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.
Historical Sewing and Time Travels
Tag: Christmas
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?
How the Renaissance inspired a Colonial Revival Christmas
During our Renaissance studies, we more fully learned how 15th century Italian artisan Luca della Robbiainfluenced Christmas at Colonial Williamsburg.
Tea and Games for Grand Illumination: Colonial Williamsburg
The more rounds he rolled the dice, the more numbers he flipped down, and his score kept lowering, winning every round…the interpreters were flabbergasted!
Christmas Grand Illumination Parties: Colonial Williamsburg
Then all exclaimed: Naaawww, we’d rather be cold in Colonial Williamsburg during Grand Illumination! There is nothing like it anywhere else in the world!
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.
Grand Illumination and Christmastide: Colonial Williamsburg
As we walked into the historic area, I was instantly charmed by the gorgeous Christmas decorations that I had heard about for years.
Advent, Snacks, and It’s a Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve
When my son was born, my dad bought a Christmas train set for him, so we could carry on a tradition I grew up with…a train under the Christmas tree.
Gingerbread Architects easily using Graham Crackers
When they were quite young, I found a terrific article in a woman’s magazine about how to easily make gingerbread villages with graham crackers.
