Tamales and Colonial Williamsburg Gingerbread Village Production
Now my kids are working on the gingerbread village while I make the tamales for our Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve dinners.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Category: Family & Traditions
Properly Dressed Gingerbread Cookies from 1608 to 1823
My son has been influenced by my historical sewing after he and his sister asked for historically accurate clothing after we first moved here two years ago.
Lacy Gingerbread Cookies from our Christmas Cookie Factory
Showing him a page from a magazine I had cut out years ago, I showed him my dream cookies. Would he be willing to decorate the cookies in this style?
Flooding, damage, and fungi: Tropical Storm Lee
As we crossed the Susquehanna River on our return to Virginia from Lancaster County, light rain pelted the car by Tropical Storm Lee, soon to bring destruction.
Ode to Missy Dog who Loved Playing with the Kids
Missy found Miss Dolly in the bedroom, picked her up in her mouth, went to the sunroom where my daughter was, and dropped Miss Dolly in my daughter’s lap.
Surely the Weatherman Jests…60 inches of snow this winter
We arrived in Virginia a year ago feeling like Texans. A year later we feel like Alaskans, instead of Virginians with 3 record breaking blizzards.
American Revolution Game Night on New Year’s Eve
Whoever wins the game writes their name in the lid with the year, which creates great memories. Then the winner gets to choose a new game.
Colonial White Christmas in Virginia with a taste of Texas
Now that we got 20 inches of snow for our first Christmas in Virginia, we added a taste of Texas…tamales, a San Antonio tradition for Christmas Eve.
Clove Studded Oranges for our Advent Candle Arrangement
Now that we live in a colonial-inspired house in Virginia, I wanted to incorporate Colonial Williamsburg style into our Christmas décor.
Texan Homemade Sleds in 20” Blizzard: Northern Virginia
We are already reaching depths of snow that top the top 5 December snowfall accumulations, none of which are in my lifetime…until now!