Before we begin, a quick announcement. Tis the season to anticipate where we might be going in the next

calendar year. And today we have two more trips for you that are open for your reservation.

I'm just going to say this as two words. Hello, Chateau. We are going to tour the Loire Valley of France, August 23rd through the 31st.

Go to likeminds travel.com, click on group tours, and then search for the history chicks trip

to the Loire Valley to check out the itinerary and put your name down to be one of the friends that accompanies us

on this new to us tour. Not new to us tour, but we're going to do it again because it was so

wonderful last time is Italy. We're going to be going to Italy October 7th through the 16th,

and that is also open for reservations at like minds travel. Rome, Florence, Venice, and that is also open for reservations at Like Minds Travel.

Rome, Florence, Venice, and points in between, including a trip to Parma.

And what do we get in Parma?

Parmesan.

Cheese.

Yeah.

And both of these trips have castle dinners, private dinners and castles.

So get out your ball gowns.

Go to likeminds travel.com and check out the itinerary.

We hope to see you there.

And without further ado, on with the show.

Welcome to the history tricks, where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

And here's your 30-second summary. Grandma Moses spent most of her life living on family farms

in upstate New York, raising a large family and running a household. She was known in her neighborhood

for her award-winning

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