Day 8 - All About Town

Once again today was great. We spent some time walking around Beaufort, taking pictures of some of the old houses (that is one of them above), and just getting a feel of the ground. This left us with a few questions that needed answers. The lady at the museum sent us over to their office. We met two nice ladies there and were able to tell them about our project. One lady gave us her email address in case we have other questions. She knows the owner of the Frogmore plantation - which we would like to see as it is the house Laura Towne bought. She offered to give us their phone # but we felt like that would be too forward so we left our email address. She will pass it on if they are open to helping us. It isn't absolutely necessary, but it would be nice.

We also had an appointment at the bookstore today. A guy who can do silhouettes did a book which is illustrated all in silhouette. He was at the bookstore and doing silhouettes so we had the kids done. I love them! It won't surprise Gram, but Jost looks like Dad. I never realized how much, but the profile is just the same. In Kade's I can see how she will look when she is older. It's hard to explain exactly.

While we were there they recognized us from the other day when we inquired about an out of print book. They had managed to track one down. The lady was willing to part with it but it was actually dedicated to her. She was working in the store today so she showed Peter the book. We didn't feel right spending so much on a book that obviously meant a lot to her. So after hearing about Peter's work - SHE LOANED IT TO US! I couldn't believe she would just let us walk out with it! Peter carried it home like it was made of gold. He's trying to study it and take notes as fast as he can. What a wonderful opportunity to read it without having to spend a fortune. God has really blessed.

Oh, I almost forgot. These flowers are hydrangeas. Here they are a kind of electric blue or purple in color. I found out that it is differences in the soil that make them change color. I can't get enough of them! I hope the computer shows them the right color.