Sunday Salon - July 27

My mind is a bit scattered this morning, and Maya is clamoring for my attention, so this will be a bit brief...and erratic. :)

I am still reading (but almost done!) Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts, about the mothers and wives of America's Founding Fathers. Many of the locations talked about are near my current home, a place that I lived in the past, or somewhere I have gone on vacation: Philadelphia, Baltimore, York, Princeton, Charleston, New York, etc. In addition to the places I have already visited, I have now added quite a few more to my list.

I can't be the only one that does this! Do you ever read a book, bookmarking things are places to visit on a vacation? Since I'm not a huge war-buff, my interest mainly lies in learning more about the people behind the Declaration of Independence, rather than battles fought. Often, I'll read a book and end up with a desire to travel there: Paris, Turkey, Egypt, Prince Edward Island, Chile...my list is endless.

For those who might be wondering, some of the Revolutionary-related places I have gone are:

• Morven House, Princeton - Home of Richard Stockton (signer of the Declaration of Independence) and Annis Boudinot Stockton, poet.
• Valley Forge, outside Philadelphia, PA
• Monticello - Thomas Jefferson's home, Virginia
• Montpelier - James Madison's home, Virginia
• Williamsburg, Virginia
• Gates House, York, PA (General Gates lived here when the Continental Congress was evacuated to York during the war)

And those I would like to visit include:

• Monmouth Battlefield State Park
• Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, South Carolina
• Mount Vernon, Virginia
• Liberty Hall, New Jersey

Happy Reading!