
At Christmas time, Jerry and I love to
visit Old Down Town
Fredericksburg, Virginia, which is near our home. Here we peek in the windows of historic shops. The charm
really shines out at night when the tree lined streets are lit up with
Christmas lights. These are the streets that Washington and his family members walked.
In fact, Georg Washington was born on the other side of the river, at Ferry Farm. His mother and sister lived in
Fredericksburg. President James Monroe had his law practice here. Also, President
Lincoln visited here to give a speech to
soldiers after they had battled on the streets of
Fredericksburg during the Civil War. At that time, Clara Barton had been nursing troupes in this city.

We love to look into the decorated store windows of
Fredericksburg.
I love the mouse scenes put on every year in this set of windows.
