We did something different for breakfast – we walked over to the Williamsburg Lodge and had their buffet breakfast. They had lots of yummy choices! By the time we got back to the historic area the building were just opening up. We stopped in the Milliner’s and talked to a very enthusiastic person who was currently working on mending many of the day-to-day outfits for employees. She told us the story of how she was making her own costumes since she was 6 or so, and was thrilled to be part of the CW family!
We stopped at the Apothecary and checked out the medicines and the office – we even learned about a few treatments. The Charlton Coffeehouse was open for tours so we went in there and learned about the couple who lived there and ran it, as well as the people who met there for casual drinks. At the end of the tour we went downstairs and had a taste of either coffee or chocolate. I had the chocolate, and it was a little on the bitter side and thicker than you would imagine.
And wouldn’t you know it, when we came out there were Martha and George conversing on the street! We stopped to ‘chat’ but didn’t want to monopolize their time – We were on our way to the stage in the back to listen to Patrick Henry.
Our program said that there were Nation Builders roaming around the Palace green, so we headed over there to see who it might be. We stopped in the street beside Chowning’s Tavern to see the Oxen, which were very gentle and quiet.
BUT – you’ll never guess who was hanging out on the Palace green. YEP! Martha and George! I know they thought we were stalking them! But we had – and listened to – several interesting conversations.
From there we walked around to the other side of the green and met Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. I’ve heard Thomas speak on YouTube videos and he’s very funny. We stood there for a while, and when we moved on we saw Patrick Henry sitting on a bench under a tree by the Wythe house. He was talking to old friends from Erie – they were local (to Erie) reenactors of Martha and George Washington. We had an 18th century and a 21st century conversation with the three of them.
We hadn’t been inside Bruton Parish Church yet, so we stopped there next.
Then we walked across the street to the garden to see what was growing – among other things, Poppies!
We walked past the Magazine (still wasn’t open – it was being renovated) on our way to our room, and a nice couple took our picture in our matching shirts. We also encountered GENERAL Washington sitting on a porch and chatted with him for a few minutes. He was NOT nearly as engaging as COLONEL Washington. We passed a few lambs on the way back to the Charlton Stage to listen to George Mason, who declared himself a grump!
Our last evening in Williamsburg had us standing in the green behind the Courthouse, listening to the Fife and Drum performance. There were several little boys with drums playing along with the corps and once the performance ended the musicians invited the kids to try their drums and get photos. My sister got a picture with a drummer for Isaac, their super-drummer grandson.
We took our time going to the Capitol where our evening program would be. The streets really clear out after 5pm. The program was TO HANG A PIRATE, and after listening to the witnesses we all had a vote in deciding his fate. THEN we found out what REALLY happened. I won’t share that in case you go! The actors were excellent.
I loved walking back to the room by the street lights and candles. It was hard to make myself go inside! Goodnight, sweet city!
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TOMORROW May 4th is:
Bird Day; National Weather Observers Day; World Password Day; National Candied Orange Peel Day; National Star Wars Day (May the Force (4th) be with you); National Orange Juice Day; National Day of Prayer; National Day of Reason; National Self Employed Day; National Renewal Day.
Here’s to my kids (Kelly, Matt, Nate, and Jen) who are all self employed). Take time to pray for our country, our communities, families.
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