Our Elopement Dinner in the Shadow of Monticello
After our Thomas Jefferson-esque elopement, we enjoyed dinner at a Charlottesville restaurant, also with Thomas Jefferson connections.
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Tag: The Randolphs of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson, Tuckahoe, and a Hallmark Love Letter
After enjoying lovely peony gardens, I walked through the footsteps of Thomas Jefferson’s boyhood, while imagining scenes one of my favorite time-travel movies.
The Harrisons, James River, and Berkely Plantation
This oldest three story mansion in Virginias is home to the first Thanksgiving, signer of the Declaration of Independence, birthplace of a president, and taps.
Mary Randolph Receipt Book Inspires Canning Peach Preserves
Peaches from Carter Mountain Orchard near Monticello inspired canning peach preserves, similar to a receipt by Mary Randolph, cousing of Thomas Jefferson.
