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Milliner offering spring season hats: Colonial Williamsburg

We were certainly tempted to place an order with the milliner with these spring-like hats that looked quite fashionably fun to wear.

My son acts as aide-de-camp for EFT: Colonial Williamsburg

While my son spent several minutes trying to get the perfect picture of the gorgeous cardinal, Thomas Jefferson joined us in bird watching!

Teacups in a Palace Garden with Fashionable Frolicks

Despite my first costume attempt fail, I absolutely did have fun being out and about with all our skirts swirling and swishing through the historic area.

Costume fitting and dress rehearsal: Colonial Williamsburg

Since my son got a part for an upcoming EFT, we drove to Colonial Williamsburg for him to be measured by the Costume Design Center for his character’s costume.

Ancient Greeks amid President’s Day: Colonial Williamsburg

During President’s Day weekend we analyzed our Ancient Greek studies with those who established the framework of America’s representative government!

Nor’easter, audition, mistaken identity: Colonial Williamsburg

While waiting to enter, a guest said to me, “I wonder what the speaker behind you will talk about?” (referring to my son in costume)

Ladies’ Jacket and Gowns Research: Colonial Williamsburg

Now that I’m caught up, at the present, with sewing historically accurate costumes for my kids, I wanted to do some research for me.

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!

Upholsterer Tour of Governor’s Palace: Colonial Williamsburg

The governor had his own upholsterer, who puts up and repairs wallpaper! Surprisingly, I learned that some of painted walls were actually wallpaper.

We were extras for an EFT Shoot: Colonial Williamsburg

They needed a lot of people for a crowd scene and about 100 showed up in proper attire: contemporary clothing, in dull colors.

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