Mary Richards and Me
My dad loves almost everything about the colonial period of American history–the politics, the written works, the major figures, the culture, and especially the food! Knowing this, my sisters and I planned an authentic meal from the official Colonial Williamsburg cookbook (yes, there really is such a thing) for our family to enjoy in celebration [...]
Our second full day in Williamsburg, we attended a 30-minute class on 18th-century country dancing (Jane Austen, anyone?). Maria and I tried the first dance; she was the woman and I was the man! Lara took a couple flip videos of our attempts and uploaded them to youtube. The first one is rather long but [...]
Today is day 6 of the “Historic” Washington Blizzard and, as I’m typing this, we’re actually experiencing Blizzard #2! Here’s a rundown on the sometimes-exciting-often-not events of the past few days… DAY 2…Jules came back around 5pm with stories of the humongous snow piles that had accumulated outside our door. So we ran outside to [...]