I don't know I think Naomi just had all she could take.  I finding Barnabas and learning that he could have done all those horrible things just might have been her last straw.  Never mind that her husband didn't confide in her about their son.  Everyone had good points, her problem with alcohol most likely added to this desperation.  
Raineypack said she could not see a mother giving up hope.  Sad to say but I can.  This comes from personal experience.  When my daughter was sick there was a time when I prayed if her life was going to be so awful that God take her or make her better.  Thank goodness she got better and is now l8 years old and in college.  
Now my sister in law has that same problem.  Our nephew has been in a coma for over a year.  The quality of life is just not there.  The chances of this changes are so very slim now.  That if he gets sick they just might let him go.  They spend everyday with him all day.  He was hurt at his college either by a hit or run or attacked.

Sorry I am rambling on and on.

Birdie

Thanks Vam for the laughs.  I checked it out last night.  To be truthful I screamed than lmao.  My hubby was wondering what in the world was going on.  

Birdie

Yes, I found out the secret staircase.  In fact I found out that the second party who bought the house,  You would think I would remember the name, didn't know it existed until they had a water problem and they hired a mason to do work on the chimmey.  Anyway it was Harthwornes cousin.  Belive it or not there is a lever in the fireplace upstairs to open it from the bedroom. Did you know that N. Harthorne was related to the Judge in the Salem witch trials?  I should have taken notes.  I know my spelling is off, it is late and I am having a moment.  

Birdie

I would have to join in with the crowd and say the one I love best is Josette's music box.  Along with Jennifer I think I developed a love of these from watching DS.  In fact I have several music boxes.  No replica's though.  There is something so romantic about a music box.

Next I would pick the gramma phone.  I have a weekness also for antigues.  

Barn's ring and cane

I have a ring I bought as a child that was very much like the one Aristede wore in the l897 story line.  It is still in my box of treasures.


Birdie

No Boston Marathon for me either Jennifer.  Running is not my thing.  I used to walk three miles a day but got out of the habit.  That is my goal to get back into walking.  Funny, we went into Boston today and noticed the lights on to Fenway.  Jen, how lucky were you to get to go to that game.  My hubby took me to see Guys and Dolls at the Colonial.  The play was wonderful.  The only down fall was I am having an alergic reaction to something and look like I have chicken pox.   Plus I might just go insane with the itching.  The last month I have been  falling a part piece by piece.  First the eye infection, than this horrid thing.  I swear it is because i swithced part-time jobs.  The kids had strep throat.  The roller coster never stops.
I am beginning to think I am suffering a curse.  Noticed the traffic in Boson was going to be a bit tough this weekend. Pasted on dinner in town.  Wasn't too thrilled about seeing people looking like I have the plague.

Birdie

The flubbed lines almost seemed natural.  Sometimes when you are so angry the words just won't come out. So even a bloobper can have the right effect.  
Jerry Lacy was fantastic today and both episodes.  The look of shear evil on his face to shear fear.  

Birdie

Cheryl and Raineypark you would fit in quite nicely in my neighborhood.  There are several stay at home moms.  I work part-time and believe me that is enough.  Enjoy and never feel guilty, staying at home sometimes is a lot harder than going out to work.  The benifts are so many to be able to be there for your children growing up, so many can't now.  I feel very fortuate that I have been able to arrange my scedule so I never lost too much time with my gang.
O.K. back to the topic on hand, another hobby might have been therum painting.  Not too sure of the spelling.  It is painting on velvet with oils using stencils.  I use to do some of that.  Great fun.  Love to stencil.  My next project will be the kids bathroom.  Oh well, I think Abigail stitched samplers on the good book. Hanging in her room is one she stitched saying "Beware of the Paths of Evil".  
Well, back to my cross stitch.  Yet another sampler.  My daughter wants to know why we have some many with the alpabet hanging in our house.hehe


Birdie   xxx xxx xxx xxxx

I just have to comment on how very good both of todays episodes were.  David H.  back again and in great form.  I truly enjoyed his scenes with Abigail, Ben, Noami, and Trask.  Very natural.  The dialogue was very well written.  I loved the way he decribes Abigail to Trask " She seems to be always unhappy".  Only a child could pick up on some of the underlying truths of the older charactors.
Also loved the confortation bettween Abigail and Barnabas.  I roared when Baranabas said "Why do the think the devil always wants to touch you?"  I almost expected him to add or anyone else.  

Great episodes.
Birdie