Visiting Versailles via the Getty Center in Los Angeles
While I savored each scene of the Versailles exhibit, I learned more about how the Ancient Greek and Ancient Romans influenced French art.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: French
19th Century Civil War Cyclorama at Gettysburg
The tragedy of the Civil War transformed the cyclorama from the art form of entertainment to memorial, because veterans wanted to tell their story.
I won American Heritage Chocolate and a French Pie Dish!
When I received a surprise delivery from a Fed Ex Truck the day before Thanksgiving, I recalled entering a contest. Apparently, I won!
Lafayette’s boot fills with blood at Brandywine
Arriving in Philadelphia to offer his services without pay, 19 year old Lafayette receives his commission to major general on July 31, 1777.
Decoupage History, Project, and Gift
After creating his own 18th century project, for Mother’s Day my son surprised me with a decoupaged memory box of my own!
French Renaissance Table for an Awana Club Banquet
The banquet theme was Around the World. The serving teens would wear elaborate costumes and provide coordinating table decorations.
Becoming Queen Elizabeth I, Portia, and a musketeer
Presenting Queen Elizabeth I and her royal subjects: Portia, from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, and D’Artagnan of the Three Musketeers.
