Wickford Harbour Fest

Wickford is a small town founded in 1637 by Richard Smith. The village grew slowly at first and was the subject of much real estate speculation, with as many as twenty homes constructed by the time of the Revolution, many of which still exist. More detailed information about Wickford can be found here.

Yesterday we attended the Wickford Harbour Fest. This festival had been held annually until sometime in the 1980's. They are now trying to revive it, and this was the first of what the organizers hope will become an annual event again.

This year's event was fairly small be seemed to be very well attended. And, yes, I was able to received instructions in how to shuck a quahog. Now, I think all it will take is the right knife and practice, practice, practice.

Scenes from Wickford Harbour Fest:

Our (Temporary) Home in Green Hill

We were able to rent a great "beach house" in Green Hill while the construction on our house is being completed. It is located in an area known as Ward's Pasture, so it is set away from all the other houses yet still a short walk from the beach. The property borders the Trustom Pond Wildlife Refuge, so we are able to enjoy the deer who visit almost every evening.

We are really enjoying our time here - it is so quiet and peaceful. We feel very fortunate to have such a lovely spot to await the completion of our home.

HOME AGAIN!

We have finally arrived in Rhode Island after our three day journey from Texas. We actually managed to get all our belongings into the garage at our new home. So, there they will sit until the house is finished.

Our first two weeks here have been so busy. It has been over twenty years since we last moved, and even then it was in the same state. You forget how much is involved when you move to another state!

We haven't had time to do much other than house stuff, but we hope to change that this weekend. We are going to attend the Wickford Harbour Fest. It seems as if there are so many different events all over the state every weekend! We are really looking forward to attending as many as we can.