East Corinth Vt
Gail and I stopped in this 19th century UCC church to pick up a Poinsettia for her Mom. The now vacant store next door was owned by her great uncle and aunt.
Years ago, we discovered the Universalist window – the only one with a red border. Gail's family sat near it when she was a little girl. Maybe it rubbed off. Around the turn of the 20th century, the building had been shared between the Universalists and the Congregationalists. They met at separate times, had separate entrances and even separate Christmas trees.
As
Gail's folks' mobility declines, so does the size of the Christmas tree in the living room, specifically designed to hold a twenty-footer. Gail's story-telling grandfather Irwin Worthley retired from his farm to this place, little more than a cottage at the time. When her dad retired, her folks moved into the greatly expanded house. Jim still uses Irwin's wood-work shop, untouched in the basement of the old part of the house.
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