From Cape Cod to the middle of Massachusetts in a days drive. Peg and I drove west to New Salem, where my cousin Judy lives. She and her husband, Bruce live in a rural area that is very "green". They have solar panels to supplement their AC power and solar hot water heat. Their driveway was long enough for our motorhome (although I was a little concerned about getting out of their yard). This is the first time in almost a month that we were not in a campground! It was a nice change.
Judy's newest addition to the family were a mother cat and 4 little kittens. We had a fun time playing with them. We also had to try and get them started on solid "cat" food. It was a bit strange to them but, after a while,
they got the hang of it. Judy and Bruce and Bruce's daughter, Lynn showed us the area. We hiked to an overlook where the fall colors were at their peak. Along the way, we stopped at an orchard and bought some apples and 
Since the weather was so warm there, we were infested with small lady bug like pests called Pumpkin Bugs. Unlike the red Lady Bugs, these bugs
were orange and they liked any warm surface. they also got into every crevice. We had, literally, hundreds of these bugs inside the RV. The only way to get rid of them was to use a vacuum and suck them in. Even after we left on Monday, we found these little critters in the RV for days!!
Our visit was really nice with my cousins and it was a nice change of pace from the preceding days. Judy suggested we visit the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge Mass. So that's exactly what we did. It is a neat place and the Rockwell paintings are so full of detail. I wish I could paint like that!
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