We just got back from a 5-day vacation trip to southern Oregon, re-visiting a couple towns that we like. We flew to Medford and rented a car, which we drove a short distance to Jacksonville. Jacksonville was a gold rush town in the mid-1850s, and there are still quite a few buildings remaining from that time, both brick and wood.
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On the surrounding streets there are well-preserved homes and churches from that same time.
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And a pleasant walk away from the downtown area is the cemetery. I was struck by how many of the gravestones marked burial sites of children. In some ways that was a harder time to live.
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We had taken with us a DVD with some episodes of 'Agatha Christie's Poirot' to watch in the evening in our B&B; but when we first arrived in Jacksonville we noticed an ad for a live production of a Poirot mystery in nearby Ashland. We were able to get tickets for the matinee performance and the preceding brunch and had a great time.
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The trip was both relaxing and stimulating, and we really enjoyed it, but we were glad to get home. I was especially happy to get back to my regular shaving gear.
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On the surrounding streets there are well-preserved homes and churches from that same time.
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And a pleasant walk away from the downtown area is the cemetery. I was struck by how many of the gravestones marked burial sites of children. In some ways that was a harder time to live.
![[Image: XCW92fT.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/XCW92fT.jpg)
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We had taken with us a DVD with some episodes of 'Agatha Christie's Poirot' to watch in the evening in our B&B; but when we first arrived in Jacksonville we noticed an ad for a live production of a Poirot mystery in nearby Ashland. We were able to get tickets for the matinee performance and the preceding brunch and had a great time.
![[Image: 8WLOcYn.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/8WLOcYn.jpg)
![[Image: TpLkiwj.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/TpLkiwj.jpg)
The trip was both relaxing and stimulating, and we really enjoyed it, but we were glad to get home. I was especially happy to get back to my regular shaving gear.
John