Cammy, my granfather's great grandfather married a gal in the Mohawk Valley of New York state then took her further west in NY (early 1800s) where folks were pushing further into the wilderness.
They managed a posh farm for a local Judge and saved for some land of their own. GGGgrandpa purchased land which was a good distance from the Judge's place so he and friends built it without the wife ever seeing it. She was not happy being in a sparsely settled land in the first place and this new home was even more remote.
To get her to go to the new house without fussing, etc. the day of the big move he and his friends dawdled all day packing the wagon, etc so they didn't leave for the new house until late in the day. By the time they arrived at the new house (with 3 youngsters in tow) it was too dark to see much of anything.
It wasn't until the next morning when she stepped out her front door that she realized just how more "in the wilderness" they were...
It CAN'T have been a cheerful breakfast table that morning...
Where are we going, and why am I in this handbasket?
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