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Tag Archives: Williamsburg
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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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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Upcoming Travel Events
One of the purposes of this blog space is to post travel and destination articles. With the closing of the store progressing on schedule, we have planned several camping and other trips through the end of the year. Expect to … Continue reading
Posted in Renaissance Bucket List, Uncategorized
Tagged 177, Elkins, Jekyll, Lebanon TN, Pensacola, Retro, Riverside RV, the Colonies, Virginia, White Water, Williamsburg
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A Modest (Book) Proposal
Category: I Grew Up on a Farm in Virginia Growing up on the farm, probably in high school, I made a large, poster sized map of the farm. The basic map was a topographical map, showing elevations, roads, symbols for … Continue reading
Posted in I Grew up on a Virginia Farm
Tagged Chickahominy, Childhood, Diascund, epic, farm, historic, history, Lanexa, Moyseneck, novel, Paul Richmond, Williamsburg
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Drive-In Movies Then and Now – The One Constant!
I wish I could “Transcend” the “Amazing Spiderman”! Peggy and I went to the drive-in movie this past weekend—it was a double feature at the three-screen Montana Drive-In, in Estill Springs, Tennessee. The double feature we chose was “Amazing Spiderman” … Continue reading
Posted in I Grew up on a Virginia Farm
Tagged airport, dates, drive-in, movie, social life, Stockade, teenage, Virginia, Williamsburg
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Jamestown, Virginia Part I – A Flashback and Introduction
Prologue The farm that I grew up on was about 20 miles from Williamsburg, Virginia. My mother did her weekly shopping in Williamsburg. While she shopped, I would explore the restored section of Williamsburg. It has become something of a … Continue reading
My First Night with the Car!
(Or how to break curfew the first night and get away with it!) I am guessing almost every young man (and many girls, too) have had that tension filled moment when they asked for the first time to take the … Continue reading
Posted in I Grew up on a Virginia Farm
Tagged C&O, car wreck, curfew, Dodge Cornet, driving, first date, night, parents, railroad, railroad crossing, teenager, train, Virginia, Williamsburg
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