- JFK was actually born in the master bedroom of the house I visited! His mother took on the project of choosing and gathering contents for the NPS site AND she recorded messages to accompany the audio tour. What a remarkable life she lived in her 103 years! And what a faith she had! Nine children, 4 of whom she outlived! there’s a wonderful tree in front of the house-if it could talk, what tales it could tell! JFK didn’t always do his best in school and was a prankster, too, as a child. Kennedy’s only lived in the house until 1920, then moved to larger house not far away in Brookline. Oh yes, I shed tears recalling JFK’s assassination and viewing videos, especially snippets of his speeches. His mother wanted JFZ’s older brother to become President; but when he died, JFK was then chosen. She stopped at church with children during the week, advising them that church is not just for Sunday, but for every day . Then a 10-minute drive to Frederick Law Osted site. He was a landscape architect before it was an occupation! He designed Central Park in NYC, among many other projects. The site was both his home and later the architectural firm’s offices. The old drafting tools were still there, being displayed on tables. The firm created a draughtsmen design book, so there was uniformity in every plan the firm presented. The process was first to take pictures of the site. Then a site visit, to further explore natural resources at the site that could be used in the new design. Then to brainstorm ideas and create a negotiable plan on blueprint. Proposing the plan and making changes, as needed. Then a final plan to be given to those who would actually do the work. There was an old blueprint machine that was used when the sun wasn’t shining. But when the sun was shining, a plan was drawn on special paper. The original was placed on special paper, put in the sun for around 20 seconds until the original’ design came out in the blueprint paper-voila! Before that., someone would trace by hand from the original to a copy on a clear glass table where the light came from beneath. He designed Central Park and hundreds of others, which are archived on Flickr. His son of the same name continued the firm after his father’s passing. amazing, and I had never heard of him in my life!
Co-creators on earth, we choose to create heaven here. . .or not. We cannot control all that occurs, but we can control our response to what occurs.
Now Is Heaven 
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