as the past slips away~~

[Ilyanna]

excellent and most intelligent post.

thank you

i admire historical places in the U.S.

Oh yes. I remember a visit of the town of Pullman near Chicago and how beautiful all the restored buildings and open spaces were. We had a tour including the visit of a privately-owned home from 1880 or something, and the owners had taken pride in re-furnishing it as authentically as possible, which made it look like something right out of a romance novel - I was 14 at that time, so imagine how deeply and profoundly I fell in love with that house lol!