Amaya loves to sit in boxes... even very tiny ones.
My niece, Sophie, wearing a dress I made her for her birthday.
The Blue Ridge Cafe in Floyd, VA
The Lee Chapel in Lexington, VA on the campus of Washington and Lee University.
One of the main buildings at Washington and Lee University
Traveller's grave outside the chapel... Traveller was General Lee's horse and is most beloved by the people even more than a century after his death. I left a penny for him. Offerings of pennies, apples, carrots, and grain are left to provide for Traveller's care because it is said by the people of Lexington that Traveller must be cared for and never left without any need. The gates to his stable at the other end of the campus are also always left open so his spirit may wander freely.
I had afternoon tea in Winchester,VA... or near it... I'm not actually sure.
The reconstruction of the McLean house (on the same site) where Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant.
Printing presses that were used to print 30,000 pardons for the soldiers of Lee's army.
a small house at Appomattox Courthouse...
The backside of the tavern across the street from Appomattox Courthouse
Tourists talking to a living history professional portraying Thomas Tibbs, a citizen of Appomattox circa 1860s.
a small lawyer's office
The tavern
one of the bedrooms in the McLean house...
still inside the McLean house...
kitchen of the McLean house...
summer kitchen...
slave quarters
the road to the west of town... that ridge there on the horizon was where the last battle before Lee's surrender started...
D-Day Memorial...
My niece's 2nd birthday... that's her and her mama, my sister, Lara.
Sophie and my brother, David...
SHOES!! She said, while marching around the room clutching one of these shoes in her hands, "LOVE SHOES!!!" It was so cute!
