Happy Birthday Linda!

[Linda Anderson]

Thank you all so much for your birthday wishes! That's a great cartoon of Seward, Betty. Did you draw it yourself? I read in Our One Common Country that Preston Blair was known to refer to Seward as "Billy Bowlegs." I'm glad you enjoy learning about the Sewards, Gene!

I had a wonderful weekend sightseeing with my best friend in Vermont. We saw Robert Todd Lincoln's home, Hildene, on Saturday.The views of the mountains and valleys are incredible. In addition to the house and grounds, they have restored a Pullman car which you can tour. There is also a little history on the Pullman porters.

We also visited the Robert Frost Stone House Museum in Shaftsbury where he wrote "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." I got a kick out of reading about people's reactions to the poem. Frost writes about his little horse:

"He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake."

One pretentious professor asked Frost if he thought horses could ask questions to which someone in the audience replied, "They ask better questions than professors."

Thank you, Joe, for all your help in planning our trip. We never would have had such a good time without your advice.