Well Williamsburg went Bust

Our wonderful car decided it wanted new tires and a new windshield. Unfortunately our bank account said ummm no dice. So we have put the trip off till spring, it will be warmer and a much safer drive to take.

In other activites in anticipation for the upcoming holidays we have decided to embark on 25 days of cookies. Sounds funny but making cookies for 25 days is an excelent way to learn how to multiply, time management, use all senses, and work on fine motor skills.

A peek at some cookies we have made thus far

Gingerbread

Homemade Oreos

Homemade Sunshine Lemon Coolers

Getting ready for Williamsburg

This is the book my son Ray is reading to get ready for our trip. As an 8 year old boy history can be really really dull, until Momma finds a super book.

So far we have discovered:

They have to hunt for their food

The children have to sleep on a wooden mat

Male servants had to clear the land by hand

Some servants could buy their freedom

The best way to travel was by boat

Some blamed witches for bad weather

The medicine didn't just taste bad it smelt horrible too

There was NO toliet paper you had to use corn husks or cobs

Harvest Fair at Longstreet Farm

To celebrate Mabon and throw in some history lesson we went over to Longstreet Farm for their Harvest Fair.

The kids learned the hard work of Potato Harvesting

Next we played some 1880's games

Then Momma showed them how to walk on stilts

Talk about fun so to finish off the day we entered 2 contest.
Emma and Momma corn Husking Champs

And all 3 kids decided to have a sibling pie off

Ok so lots of fun but we also learned about woodworking and believe it or not they found a bronze saw from over 3000 years ok that was almost identical to the hand saws we use today. Plus in the blacksmith shop we say how a small piece of iron can be turned into a spoon. Sometimes the best way to learn history is to spend a day playing with history.

Autumn's View of our Trip to Maine

A Trip to Maine
Written by Autumn Marie Rogers
Pictures Taken by Assorted Photographers

Raymond and I at the Costal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

Me playing veterinarian with Ray and Emma in the Coastal Children’s Museum in Rockland, Maine. I had so much fun there with my siblings enjoying hands-on activities, such as building and sawing wood at the Woodworking Shop, creating animorphs, putting on puppet shows, and so much more!

This is a picture of Raymond, Daddy, and I on the top of the lookout tower on Mount Batty in Camden, Maine. To get to it, you have to either hike or drive up the mountain, which is across the street from the Mount Batty campground. This was the first place we went to after setting up the camper to sleep in at night. Luckily this beautiful location was our campsite for the week we were in Maine.

This is a picture of Emma and me petting a stuffed moose at the Owl’s Head Transportation Museum. I enjoyed petting the moose because I love moose and have always wanted to pet one. I have been unable to get close enough or pet one because they are wild animals that are hard to get close to as they live in the forests near large bodies of water.

This is a picture of Emma and me in front of a Volkswagen Minivan in the Owl’s Head Transportation Museum. I love hippie memorabilia and I SWEAR that I am a hippie myself. I asked Daddy to please get me one for my birthday for now this picture will have to do until I get my license.

This is a picture of me walking the labyrinth at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. This is the first time I have ever walked a labyrinth and I found it to be very calming and I would like to have one at home to help my ground myself.

This is Emma, Ray, and me pretending to be bears in a bear cave at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. We had so much fun in the bear cave climbing on the inside rocks and growling, as we acted like natural bears. Ray even climbed on my back, embedding his ‘sharp claws’ into it. I’m just kidding about the ‘sharp claws’ thing but mom can certainly trim his nails.

This is how Ray and I looked when we were doing the wash. With a bucket full of water, washboard, and clothesline we pretended to be washing clothes during colonial times at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Harbor , Maine. This is important because it gave us a hands-on lesson of the history of Early Americans. We were able to enjoy the full historical experience.

Here is a picture of me sitting on an all-wooden throne at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. You may think this was uncomfortable but the workmanship that went into it made the chair nice and smooth and I would not mind falling asleep on it.

Here I am standing near the top of the Raven’s Nest at the Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor, Maine. At the top, there was a giant blue raven’s egg and when you went upstairs to another room, you could see out the wire windows, and the other people can see you as you sat in the nest pretending to be a baby raven egg.

The memorial of Jonathan Buck has many debates behind it. As the legend goes, the marking of the leg on the monument appeared shortly after creation. Here is an paraphrased version of the legend: The legend goes like this:

When Colonel Jonathan Buck condemned a woman for witchcraft lead he ordered her to death by burning for sorcery. Before the sentence was commenced, commanded she cursed him as said her mark will be forever on him. As the flames surrounded her, her leg fell off and rolled out the fire. Shortly after installation of the monument 60 years after his death , the outline of a leg appeared.

This is a picture of me getting ‘‘Fresh Roasted Peanuts’’ and ‘‘Buttered Corn’’. The doll lady in the trolley is so creepy!

While at Owls Head Transportation Museum I was able to get a very close view of the Write Brothers plane. I was interesting to see the plane that I studied and did a report and mobile on in 3rd grade. Based on that knowledge and the information given at the museum I was even able to physically see the distance that the first flight took place.

This is Raymond, Daddy, Emma, and I in front of a really cool car! It looked like the Duke of Hazard car, minus the big 01 on the sides and the roof. Dad though said that it was not even close, that the Duke of Hazard car was a Dodge Charger, and this car was a Pontiac GTO.

Let’s hop to the end!

Hey, look at the frog! Doesn’t it look cool?
I love you Mr. Froggy!