Vacation with Felicity

My trip to Williamsburg, VA, and the surrounding area. Trip date: September, 2011! Here you'll find the places we stayed, what we saw, and where we visited--with special emphasis on the Williamsburg sights and sounds from the Felicity Merriman book series (American Girl).

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Make cookies like Felicity did for Christmas. :) 

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Time to get cracking on Christmas Cake!

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Or: What women were wearing the summer before Jane Austen was born. 

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More from the Margaret Hunter Shop. 

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A new tailor's apprentice at the Margaret Hunter shop (AKA my favorite shop in CW)

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Jumping ahead a few years: Queen Victoria!

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More from the CW Milliner's shop-AKA my favorite shop in the CW .

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mmm ice cream. :) 

by the by, Williamsburg ice cream is superb. I will have to post their peppermint ice cream recipe here soon. 

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I had the pleasure of sampling 18th c. chocolate whilst at Williamsburg. (Pictures to come!) This article, of course, must be posted herewith. 

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More 18th c. fashion

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Desserts for Felicity...or Jane. 

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Cooking gear in the Georgian kitchen. 

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Cobb Salad in the 18th century? Go for it. 

The blog they link to--History is Served--is a great resource for 18th century food. And the Historic Foodways people are so nice!

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So, what did the normal people--like Felicity and her mom--wear? Here you go. 

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From my favorite store at Colonial Williamsburg...hats! Lovely hats!