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Asa:  I wonder could you be more loved than in the sunlit Spring, with sunrise creeping up to you and sparking you to sing. When sunbeams wander through your hair and lighten its soft strands, leaving traces in your smile … Continue reading →

Asa – When I worked in the Colonial Williamsburg Silversmith shop, we did most things by hand, just as they did back in the 18th century.  But there were some modern conveniences – we had coffee available all day, we … Continue reading →

Rebecca:     I was thinking about how important Independence Day is.  How vital to our future and great an event in our heritage.  But when we experienced it in the late 1790s, it was not the holiday and celebration we have … Continue reading →

Asa:     I was thinking today about what my hardest challenges were in adapting to life in the 18th century.  For sure one of them was firewood. I could have nightmares about firewood.  Firewood was needed for cooking, heating, boiling water, … Continue reading →

AUTHOR:   I will be attending: Historical Novel Society Conference, June 26-18, 2015  in Denver Colorado My book will be for sale and I’ll be doing a book signing also. It’s being held at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center.  

Asa:       I loved falling asleep at night as a child listening to the rain pound the roof over my head and pulling up the covers tight when the thunder boomed.  In the 1790s in Dumfries, it took on a more … Continue reading →

Rebecca:     There is a great peacefulness in the past.  When I stood in Williamsburg in 1798 for the first time, I was struck by the quiet.  We take in so many sounds today they we are not even aware of … Continue reading →

Rebecca:     I guess I should have been expecting some more indelicate questions about how we managed to live in the 18th and 19th Century.  Someone wants to know  what we used for toilet paper.  I feel like making up a … Continue reading →

Asa:     Well, I just heard today that our story is out in the world on Amazon.com.  I guess we need to get ready for questions. Rebecca:     You mean I need to have answers ready. You’ll just get flustered. Asa:    Only … Continue reading →

Rebecca:         I remember those times also.  My shy silver boy!  It was easy to fluster you with my charm. LOL.  But I must say I was intrigued from the start.  You were really handsome with those soft, gentle eyes.  Something … Continue reading →