Photos: Middlefield Pride at Old Home Days

I remember driving through Middlefield while house hunting almost 10 years ago. After driving by what I would learn was Peckham Park, I looked at my husband and said, “So this is town? There’s not a lot going on around here.” On a hunch, we moved in.  I would learn that no, we don’t have a fancy town adorned with all the bells and whistles. We have no iconic town green lined by Victorian homes.  There is no pool, or elaborate community center with a state of art modern day amenities.  We don’t have a lot of things that people would deem necessary these days.  What we do have however, outweighs what we

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may lack. After weeding through 400 photos or so tonight, it became clear that what we have in this town is far more special than something made of brick and mortar. Its people define Middlefield. I think of Middlefield adoringly as The Bad News Bears of towns.  We have a town full of heart, full of New England resourcefulness, full of goodness. While we’re far from perfect, it’s somehow the perfect place to live. On a brilliant, blue-skied day, Old Home’s Day was living proof that this town has what it takes to raise a community. I felt proud to live here today, seeing community groups, businesses, and schools together; it’s citizens both young and old sharing their best qualities with one another.  Have a look at these pictures and ask yourself does one need more than this? Happy Old Home’s Day Middlefield!

I got pictures of Old Home's Day, more than you can imagine HERE