Always having been inspired by gardens, I imagined it as a time portal to our adventures, sometimes while wearing historically accurate clothing, handsewn in a historically accurate way.
How did that journey begin?
Eversince childhood I was beguiled by the 18th century, as you can tell from the color sheet below that I sent to my dad when he was stationed in Korea when I was in the first grade. I missed him SO much that I counted the days until his year long assignment was complete. We wrote letters to each other each week, with occasional moments to talk yell at each other on the phone. Back then phone calls from Korea to Texas happened with the MARS system. We had to talk very loudly in precisely enunciated sentences then yell OVER when we were done. But it was the nearest thing to reaching out and touching someone who was very far away. And the best thing I could think of to gift my dad was to send him one of my favorite pictures from my coloring book…those 18th century gents on horses, be still my heart.
Nearly each year at public school my teachers would show us an afternoon movie and call it history…from tricorn hats to the Liberty Tree and all things Johnny Tremain in the 1960s Disney movie. I was gripped!
One Independence Day on television I saw a colonial city vibrant with life! Amazed, I asked my dad in exhileration, “What is that place?”
“It’s Colonial Williamsburg, my dear. And yes, the residents of that town actually live 18th century every day.”
In 1989 I made my first visit to Colonial Williamsburg’s 1774, the precipice of revolution for the British colonial town where I was immersed in a colonial town alive with colonial clad people while listening to the clip clop of horse hooves. I learned that Virginia was the largest, oldest, wealthiest, and most populous of the British colony. I learned far more than I ever learned in my history honors classes. Can I live here?
Blogging Journey Begins
When my kids were quite young this new technology called blogging became a thing. I said I’d never do that. I was addicted to real paper and real books.
But as we progressed in our homeschool journey I’d often find myself on various online forums sharing our adventures and gleaning ideas from others. Many moms wanted pictures of the uniqueness of our homeschool. When I read others’ homeschool blogs, I saw the value of its style of message, so in 2007 I began my own blog with an invitation to my garden.
My Code Names on Social Media Accounts
You can email me at: lahbluebonnet@gmail.com
Facebook historical sewing code name: Teacups in the Garden
Facebook homeschool code name: Becoming History through Teacups in the Garden
Instagram Code Name: Laurie aka Teacups in the Garden (lahbluebonnet)
Flickr Code Name: lahbluebonnet
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