We took a rainy-day tour of Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence (an original copy of which is in the mansion....no pictures please!)
After a tour of the mansion we walked to his grave site where some visitors have placed nickels atop the tomb.....and others, those who had flunked grade school history, placed pennies.
A journey around the grounds took us to the garden containing flowers and vegetables that were direct descendants from those that grew there 200 years ago. Donna bought several packets of these "heirloom seeds" to start a garden when we land somewhere. I don't care how famous the broccoli is I'm still not eating it!
And speaking of food...our next stop was the Michie Tavern, for hundreds of years a stop for weary travelers. Costumed servers dished up a southern fair consisting of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, and cornbread followed by peach cobbler ala mode. Hard to believe but this was Donna's idea. She even complimented the fried chicken. I would have taken pictures but wasn't about to free up a hand to do so before Donna came to her senses.
Fall is finally in the air and the sunny 80 degree weather of last week has turned to cold and rainy. The colors are just beginning here in Virginia.
3 comments:
Wow! Love the pix (especially the trees) - sorry for people who don't know their history and I can actually taste that meal as I'm writing this!
I finally got the chance to check this out...you guys always take amazing pics! I can't wait to get up to Monticello myself, it looks beautiful. It was great to see you!
The real flunky was the guy tossing quarters on the tomb.
I know how you feel about the broccoli ....hopefully Donna stocked up on some heirloom hops and barley seeds.... mmmmmm Jeffersonian beer.
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