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October 19th 2008

Published: November 26th 2008

We head south to Virginia to spend a weekend with Seth’s parents and grandmother in Colonial Williamsburg. We intentionally avoid the interstate and so it’s a lovely, scenic drive. Friday night is mostly spent catching up with family. Saturday we start our day at Friendly’s, and I just can’t say that was a good idea. I felt as though we’d gone out of our way to find the slowest and... Read Full Entry

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Rosemary

Roaming Rosie

My husband and I just moved back to Florida, but we lived in Maryland from June 2008 until October 2009, and we lived in Heidelberg, Germany from June 2005 until June 2008. I created this TravelBlog to share our experiences and pictures with our family and friends. We love to travel, so I hope that shows! :) I also love photographing new and beautiful places, so I hope you enjoy both the blogs and the photos! This photo of us was taken in Nuremberg, Germany in early 2004. The blogs begin with the Spring of 2006. Don't forget to check out some of my favorite photos from our past tr... full info

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The Grounds of the Episcopal Church

Colonial Garden & Nursery

Because everyone can benefit from having some extra Hemlock around the house...

Colonial Garden & Nursery

That's a whole lotta rosemary. The bush - not me.

Colonial Williamsburg

Watch where you step...

The Magazine

(Not the kind you read... it's where the arsenal was stored)

Courthouse

Colonial Williamsburg

The Cheese Shop

In Merchant's Square. It's where we ate lunch Saturday.

Colonial Williamsburg

Geddy House

The Geddy House has been here since 1762, including its original wood floors. The silver on display in the house is 92% sterling silver. There were no banks back then, so your wealth was kept in things like platters, silverware, candlesticks, and baby rattles.

The Decorative Arts and Folk Arts Museum

Originally our country's first insane asylum. The Public Hospital of 1773.

The Decorative Arts and Folk Arts Museum

A Tranquillizer Chair, reproduced from an 1811 drawing. Used to restrain violent patients. Public Hospital exhibit.

The Decorative Arts and Folk Arts Museum

An Utica Crib. This "protection bed" was built in the late 19th century and was used to restrain violent patients. Public Hospital exhibit.

The Decorative Arts and Folk Arts Museum

Sign leading to the basement exhibits.

The Decorative Arts and Folk Arts Museum

A porcelain figure. This is Ben Franklin, but is obviously mislabeled. It was made in England because the English wanted to remain our main supplier of porcelain.

The Decorative Arts and Folk Arts Museum

A Corner Chair made in Massachusetts in the late 18th century. It's just really neat.

The Decorative Arts and Folk Arts Museum

Hippocerous (1926-27). Made with a walnut body and containing a working phonograph in its belly. Part of the folk arts collection.

The Capitol

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