[Magdalen] Pause for thought

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

We have the ancestral home of FDR and his library rolled into one, and
there are some displays regarding eleanor as well. Eleanor did not return
to that house after FDR died, preferring to live much more simply at her
former furniture factory, Valkill. From where we live, we can easily walk
to Eleanor's place.  The library and residence has a lot of land around it,
so it is a great place for reenactments and such. The fields around there
are sometimes filled with tents and military equipment of the reenactors.
WW II is very big.

As you approach the library hosting building, you'll see a little sculpture
of Fala, one of the most famous White House companions.

I am attending St. James, Hyde Park, which is essentially the estate church
of the Roosevelts.  It is a tiny church, but the parishioners have big
hearts.


James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 4:19 PM, Jon Egger <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Truman's Library is fun, and very close by.
>
> On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 5:19 PM, ROGER STOKES <
> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> > wrote:
>
> > I arrived in Little Rock yesterday afternoon after several hours on I-40.
> > As I dropped down towards the city I saw billboards proclaiming "Time to
> > drain the swamp", "We've kicked the establishment out", "Make America
> great
> > again" and "Crooked Hillary". Is draining the swamp consistent with
> putting
> > those who have the money in the cabinet? Which presidential candidate was
> > indicted and whose Foundation is under investigation and been barred from
> > soliciting donations in New York State?
> > Today I went to the Presidential Library, the first time I have been to
> > such an establishment so I don't know how it compares with the other
> ones.
> > There were displays about Bill and Hillary Clinton's early lives and
> about
> > significant events during the Clinton presidency. They referred to the
> > gloomy prognostications that his program would lead to another depression
> > and growth in the National Debt - and to the fact that the labor market
> > increased in size and the deficit he inherited was turned into a surplus.
> > One of the clips from the end of his presidency referred to his
> confidence
> > that the USA would maintain its place in the global sphere, promoting
> > interdependence and prosperity for the benefit of all. As I left one of
> the
> > volunteer guides thanked me for visiting and I observed that it had given
> > me much to think about in the present context both sides of the pond.
> From
> > there I went to the Rock Town Distillery, founded after the 2008 crash.
> At
> > the end of the tour in the tasting room the guide observed he thought he
> > might need lots of whiskey to get through the next four years.
> > Roger
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> If no one has told you that they love you today,
> let me be the first.
> brud
>