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Which era of the yellow house would you most like to visit?

Created: 10/19/23

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davinamw

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Which era of the yellow house would you most like to visit?

Which era of the yellow house would you most like to visit?


Posted Oct. 20, 2023 Go to Top | Go to bottom | link | alert
lauriel

Join Date: 01/10/21

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RE: Which era of the yellow house would ...

I would like to visit the yellow house during the era when Charles Osgood and his daughters lived there. This was a time when personal aspirations were achieved with Charles becoming devoted to creating the apple orchard. The yellow house was not yet in disrepair and I imagine a beautiful homestead.


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lorrained

Join Date: 12/04/20

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RE: Which era of the yellow house would ...

I would have liked to visit the yellow house after all of the expansions had been added. It had to be an unusual structure, at the least. My curiosity would have had me scrutinizing the older and oldest sections, and maybe discovering some surreal guests!


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helenp

Join Date: 12/16/21

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RE: Which era of the yellow house would ...

I would be interested in the True Crime magazine reporter to learn about the mass grave and why the mass grave was there.


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carolf

Join Date: 07/10/14

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RE: Which era of the yellow house would ...

I think I would like the era where the artist lived, painted the landscape and expanded the house. To be able to witness an artist capture the beauty of the land would be amazing.


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christiec

Join Date: 10/09/23

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RE: Which era of the yellow house would ...

I would love to be able to visit the site of the yellow house and its surroundings in present times.


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deeh

Join Date: 03/03/12

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RE: Which era of the yellow house would ...

I think I would like to visit the house during the tenancy of William Teale before his family left him.


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juliep

Join Date: 04/07/12

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RE: Which era of the yellow house would ...

I think I’d like to visit the first, original yellow house because the couple that lived there sounded like the happiest. However, the living would have been hard at that time, taming the land, growing food, hunting for meat, etc. I’m sure the artist painted beautiful images of the land, but he seemed unhappy and ultimately lost his love, so that era would not have been my first choice. Maybe the Osgoods in the beginning of their lives there? When the orchard was thriving and the father was alive.


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josephinej

Join Date: 05/11/15

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RE: Which era of the yellow house would ...

I'd like to see it at almost any stage, to see the cases that each subsequent owner wrought.


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viquig

Join Date: 06/25/14

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RE: Which era of the yellow house would ...

I would like to see the yellow house when it was first built as a small cabin. Being surrounded by a virgin forest with enormous chestnuts trees and multiple other flora and fauna would be an amazing experience. Then I would like to see the house in the current time and visualize the many changes (mostly due to humans and human influence) to both the house and the surrounding land.


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taking.mytime

Join Date: 03/29/16

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RE: Which era of the yellow house would ...

At the very beginning when Charles was there and had his young daughters. They were happy and things were running well. It started as a small cabin and probably should have remained that way.


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