Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful comment, Jo. I know that I'll have a hard time finding another neighborhood like this but believe it or not they are not that hard to come by. Throughout the years, the family has had to move because of work stand we have been in the fortunate situation of having been blessed with an outstanding neighborhood every single place we have ever gone in this world. Trust me, I do not take that for granted at all.
I was not raised on a farm but my father's relatives all have cows and farms and I should know better then to cut across a field with a bull in it. That only happened one time and I Live to Tell.
I too I'm saddened by all the battlefields and cemeteries and everything to do with the Civil War because more than anything that's your own people against your own people. How sad is that? That is very interesting that you had dreams and visions of the Civil War soldiers. Richmond isn't that far from where I live however up here is where the major Battlefield are. I went to a reenactment in Gettysburg and I was appalled that dire that entire situation was. There was a lot of people injured and as a matter of fact one of the houses that I'm over on the Eastern Seaport of Virginia is right next door to where they took over the house and made a civil war hospital out of it. Right next door, my house was used as housing. I didn't know that when I bought the house but the house has some interesting things in it such as secret rooms and hiding places that are not obvious. I was told that the Underground Railroad went through this town. I'm still interested in your dreams because how on Earth what you know and I looked up the Civil War hats and I don't see anything like that but you should Google it and see what you think. As always you really bring home the most awesome comments. So thank you and have a most blessed night.
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