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I'm sitting here feeling a little bit pouty.  I really shouldn't because in life there are just some things that have to be done and nothing that can be done about it except to let it happen.

Short story version:  David is out of town for 2 sleeps.

I should really count myself as lucky.  It's only 2 sleeps, instead of 5.  I got to spend a lovely morning with him dining on bacon and snuggling on the couch (not at the same time).  And most importantly, I know my sweet husband wants to be home with me rather than away.  He doesn't see a business trip as a vacation from me, and I can't even begin to put into words how much that means to me.  Vacations are something we do together, and we have one in the works-you know, something lovely to look forward to. :)

So in short, I'm gonna quit being a baby and I'm gonna suck it up.  In 2 sleeps my sweetie is coming home to me and all will be right in my world again.

Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted some sort of something since November!  I guess we've been busy doing stuff.

Work has kept us both pretty busy.  David had to do some traveling.  The firm I work for just hired a new associate.  That is enough work stuff.

When not working, David has been cooking me some really fantastic meals!  I need to be better about taking pictures but I'm so excited to eat it I've devoured most of it before I even think about taking a picture.  David has been posting recipes on our cooking blog (things we like to cook) so be sure to check it out!  In my free time I've been doing some cross-stitching, something I haven't really done in a while but have really missed doing. It's one of those things I can do while watching TV in the evening so I don't feel like I'm just sitting there wasting time.

We are both doing good, and hanging in there.  Until the next post...

~Emily

Day 6-Museums of Williamsburg

Today we went to the the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, which were conveniently in the same location.  We went to see the Changing Keys:  Keyboard Instruments for America, 1700-1830.  Be prepared to see a bunch of harpsichords, spinets and pianos, as well as some furniture and tall clocks for good measure.

Lady's Cabinet and Writing Table, 1793-1815

I thought the detail around the drawers was pretty

Tall Clock

Armoire 

Details on the doors of the armoire

Another tall clock

The face of the clock.

This is similar to the chair I liked from the cabinetmaker's shop

Pretty table to match the chair

Table detail

A beautiful table with drawers

One of the drawers

How a single string on a spinet works

Close up where the string would be "plucked" instead of struck

 Explanation of the above

Spinet, Stephen Keene, 1700

Spinet, Thomas Hitchcock, 1715

Close up

Spinet, Cawton Aston, 1726

We liked the half circles on the keys

Spinet, based on John B. Zopfe, 1745-50

Spinet, John B. Zopfe 1745-50  (This one seems a little worn)

Diagram of Harpsichords

Diagram of Spinets

I have to admit some total fail here.  I got okay pictures of the mechanism, I just forgot to get a picture of what it belonged to.  My guess is a harpsichord but I'm not positive.  Still, it's pretty cool.  There are more but again I failed to get a picture of what they belong to.

Close up.  

Diagram

Harpsichord, I.N. Cusseneers, 1726

Side view

Two Manual Harpsichord, Jocob Kirchman, 1762

Side view

Spinet, William Harris, 1764

Side view

Harpsichord, John Kirshaw, 1769

Side view

Square Piano, Based on John Zumpe, 1766

This is another one that plucks, I believe it was a sample of a Two Manual Harpsichord.

Close up

Diagram

Square Piano, John Zumpe, 1766

Chamber Organ, W.H., 1782

Square Piano, Frederick Beck, 1785

Squared Piano, Longman & Broderip, 1788-89

Close up

Square Piano, James Ball, 1791

This might be from a square piano

Close up

Diagram

Square Piano, John & Archibald Watson, 1726

Square Piano, Charles Albrecht, 1800-05

Square Piano, John Huber, 1805-09

Square Piano, Joseph Kirckman, 1804

Square Piano, Alpheus Babcock, 1828

Close up

Foot peddles

Square Piano, Joseph Newman, 1831

Pretty foot peddles

Grand Piano, William Stodart, 1816

Close up

Vertical Piano, Robert Wornum, 1813-20 (this one was in a case so hard to get a good picture)

Square Piano, John Geib & Son, 1908-09

Close up

Square Piano, George Dettmer, 1805-10

Grand Piano, John Broadwood & Son, 1806

Side view

Tall clock case

Clock face

Washing table

Pretty writing desk

Close of of drawers

Like a heater or furnace

Close up of the furnace detail

It's been kind of a bummer being sick, I wish the cold had stayed away a little longer.  Still, we saw some really beautiful and amazing things.  It is a trip I will never forget!