Campeche Chair: Rome to Spain to Mexico to Thomas Jefferson
Recently I sent my mom a postcard of the Colonial Williamsburg Thomas Jefferson relaxing in a campeche chair on the porch at Poplar Forest.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: Monticello
If Walls could talk at Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest
After Jefferson’s death, Poplar Forest fell into the hands of other families who made the octagonal-shaped private retreat more utilitarian.
Dining at Monticello…and my House
From dining room to French-inspired kitchen to terraced vegetable garden and orchards, Monticello uniquely tells Jefferson’s culinary history.
How we met Lafayette on a Grand Tour
In 1824, Lafayette received an invitation from President Monroe and the United States Congress, to travel the 24 states of America as the nation’s guest.
ABC Surprise Hurricanes on our 2004 trip to Virginia
Not a hurricane in sight when we left Texas. Once we arrived in Virginia three hurricanes, Alex, Bonnie, and Charley, drenched our vacation over 2 weeks.