If our old brick farmhouse
could talk, I’m sure it would have
many tales to tell.
It was built in 1813 when Napo
leon Bonaparte ruled France and
America was at war with Great
Britain. The two story house with
a belfry was an elegant house for
its time. The comer cupboard with
intricately carved lines and but
terfly shelves was a masterpiece.
A fireplace in the opposite comer
of the room also has dentil work.
At one time a bake oven was
part of the house but later a large
walk-in fireplace with a squirrel
back oven was built as part of the
summerhouse. The original “box
locks” remain on all of the doors
and most of the windows have
bubbles as they are handblown.
The first settlers built a log
house in the meadow about 1734.
As the farm is surrounded by the
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Conestoga River, I would suppose
they had an abundant supply of
fish. Because this' area was
flooded from time to time, the
next house was built on higher
ground.
At one time a porch was on two
sides of the house and a story is
told of a suitor who rode his horse
on the porch to gain his
sweetheart’s attention. Another
story says that one door is split
down the middle because a drunk
en man pounded and kicked on it
Because the first owners were
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Saying It With Flowers
foliage added to a bouquet repre
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can’t be with you (striped).
Chrysanthemum: You’re a
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truth; I love you (red).
Daisy: Innocence; loyal love.
Gardenia: You’re lovely; sec
ret love.
Orchid; Beauty, refinement;
Chinese symbol for many
children.
Rose: I love you (red); perfect
happiness (pink); unity (red and
white together); purity and inno
cence (white); friendship
(yellow).
Snapdragon: Gracious lady.
Stephanotis: Happiness in
marriage; desire to travel.
Tulip: Perfect lover; declara
tion of love (red); hopeless love
(yellow).
Fern: Magic; fascination; sec
ret bond of love (maidenhair fem).
Ivy: Fidelity: friendship;
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suggested by the California Cut
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be under water in the vase. Sub
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3. Recut the stems of each flow
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4. Add floral preservative,
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