get in line's blog: "My Life........."

I visited Front Royal with my Aunt and Grandma, being as that is where they are from. We went to the local museum and to Belle Boyds cottage. As we went through the tour of Belles cottage our guide told how Belle was a beautiful woman and used her looks to help her spy. Having a mental image of a really beautiful woman, when we got to a picture or Belle I was surprised. Of course I had to say outloud, "She looks kinda horsey to me!" A short while later, I had a wooden top in my hand from the gift shop, and was holding it tightly. While we stood in the hallway listening to the guide some more, the top shot out of my hand and straight across the room, without my arm ever moving. Calmly,the guide said, "Yes our Belle keeps it interesting around here." My advice is, if you visit Belle Boyds cottage......... Don't insult her!!

I have really enjoyed this past year. I have taken off and went sight seeing alot. I'll try to give you all some idea of fun things I have found to do. One was a trip to Burkittsville, Maryland. I didn't do looking for the Blair Witch, actually I had been to Harpers Ferry, Va. but I will make a seperate entry for it. I went to Burkittville to check out Gravity Hill or Ghost Hill, whatever you prefer to call it. You drive to the bottom of this hill, stop and put your car in neutral, take your foot off the break and you will roll back up the hill. I isn't a very steep hill, but it was very interesting. The locals will tell you that it is the ghosts of Civil War soldiers still pushing their cannons up the hill.