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We had the most gorgeous weekend.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 fleck cold, but nosotros had lots as well as lots of sunshine, beautiful!  

On Sabbatum nosotros went to Ellicot City, Dr. to an instrument/music fair as well as got a novel upgraded flute for our daughter. Sunday, amongst my Sil as well as her Sil Carol nosotros visited this awesome place: Old Lucketts Store and believe me it was dearest at offset sight! Wherever nosotros went beauty was correct there.

Here is a small-scale sample of what I could captured inward the small-scale fourth dimension nosotros were inward there.

These days I'm loving chairs, all the ones I saw were merely beautiful.

There isn't a unmarried affair I wouldn't similar well-nigh this room, the table, chairs, silver accessories, everything is then pretty!  Look at that tree branch on the ceiling!

Those super size moss balls depict lots of attention.

I'm telling you, lots of chairs, all of them, lovely.

This chandelier got my oculus too, I'm looking for a chandy for my bedroom, mayhap likewise shabby?

This bottle drying rack chandelier was about other cute one.

I dearest the clock plates inward this arrangements, perfect for a novel year's even out party.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 closet sum of goodies.

Don't you lot dearest that pillow?

Hmmm expect at those pillows on that bed,  so fluffy.

I'm already looking for a big empty wall where I tin install shelves similar this ones. Well, I accept to discovery the corbels first.

Outside they also accept awesome stuff.

We didn't accept that much fourth dimension to expect around, nosotros didn't purchase a affair inward this place, maybe adjacent time.
After tiffin inward a expert eatery inward Frederick, MD, Carol asked me to pose inward forepart of i of the many church building steeples inward the area.  This was at the transcend of the parking lot.

Some to a greater extent than snaps I took spell there.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 real beautiful day.  Thanks Pili as well as Carol, I had lots of fun, nosotros accept to create this again!

Best Abode Mountain Vernon - 1

It's been actually busy or then hither amongst all of the halt of the schoolhouse yr activities going on amongst my kids, concerts for both of my kids, driving my high schooler during show weeks, but perhaps, the i amongst the busiest schedule is my 5th grader who is having champaign day, patrol picnic, 5th flat picnic, champaign trip, in addition to adjacent calendar week advertisement day!
Well, likewise all that, yesterday nosotros were also visiting his novel school, his novel middle school, where he was able to run into the Treasurer of the USA Mrs. Rosie Gumataotao Rios in addition to Mr. Roberto Clemente Jr.

Needles to say, he was pretty excited close this whole experience, but he was also actually happy that Mrs. Rios gave him a signed i dollar bill. :)

Well, dorsum to this postal service today, every bit shortly every bit I knew Mount Vernon was the champaign trip goal I gave my yell to live considered every bit a chaperon, in addition to I was glad to live chosen!

Now, permit me tell you... I don't know what inwards the basis I was thinking for non visiting this house before! Living inwards the Washington D.C. surface area in addition to non knowing Mount Vernon?  No excuse at all!

The George Washington Estate it's huge, beautiful in addition to the conditions that twenty-four hours couldn't live whatever better!

This offset postal service it's close the Mansion, pictures of the interior of the Mansion are non allowed, but y'all tin see their web-site HERE where y'all tin convey a virtual tour.


Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 unopen upward of the mansion.

 The Mansion tour begins at the construction on the left, which is the servant's hall.

 Inside the servant's hall:

The kitchen (picture below), is located on the correct side of the mansion.

The dorsum of the household is simply every bit magnificent every bit the front.

I beloved all the architectural elements it has.

 The cupola is i of my favorites.

This long row of Windsor chairs calls anyone's attention.

They are all connected.

You tin sit down in that place in addition to savour the view.

And what a view!  The Potomac river inwards all its glory.

This Palladian window is located on the northern side of the mansion.

One of the things I deeply enjoyed was witnessing then many giant onetime trees similar this one.

This Tulip-Poplar (circa 1766), got my group's interest!  Two pictures were set together to capture its beauty. Isn't it amazing?!

Here amongst my son, having a peachy time!

Lots to a greater extent than on my minute in addition to lastly Mount Vernon post, HERE.


XOXO-

Best Habitation Mountain Vernon - 2

This is the minute in addition to finally role of the Mount Vernon tour, dwelling of the offset president of the United States, George Washington.

The offset role of the tour was mainly almost the Mansion, you lot tin click HERE to laid about the tour there.

For this, the minute part, I desire to larn out you lot alongside pictures of most of the buildings that accommodate the estate.

Let's laid about alongside the Overseer's Quarters, that offset solid on the correct inwards the motion painting below, the mansion is on the left side.

Inside the Overseer's Quarters, inwards other words the soul inwards accuse or running the 24-hour interval to 24-hour interval tasks of the estate during George Washington's extended absences.

The Spinning Room is located on the dorsum of the Overseer's Quarters house.

The Salt House.

The Greenhouse.

The upper garden, 1 of the most noteworthy Colonial Revival gardens inwards America, the greenhouse is on the left side on the hand left motion painting below.

This reconstructed edifice below, holds the Slave quarters in addition to the Shoemaker's Shop.

The Women's Sleeping room is on 1 destination in addition to the Men's is on the other destination of the building.

The Shoemaker's Shop is correct inwards the middle.

The Interpretive Center/ Meet Lady Washington -place was unopen for the day. Just the exterior is real charming.

H5N1 few steps away is the Blacksmith Shop...

Where my companion got in addition to then interested inwards the blacksmith's work.

Continuing on the other side of the mansion, the Storehouse / Clerk's Quarters is but steps away from the kitchen.

Close yesteryear is the Smoke solid in addition to the Paint Cellar.

Continuing downwardly the road, you'll observe the Wash House.

Coach House

And the Stable.

The Tomb was a house nosotros didn't desire to miss.  George Washington died hither at Mount Vernon on Dec 14, 1799.  His married adult woman Martha in addition to other solid unit of measurement members are interred hither too.

The Slave Memorial in addition to Burial Ground, a cemetery for slaves in addition to gratuitous blacks who worked for the Washington solid unit of measurement is marked yesteryear a memorial honoring their lives in addition to contributions.

All around, beautiful views!

The Wharf.

 And Finally, the grouping of students I was glad to chaperon!

XOXO-