Author: Rosie

The Operator was chaffing at the bit, we had been driving around the back roads of Bird in Hand and Intercourse for awhile and had not seen one Amish!  There was plenty of evidence of their existence, the sides of the road had horse shit all over them!  Also around the homesteads we had seen plenty of untethered buggies parked in the front yard just like you would a car,  horses roamed out in the field.

The Colonial architecture, cobblestones flickering gaslights and brick and wooden row houses are worthy of Dickens and the effect isnt artificial, the city has actually preserved its heritage rather than re created its heritage.  Everything is wonky and cables and trunking weave down the front of buildings.  

Washington was a purpose designed city built by freemasons…everything has a meaning and purpose in their ‘religion’.  It truely is a Dan Brown novel alright and gets abit deep and meaningful for Rosie.  So Rosie will welcome you to the National Mall, described as ‘The Nations Backyard’. 

From Arlington we drove to Mount Vernon which was the home of George Washington and his good wife Martha, they lived on the property for 40 years until his death in 1799.  Washington was a  farmer, politician, leader of the armies and First President of the United States, he was well aware he was setting a precedent for future generations of leaders and strove to lay a good foundation of leadership.  

The wig maker was the most amusing and interesting occupant of Williamsburg!  She made and maintained all of the hairpieces for the  local dignitaries.  No one of any standing had their own hair, it was all cut off and the ladies wore mob caps around the house when in private and had at least 4 wigs for differing social occasions.