continued… Once tobacco exports were established, the tobacco farmers quickly grew wealthy. They used their money to buy even more land, taking all of the prime locations. As the society evolved, these large plantation owners dominated Virginia’s economy and government. … Continue reading →
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Jamestown Settlement, Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 2
continued… There was a presentation on muskets at noon outside the entrance to James fort, so at 1150, we headed back to the fort and found seats for the presentation. All in all, it was only about 7-minutes, but it … Continue reading →
Jamestown Settlement, Williamsburg, Virginia – Part 1
On Monday, July 7, we took the tunnel north under the James River, went past Ft. Monroe, and continued north to a city called Williamsburg (which was not far south of Deltaville). We’ve been confused about Williamsburg because it has … Continue reading →
July 11-13 Anniversary Weekend
“Don’t make space for stuff, make space for life.” -Courtney Carver
We decided to check out southeastern Pennsylvania for our anniversary this year. We had a gift certificate for the Inn at Whitewing Farm near Kennett Square, so we booked two nights. The inn sits on thirteen acres of a farm that originated in the 1700s. Much of the original farm is now Longwood Gardens. The gardens were developed by the DePont family starting in 1906. Today it’s one of the world’s premier horticultural display gardens.
The Nauticus Museum in Norfolk, Virginia
Continued… We headed inside the museum. There was a big exhibit on the Wisconsin, as well as two different films about her in two different theaters. Our big take away was that the US spent ridiculous amounts of money on … Continue reading →
The Battleship Wisconsin at the Nauticus Museum in Norfolk, Virginia
Sunday, July 6 — It was supposed to rain hard in the afternoon, so we decided that an indoor activity was a good idea. We settled on a museum called Nauticus, which had a retired Navy battleship on display. The … Continue reading →
Caribbean Cruise Aboard the Norwegian Joy
In 2022, we took our first mega-ship cruise, aboard the Norwegian Encore to the Caribbean. We mostly were interested in the technology behind the ship, and had little interest in actually cruising aboard such a huge vessel. We were surprised how much we enjoyed the trip, particularly due to the Haven, Norwegian’s ship-within-a-ship concept. Haven…
The Moses Myers House and Gourmet Grilled Cheese in Norfolk, Virginia
Continued… From Adeline’s room, we moved into the part of the slaves quarters that was above the utility room. The signs said that the Myers had dozens of slaves over the decades, but didn’t say how many slaves the household … Continue reading →
July 15-19 Graham’s Visit
“We share more than a name; we share a lifetime of memories.” –Unknown
Graham was the last of the grands to spend time on the boat. We started with a day at the house before we moved to the boat. It’s been a very hot summer so being at the house gave us a little more comfort and options of things to do. Graham was going to mow for us before we went to the lake, but the heat kept that from happening. He did fit it in before we took him home. The grands like making money…who doesn’t.
It’s a little harder to entertain an eleven year old than a toddler. Eating is a big part of what Graham likes to do. We hit DQ for lunch on our way to the lake, visited Cold Stone Creamery in Ithaca and had KFC on our way back to Lewisburg. They don’t eat a lot of fast food in their family. We don’t either, but sometimes it hits the spot.
We spent one afternoon on the runabout playing in the water and staying cool. Driving the boat and tubing is a fun thing no matter what age you are. Hiking to waterfalls is another thing we like to do, but none of us wanted to put out that much effort in the heat.
Fun on the water.
Wow what a difference six years make.
This boy goes crazy on the tube.
Graham’s craft for his trip was making dueling weapons out of PVC pipe and swimming noodles. I didn’t get a picture of them or of us playing with them.
You can see a few of what he made in this photo.
Cold Stone Creamery
He devoured this chicken. We had a bucket of eight pieces and he ate four…he loved it.
He ended his visit with us by doing a little work.
The Moses Myers House in Norfolk, Virginia
Dawn on Saturday, July 5, 2025 Our plan was to go to historic Ft. Norfolk. There was a marina barbecue from 1300 – 1500 that Eric went to, so we didn’t head out until 1500. When we entered the fort … Continue reading →
