The ratification of the Treaty of Paris at the Maryland State House in January of 1784 officially ended the Revolutionary War and established the United States as an independent nation. My family loves history and visiting sites like this. It wasn’t until I was an adult and moved to Germany that history really became fascinatingContinue reading “End of the War”
Tag Archives: Travel
Walking in George’s Footsteps
This was taken during a previous January – one that was much colder than it is now in Miami. We were in Annapolis, MD touring the State House. This is the oldest state capitol in continuous legislative use, dating back to 1772. In it is the room where George Washington resigned his military commission inContinue reading “Walking in George’s Footsteps”
Opening Gifts
They’ve always been so good about opening presents, sharing, and being thankful. I love this candid of them checking out some presents given to them during one of our visits to Georgia. The original was busy and yellow so I cropped in, went black and white, and. . . head over to Project Edit 365Continue reading “Opening Gifts”
Grave Star
In Columbia, SC, on the state house lawn, stands this old, old gravestone guarded by a wrought iron fence. The stone is for a revolutionary war soldier, Capt. Swanson Lunsford, who died in 1799. The larger stone you can read is surrounding the original stone which has become quite weathered. The star was the main focus in the original, butContinue reading “Grave Star”
She’s Unique
Walking around Old Town, Alexandria, I found this store. I think this describes us all. . . Click over to ProjectEdit365 to see the original and the edits I did. Thanks! ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Continue reading “She’s Unique”
Running the alleyways
In the town of Warm Springs they have a cute downtown area with shops, restaurants, and alleyways. We always run down this one for some reason. The original was dark. Hop over to Project Edit 365 to see the original. I was running out of media space on this blog so I did what IContinue reading “Running the alleyways”
Not So SAHM 