Category Archives: Williamsburg

The crown’s representative in the colony, the Governor, lived in a lavish mansion skirtted by rivers and flower gardens.Three saucy women in the cooking house talked about all the ingredients & recipes of the era.I was particularly interested in the … Continue reading →

I spent a long, long, long time peppering the cooper with questions.  Howlongdoesittaketomakeabarrel?  Whatkindsofwooddoyouuse?  Whydobeerandalehavedifferentunitsofmeasurement?  Arethesewatertight?  Isthatoneoverthereahogsheadoratun?Worth it.

I saw that there was an axe-throwing range.  It cost an additional $10 ticket for a half-hour class.  I hurried to one of the ticket shops and asked for one. “At what time?” “As soon as possible,” I replied. “That … Continue reading →

I had heard that Colonial Williamsburg was really only interesting “for kids”.  I think what they meant was it’s really only interesting “for curious people” because I loved the whole thing.It’s different than I had expected in that, other than … Continue reading →