Hi Bob, When I first read your posting I knew you were saying imagined. Then when I read it about 2 hours later I thought you were saying you once lived there. Maureen >From: "Bob Bartlett" <[email protected]> >To: "Maureen Cooley" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> >CC: "Bob_Swift" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass./ >Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 14:35:38 -0500 > >Hi Maureen: > >Just for the record, I never lived in Hopedale, nor did I ever say I did. >Neither did I ever sit at the end of the long dining room table and address >my father at the other end of that table; nor did I ever say I did so. Not >to labor the point, but what I did say is still appended to this message. >I >indicated that I took the virtual tour of the mansion. I found the >experience to be somewhat overwhelming. In that spirit I engaged in the >mental role-playing as described in my posting. > >Bob Bartlett > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen Cooley" ><[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, March 11, 2006 12:09 PM >Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass./ > > >>Bob, >> When did you live in that mansion in Hopedale? In this email you said >>you remember sitting at that long table in the dining room and asking your >>dad for a raise in your allowance when you were 14 or 15. Which years did >>you live in there? >>Maureen >> >> >>>From: "Bob Bartlett" <[email protected]> >>>To: [email protected] >>>Subject: Re: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass./ >>>Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:47:24 -0500 >>> >>>Dear Fellow Listers: >>> >>>I feel quite inconsequential, now that I've completed the virtual tour of >>>the mansion which is depicted at: >>>http://www.105adin.com >>> >>>For some unexplained reason in viewing the especially long dining room >>>table, I imagine myself being 14 or 15 years of age while standing at one >>>end of this massive piece of furniture, while addressing a father-image >>>at >>>the far end of the table while pleading: "But Father, I need a one dollar >>>increase in my allowance!" >>> >>>Then I try to imagine his reply. >>> >>>Bob Bartlett >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Maureen Cooley" >>><[email protected]> >>>To: <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 12:49 PM >>>Subject: [MAWORCES] Mansion in Hopedale Mass. >>> >>> >>>>Dear fellow listers. >>>> The was a very large factory in Hopedale Mass. It was called Draper >>>>Corporation. The factory made cast iron. Hopedale and all the >>>>surrounding towns worked in there. Some people coming from RI and NH. >>>> Hopedale is a small town. But there are some large eststes >>>>here.There >>>>is a beautiful estate that went up for sale about a month ago. I went on >>>>line to see if it was sold yet and it wasn't BUT the new paperwork said >>>>this estate is now zoned to be a bed and breakfast because it has 14 >>>>bedrooms. >>>>If you want to look at it you can go to 105Adin.com >>>>It is a beautiful site. >>>>Maureen >>>> >>>>_________________________________________________________________ >>>>Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's >>>>FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ >>>> >>>> >>>>==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== >>>>Have you visited the ARCHIVES lately? >>>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces/wo-gen.htm >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>==== MAWORCES Mailing List ==== >>>Worcester GenWeb has many Resources >>>Check it out!! >>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~maworces >>> >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! >>http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ >> >> > > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/