Treat day!

Today was purely about fun!  We made the long trek across town for a huge treat: the "behind the scenes" tour at Monticello.  They only do a few tours each day to limit visitors, and have only had the upstairs open to the general public for a few years.

Up the little stairs that you usually just get to look at and think: boy, I wish we got to go up there!

 Looking out of one of the dome room windows....a cloudy day....

The dome room.  To keep with TJ's standards of keeping everything "even steven", he placed a circular window on this wall. Because the window butted up against a wall, the bottom half was made a mirror!

 Back down the little stairs....you can see all the way to the cellar, where the enslaved brought in the food from the kitchens.

 Amazing architecture.....

We took a try at writing with a quill pen....harder than it looks!

What a treat!!  I found out I have something in common with Thomas Jefferson (a stretch I know!): He also tended to build first, and plan as he went.  I like that!