It's been 10 days since an entry. Here's what's been happening:
Last week, we went to St. Mary's City. This was Maryland's first capital. After it was abandoned when the colonial government moved to Annapolis, the archaeological evidence sat buried until the 1970's. Based on excavations, many of the period buildings have been reconstructed.
A small house, probably owned by a tenant farmer.
Chickens.
A larger house owned by a small plantation owner.
A Jesuit church, home to the first major Catholic congregation in North America.
A barn.
The printer's house.
The weekend was nice. My mom & sister came to DC for a vacation and I stayed with them Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The only new touristy things I did since the last time I was in DC were the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History and Arlington Cemetery.
The tomb of the unknown soldier, the changing of the guard, and some graves. I have to say that I was impressed by the cemetery as a whole, but the tomb of the unknown was kind of a let-down.
This week we'll be going to the Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, VA and back to Mt. Vernon to visit the museums that we didn't get to see when the power was out the last time we were there.
This is my second to last week and I'm really anxious to come home. Mark is going to fly up on July 4th, and we're probably driving home July 5th & 6th.
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