Saturday, May 8, 2010

Sharing Philly.


Redeeeep!

A few weeks ago, we had the joy of hosting one of my old and dearest friends here in Philadelphia. We took her to two of my favorite places--Longwood Gardens (of course,) and Historic Philadelphia, which I really hadn't visited since another C's visit at the beginning of this blog! Since C is from Sweden, and involved with the government there, it was very interesting to hear a little bit of her perspective of our history. Our founding fathers were rather remarkable guys. I told her, as someone who has spent a good part of my life wishing I was European, it was very gratifying to see just what was accomplished by Jefferson, Franklin, and the rest. And it left with me with a big thirst for more. I know there's been several good recent books written about that part of our history, and I intend to seek them out.

Our visit to Independence Hall was really quite fascinating. C asks such thought provoking questions and gets me really thinking about things. I love that about her visits. Booboo enjoyed herself, too. For one, was very tickled that she and C share a love for all things purple!
The gorgeous dress Booboo is wearing is one of many generous presents from C--isn't the print just stunning?

C&C at the Big Box Store.

Booboo with Siberian Iris

C in front of Independence Hall.

Where a lot of the action took place!

Portrait of Marie Antoinette, to encourage America to take the French side against the British, given by Louis XVI. This was of particular interest to me, as some of my ancestors were French royalists, and came over to Pennsylvania to make a haven for Marie Antoinette right before the revolution. Of course, she never got there, but the spot near Wyalusing is still called Azilum (or French Asylum) to this day because of it. Gpa B's mother (my Grandmother) was a descendant of the Homet family mentioned. Apparently, they were one of the few family groups that ended up staying in Pennsylvania.

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