Finished with out outdoor stroll….
We headed for the interior tour…
Of the Colonial Seat of English rule in early Virginia.
Our guide led us inside…
Where we were immediately surrounded by a large numbers of weapons.
Weapons.
Everywhere.
I won’t bore you with the long history of the place, if you’re interested…. take a peek here.
I’ll just point out that it was home to the Royal Governor pre revolution, and numerous Virginia Governors like Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson post revolution.
It was an impressive place.
With an impressive wood stove.
Amazing decorative detail….
And some pretty brightly colored walls.
There was even a separate room for men to powder their wigs.
Maybe that’s what’s wrong with politics today…
Not enough wigs.
The beds were elaborate.
But the only thing I thought of when I saw the red room…
Complete with fancy dress crib to show off the progeny?
Was this:
It’s in there Rosemary….
Grab your knife.
(Sorry, but I saw that movie when I was 9 and it still creeps the hell out of me)
The final part of the tour was self guided.
And led us around back…
To the cellar.
Which was basically a whole lotta barrels…
And a whole lotta wine….
So… that done, we emerged.
And caught a charming scene.
A horse drawn carriage.
Adding a little something to the atmosphere of days gone by.
As well as making us watch where we walked… because, well. Horse diapers hadn’t been invented yet.
And yes… they do exist.
River's world..... 
I remember that tour… I caught the small pox and had to be bled by a barber…
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One leech… or two?
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Always two. I paid for the damn vacation, I might as well get the extra leech…
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That’s the spirit. Everything’s better with two… especially blood sucking worms.
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Lovely! About 20 years ago there was a big debate here about whether the horses on the buggy rides should wear horse diapers. Ended up not requiring them, but the drivers have to shovel everything up when “it” happens. They put it in a box at the back of the buggy. I pity the passengers. Not the atmosphere they planned to absorb!
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Yes… but it’s part of the charm. And authentic to the period!
😉
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Those colors on the interior walls take some getting used to. As do all the weapons on display. What a place…
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The colors were a bit much. But just think … if the husband forgets to pick up his socks? You’ve got an arsenal waiting to teach him a lesson…
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Beautiful. They just don’t make things so ornate these days.
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I should I have said “ornately”?
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Either one gets the point across!
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It’s all about quality of craftsmanship. It’s a dying art…
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My dogs go crazy when they see the horses there.
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I bet! We saw a lot of people walking their dogs…. great place for it.
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I loved that stove–looks great for a steak!!
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Do you ever think of anything but food?
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I’m not sure I’d be comfy with so many swords just ready to be grabbed. At least put them higher than my wife can easily reach. I can run out while she’s searching for a step-stool.
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If a thousand swords aren’t incentive to help with the dishes… nothing is!
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Or to prevent me from saying, “you know what, that dress does make your butt look big…”
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She might have to use a pistol for that offense.
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Let’s not give her any ideas. I say dumb things.
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That wood stove, though. Disney could have fun animating that!
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Ooh… that would be fun!
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That was an inspiring photo tour! Every part had either function or beauty. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks! Glad you liked it…
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Sounds like you had barrels of fun. I can picture the husband casting lustful eyes at them, but they were too heavy to hoist without drinking the contents (though you could’ve helped).
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I could have.
I really could have…
😉
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Can you imagine how smelly you’d be after cooking on that stovetop?! Love the weapons.
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It was definitely a rich assortment of death….
😳
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I giggled throughout this post, and I thank you. At the first sight of swords, I was like OOOH, and then the next photo I was like OH MY and then I was like WELL THIS IS JUST CREEPY! lol
I love the brightly colored walls. I really do. Really sets off the gorgeous trim. I have a rather bright blue in my bedroom, but I think they outdid me in the Governor’s Palace 😉
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They were a bit bright for my taste. But maybe that’s what all the swords were for…. stabbing your eyes out.
😳
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