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Monthly Archives: December 2014
End of Year Report – Renaissance Musings
First, Happy New Year for 2015. I want to thank everyone who has stopped by to review my posts. I look forward to continuing in 2015. End of Year Report This blog was launched in January 2014. At the time, … Continue reading
Posted in The View from Pelham
Tagged categories, geezer, goals, haiku, Luddite, report, review, tatistics, top ten, year end
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The Honeycomb Campground Solution (Camping)
Introduction One of the things that the Riverside Retro RV has opened up for us is regular camping, including opportunities for winter convenience camping. For example, it is convenient enough that we used it for our traditional Christmas family visit. … Continue reading
Mariners’ Museum Part 2 – The Seafarer’s Classic Collection
Introduction As indicated in Part 1, I last visited the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia, in 1957. I have only vague memories of what the museum actually looked like then, however, the staff at the museum has been kind … Continue reading
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List
Tagged African Queen, April Fool, art, Butterworth, Cabana Fortress, cannon, Cuba, eagle, Figureheads, forgery, Jenny Lind, Mariners' Museum, models, museum, Newport News, research, small boat center, turtle ships, walking beam
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A True Cat Tale
About three years ago, we adopted a cute little calico kitten—we’ll call her “Cat.”. We live a quiet rural area and we routinely let Cat outside. Unfortunately, for the first year, about once a month, while outside she would climb … Continue reading
Mariners’ Museum Part 1 – The Monitor Center
A Rude Awakening I last visited the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia, in 1957—in conjunction with the 350th anniversary of the Settlement at Jamestown. I have only vague memories of what the museum actually looked like then, and have … Continue reading
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List
Tagged battleHampton Rhodes, Civil War, CSS Virginia, history, ironclads, Mariners' Museum, Merrimack, Monitor, Newport News
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Williamsburg Christmas Holiday Wreaths – A Photo Essay
Every Christmas season, along the restored area of Duke of Gloucester Street, all of the businesses and most of the private residences display custom made wreaths. All wreathes must be made from materials that would have been available to colonists … Continue reading
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List
Tagged bone, Christmas, colonial, dried flowers, holiday, material, natural, photo essay, photographs photo, shell, Virginia, Williamsburg, wreath, wreaths
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More than Just Shucking Oysters
Introduction While in Virginia, we visited Ginger and Miller who live near the famed oyster grounds of the Rappahannock River. Several years ago, Miller introduced us to his absolutely delicious oyster stew. Miller spent 30 years as a health inspector … Continue reading
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List
Tagged aquaculture, beds, Chesapeake, half-shell, larvae, Msx, oysters, packing, Rappahannock River, shell, shuckers, shucking, spat, stew, strike, triploid
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Food For Thought – A Restaurant Experience
The Restaurant What better way to review a restaurant than with good friends. We were looking for a place in Williamsburg, Virginia, to meet our friends, Ginger and Miller. We wanted a relaxed environment with good food. Last year, we … Continue reading
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List
Tagged Food For Thought, intellectuals, meatloaf, philosophers, pot roast, restaurants, Va, Virginia, Williamsburg
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Renaissance Musings 