Fall Colonial Festival: we met George Washington, Martha ("everyone calls me Patsy") Washington, the lace maker ("You shall be my lace makers because you are poor, I will pay you a penny a week." "We're not poor." "Of course you're poor, look at you!"), the housekeeper ("Dinner will be served at 3 of the clock"), the rat catcher ("I've only caught 16 today"), a broom maker, a potter, soldiers, scouts, privates, infantry, a sword swallowing fire breathing entertainer, camp followers, laundry ladies, dress makers, weavers, spinners, musicians, a blacksmith, and a surveyor. We took a boat ride on the Potomac River, saw a reenactment, observed the garden and out buildings, toured the mansion, visited the tomb, and wandered the museum. It was a hands on, fabulous day!
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