What a relief I feel after the Blue Wave! Don't you? It's like tRump has been deflated by this election that showed he is not the emperor he thought he was.
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At our polling place we passed out I Voted stickers created by elementary students. Here's the one I wore once I voted.
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Sunday, Dan and I attended the film screening of two old silent movies at the Newport, NH Opera House.
The Opera House is on the second story up a long flight of steps. It's also used as the Town Hall. Lots of old wood. Photo below doesn't do it justice.
The screening included a newsreel of the times. So fears of anarchy and women's suffrage were front and center at the time of these silent films. They were wonderfully preserved. A pianist and a sound person accompanied Van-ar-chy and had recorded the accompaniment for Husbands.
The silent movies: "Van-ar-chy" and "Where Are Your Husbands?" were created by Billy B. Van who once lived in NH. Filming of both of these silent comedies took place in nearby towns. Members of the audience could recognize some of the locations specifically the houses even though they were filmed more than 100 years ago.
The screening included a newsreel of the times. So fears of anarchy and women's suffrage were front and center at the time of these silent films. They were wonderfully preserved. A pianist and a sound person accompanied Van-ar-chy and had recorded the accompaniment for Husbands.
These are the only two films by Billy B. Van in existence. The Van-ar-chy one was recently discovered in Japan by happenstance. Most films of this era disintegrated because of the type of recording.
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Scenes from our walk last week along the Sugar River rail trail. This one included a covered bridge.
If the rain holds off today we may take a walk in Vermont, just across the Connecticut River from us.
