We had the opportunity to visit a working museum over the weekend. The Sherbrooke Village Museum in, of course, Sherbrooke Nova Scotia. The old village buildings were all open to the public and there was even a tea room/cafe that was serving home made soup and sandwiches for lunch. Yum good.
The volunteers at the museum were all in period costume, long skirts and bonnets for the ladies and work clothes of the day for the men. There were rides offered in horse drawn work wagons and the visitors were offered a glimpse into the past. Very nice and interesting.
There was also a show and shine taking place with close to 200 old cars entered. At least were old cars, some were newer but unique in some way. But our preference is always the beautiful old restored vehicles.
One thing I took away from the trip was the understanding of where so many of our "crafts'' of today got their origin. Out of necessity in the days gone by. People couldn't run to the supermarket, or the department store everything they needed something, they made it themselves or they made do with what they had. Very resourceful people.
The step back in time was appreciated and interesting but boy am I glad I didn't live then...too much hard work:-)
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