraction. The house was closed, but as we walked around outside a woman pulled up who was a curator. They needed the rooms for dinning rooms and guest apartments. That is probably why the house was so nice. Franklin’s father built the house in 1804. The rooms are large and they look comfortable. The house is better than most of the houses I have seen from the period. They don’t have many famous people around here. New Hampshire is tiny state and the Piece’s hometown is a tiny place called Hillsboro. He didn’t do much memorable, but he is remembered locally because he is the only president born in the state of New Hampshire. He is the president that I usually forget when I am trying to think of the list of presidents. On the way back we passed Franklin Pierce’s. Naturally, Sandler brought all his nasty, dumb humor to the role and ruined all the subtlety and charm. Recently the movie was remade with Adam Sandler playing Mr. This was a good movie with Gary Cooper as Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.” He comes from a little town called Mandrake Falls, NH and brings these small town values to New York. They close things when they feel like it. It shows the mindset of these little towns. Chrissy was looking forward to going to the museum, but it was closed for some kind of meeting. They took advantage of the waterpower of the Connecticut River. The yellow building in the picture is a museum for furniture and antiques from the houses of the local elite from the nineteenth century. It seems like a fun place to live, although probably not exciting for those uninterested in either outdoor activities or looking at historical buildings or antiques. The area around is features ski trails and white water rafting. Like so many places around here, it is really cute. Keene reminded Chrissy and me of Bedford Falls, the place where the old Jimmy Stewart movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” was set.
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