I've got a new idea!

I've been trying to catch up...BUT...since we we are moving to another place so rapidly, and the difficulty to get on my computer each place...I am going to summarize the next several days...and only present the essentials so I will then become current and will be able to write more intelligently at the end of each day...So...bear with me...Here goes:

Tuesday May 23....visited Ferry Farm..also originally called Rappahanock Farm because of the adjacent Fery... This farm was home to George WSashington from age 6 until he was 17...These were his really formative years...and answered many of my questions! This place now is primarily an Archeological Dig...form the guides I received much of his geneological background...Saw the foundations of many of the buildings that he had lived in...found out that he was a self-trained Surveyer at age 15...best friend was !/2 bROTHER WHO WAS AFEW YEARS OLDER...gEORGE INHERITED THIS FARM WHEN HIS FATHER DIED..THEN WENT TO THE cARIBBEAN WITH HIS 1/2 BROTHER WHO HAD tb...bROTHER SUBSEQUENTLY DIED...gEOGE GOT sMALLPOX IN cARIBBEAN...iT WAS 'bLESSING IN DISGUISE"..BECAUSE IN RECOVERING HE DEVELOPED IMMUNITY AND COULD WANDER WOODS WITH NO FEAR OF CONTRACTING IT AGAIN...AND COULD THEN BECOME MORE BUSY AS sURVEYER. His 1/2 brother had inherited MT. Vernon..in turn he willed it to George!...George became very wealthy..had 600 slaves at one time!
Met Lab director..explained the entire process of the "dig"..introduced us to all personnel...and allowed me to wander the field and watch and involve myself in some of the work!...very exciting!

Drove to Mt. Vernon....very busy and huge place.. Saw great documentary...took lon walking tour of outside grounds of the home and it's Tree and Flower Gardens..Learned that George was also a very capable Landscape Designer..having done much of the original design of trees and bushes himself! Fabulous Huge...huge Home...Came to the conclusion that George had Huge Ego to match..and was extremely aggressive.."He de Boss!"...will write more about him later...
Went back to Alexandria...dinner and Motel...ZZZzzzz