Crepes, Cremes Brulees, and Sabrina on Bastille Day
Using Alton Brown’s tips for crepes, my first batch were easier to make than I thought they would be. Then for dessert I had the perfect touch.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: movies
Acting Like Little Women, Thinking Like Transcendentalists
I’m in good company with the experts, who argue among themselves as to the meaning of transcendentalism of the literary authors in Concord, Massachusetts.
Rhetoric Literature: Ranking our favorite Shakespeare DVDs
Queried by friends who lent us videos, I’ve was asked which was our favorite. Commentary follows of our growing perceptions of Shakespeare favorites.
Visiting Theodore Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill: Bully!
As a young boy, Theodore Roosevelt’s (TR) father took him to his grandfather’s vacation home so he could experience fresh air in the beautiful outdoors.
West Point: Grand Tour of Historic Waterways Part VI
Accepting cash only, we all dug through our pockets, wallets, bottom of my purse, inside the car, to find enough money to take a two-hour tour of West Point.
Fort William Henry: Grand Tour of Historic Waterways Part II
Visiting the location of the French and Indian War’s infamous siege and massacre, immortalized in James Fennimore Cooper’s , The Last of the Mohicans.
A Day in the Life, May 1774: Colonial Williamsburg
Recently gifted this DVD/CD-ROM series: A Day in the Life: Eight Stories of Williamsburg residents on one day in May 1774, I am totally wowed!
Rough Riders Movie Review and San Antonio Sites
The men liked training in San Antonio, “in the city where the Alamo commemorates the death fight of Crockett, Bowie, and their famous band of frontier heroes.”
National Treasure a Terrific Movie
Secret clues to a hidden treasure, Knights Templar, Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington.
All our favorite things! We were all-in!
Driving through Ancient Greece
When we toured the Focus on the Family facilities, the tour guide raved about Drive Thru History as an excellent resource, especially for homeschoolers.
