Weekend Snapshot: Soft Women, Steely Men in Williamsburg, Virginia

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The hat and the hilt are artifacts of the Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. The front hall of the palace was literally covered from wall-to-wall with weapons; the bedrooms were as soft as the foyer was hard.

Weekend Snapshot

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  1. Sandy, the hat is exquisite! I love your title for the post! :D I'll be judging the "What if" meme tomorrow.

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  2. may your week be blessed

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  3. I love the embroidery on the hat. I would love to see the swords. There is a palace in Virginia?

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  4. Anonymous9:51 PM

    love the embroided hat! lovely shot!

    mine is up too!
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    see u there!
    happy ws!

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  5. The hat is so Victorian looking which is beautiful :)

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  6. Anonymous11:15 PM

    wow! lovely photos and lovely blog as well.have a fun week ahead.

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  7. Anonymous11:17 PM

    Hi, Sandy! Kamusta? That is how are you in Tagalog.I love the hat!
    What a contrast about men and women.

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  8. Oh this is gorgeous...Great shot thanks for sharing.
    Mine is up:
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  9. Anonymous11:46 PM

    witty post title. :) have a good week, sandy!

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  10. Anonymous12:41 AM

    great post!

    Mine in here Thanks

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  11. Anonymous1:36 AM

    Great photos! Love the hat.

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  12. Anonymous2:10 AM

    Such a beauty! Love this photo!

    Hope to see u in my first entry! :)

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  13. wow! fantastic catch, sandy... mine's up too hope you can drop by.

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  14. what a lovely contrast-- they both have beauty in their own right

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  16. Love the hat, of course!! and love the pic of the hilt...
    Happy Monday :)

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  17. cool catch! mine's up too hope you'll visit.

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  18. Interesting post title...love the hat!!! Must been a really interesting weekend to visit such place.

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  19. Anonymous4:06 AM

    beautiful shots

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  20. That hat looks Victorian!

    Cool photos!

    Happy WS!

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  21. Anonymous7:58 AM

    Hi Sandy! Kamusta means how are you.
    Thanks for the visit!

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  22. Anonymous8:01 AM

    Sandy, I love Williamsburg! It is so beautiful this time of year. Hope you are refreshed after this long winter.

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  23. Anonymous8:32 AM

    Lovely hat indeed! Looks delicate too.

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  24. Beautiful shots and great contrast between the soft and the hard.

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  25. Anonymous9:18 AM

    i love your title! :) the details on both items are fantastic. they don't make them like they used to, hehe.

    have a great week ahead! :)

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  26. WHOA! That hat is amazing... The stitching is incredible!

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  27. Lovely hat. I can imagine a dainty woman wearing it.

    Have a great week, Sandy! :)

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  28. Oh my gosh, how beautiful!

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  29. Anonymous10:16 AM

    wow thats nice hot really nice. mine is up..

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  30. Anonymous10:35 AM

    What a great hat! It's so dainty.

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  31. Anonymous10:39 AM

    very wonderful!

    have a great week sandy!

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  32. a fun contrast of photos

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  33. nice photo! have a nice week! :)

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  34. Love the hat. Some people just can't wear hats. I'm one of them. Very pretty though.

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  35. beautiful hat...

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  36. Okay, I ♥LOVE♥ that hat!!

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  37. Anonymous8:13 PM

    The hat is beautifully made.

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  38. Wow, that's an extra-ordinary hat, beautiful.

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  39. The hat really looks good. I don't care much about the other one. That's the woman in me speaking.

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  40. Anonymous11:52 PM

    Wow, impressive!

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  41. I remember doing crewel embroidery with that pattern and variations on it. It would be a great pattern for quilts, curtains . . . these are great representations of life then, Sandy.

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  42. I love that hat, so much detail in it.Not doing weekend snapshot. Just wanted to catch up to all your stuff

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  43. The palace must have been filled with many interesting things.

    That embroidery on the hat is exquisite.

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  44. Anonymous5:06 PM

    Marvellous shots! I especially like the lighting in "Steely Men." :~D

    e-Mom @ Splash*

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  45. Anonymous4:24 PM

    Great contrast in these shots. I wonder, if in New England, we would see such a dainty hat at that time in history. Or were the New England women as tough as the Steely Men?

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  46. Hi Sandy
    I!

    Each struggled with the weapons they had. Often, the women won delicacy.

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