Scottish Christmas Parade in Old Town, Alexandria

 

Mount Vernon on Thanksgiving

Scenes from the Slave Cabin at Pioneer Farm

 

Scenes from the Sunday October Market Fair at Claude Moore Colonial Farm

 

 

The World Championship Blacksmith's Competition

On Friday, we spent a couple of hours cheering on our good friend, Steve Walthall, at the World Championship Blacksmith's competition in rainy Ashland, Virginia, at the State Fairgrounds. The Fair had been cancelled due to the weather, but the semi truck w/ the forges was moved into a huge livestock barn.  We watched Steve and the others have 1 hour to forge 2 horseshoes based on a design they were given.  And, then, we watched the farriers have 12 minutes to make a shoe based on a 10 second look at a foot.  It was very impressive!