You may know that this is Old Home Week in Cabot. It started off on Saturday with Alumni Day. There are a couple of events you might like to plan to attend. On Friday, Ken Klingler is in concert playing 50's to 80's music on his 12-string guitar. The concert begins at 7 p.m. at United Church of Cabot.

On Saturday, there will be a Flea Market and Church Fair on the Common from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. You'll find baked goods, plants, attic treasures, crafts, and bargains. You can also find lunch there - even corn on the cob and - a real treat, Sugar on Snow, with maple syrup, pickles, and donuts, plus REAL SNOW! The Sugar on Snow party is from 10:30 until 3 p.m.

Take the kids and plan to have a fun day with lots of interesting things to do and great food in the bargain.

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We took a hike today to the Sousa farm where Unicel has plans to install a cell tower on one of the silos. The farm is located above the hill in back of our house, but there is a lot of woods, berry bushes, slash, swamp and rough going between us. We went from Jamie and Marie's house, which is just above ours, and took the old road that used to be a shortcut to Cabot Plain. It was thrown up years ago and there are trees across it now, a small brook running down the middle - it's nearly swallowed by bushes and weeds. When we got to the field, it was thick with grass, weeds, and thistles, matted and soggy from the rains. It was tough going, but beautiful weather and, as usual on the Plain, a brisk wind was keeping us cool. We took pictures along the way and at the farm. I've made a slide show for you. This farm was once thriving and well-kept when my grandfather ran it. I have wonderful memories of growing up there. There were 960 acres of fields, pastures and wood lots, all neatly ordered with crops, livestock and buildings - alive and thriving. It was very sad to see it abandoned, even though the original barns are now gone and the house is hardly recognizable. There are no other farms on the plain now. All have been abandoned or the buildings gone and the land sold.

There is no sign of anything happening at the silos, either. It was our understanding Unicel would have the tower in service this fall, but we didn't see any evidence of work having begun.

Here is the slide show of our trek this afternoon. Slides