Introducing Mr & Mrs Paul England

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Lucy and the mouse

Please welcome the new member of our family: Lucy!

We adopted this little chihuahua/Italian greyhound mix from Animal Education and Rescue (AEAR). AEAR is the charity Lorrie added as one of our gift options. AEAR was having an adoption event at the Libertyville Farmers Market and their booth was next to the area where Libertyville Toyota had their display. Lorrie has to be on hand during these events ever since she pointed out that at a previous Farmers Market the truck was wide open with no one around. Lucy was one of the dogs they had on hand at this adoption event though at that time her name was Vixen. In fact, Vixen is mentioned in this article about the AEAR being at the Farmers Market.

Lucy was rescued from a house in Pleasant Prairie that had more than 60 dogs in horrible conditions. She responded to foster care quite well. She is under 5 pounds and maybe 8 inches at the shoulders. She is actually smaller than our cats.

Today was the first day we had her. She is getting used to her surroundings right now and is very skittish. We set up her kennel in the office and now that is her homebase as she explores the rest of the house. Gradually she is moving farther and farther away from it on her own but she will follow Lorrie all over the house. She attached herself to Lorrie right away. I, on the other hand, being the big, scary, bearded man still get the occasional growl. So far there has been no real drama between her and the cats which was a relief to both Lorrie and I.

Heritage Hill State Park

We chose the Moravian church at Heritage Hill State Historical Park for the location of our ceremony. Elegant in its simplicity, this beautiful little church appealed to us like no other and being part of a history park added to the charm. The Moravian church, listed on the National Register of Historical Places since 1983, is Greek Revival in style and was built in 1851-52. Wisconsin has the most Moravian churches in the United States behind North Carolina and Pennsylvania and the early Moravian settlers played an important part in the history of the northeastern part of the state.

The church is located in the Growing Community section of Heritage Hill which represents the period between 1850 and 1900. Other buildings the Growing Community section contains is a fire house from 1887, a Greek Revival law office from 1835, a blacksmith shop from 1897, and several recreations from the era.

The church has four sets of pews with a divider down the middle and two aisles. The lights are brass fixtures but the room will really be lit by the eight 15-foot windows. The pulpit and altar furniture is from the time period. In the bottom picture you can see the pump organ and there is a baby grand piano near the altar. The object hanging over the altar in the above picture is the Moravian Star.

The park hours in October will be 10:00AM-4:30PM Monday through Friday. During that time you can stroll through the park or stop at their unique gift shop for a souvenir of your trip.

On October 11th, the park will not be open and guests are asked not to wander outside of the area of the church. The park entrance is through the education center at 2640 South Webster Ave (directions). The church is on the north side of the park and plainly visible when you step outside of the education center.
All images are from the Heritage Hill State Historical Park website. Please check it out; it is one of the better websites I've seen.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Save The Date!

October 11th, 2008

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We will be celebrating the marriage of Paul England and Lorrie Brown.

The ceremony will be held at the historic Moravian church on the grounds of Heritage Hill State Park in Green Bay.

The reception will follow at SC Grand afterwards.

Updates, more details about the wedding, and more information about the area will be posted on our blog, 348 Ravens.