One highlight of our trip this summer.

Ruth and I are in Stratford in front of Anne Hathaway's childhood home. We took a tour of the house and were amazed at the funiture that had survived for up to 400 years. The thatch roof, of course, has been replaced. There are still skilled craftsmen who still do this kind of roof. However, it is very expensive and to protect it from birds and squirells they cover it with a wire mesh. During Sakespeare's time the yard would not have been as nice since this was a successfull farm and chickens, cows, horses, pigs and dogs would have occupied the yard you would have had to be careful where you stepped.