Happy Memorial Day!

It's Memorial Day and a reminder to say thank you to the men and women in service. And a time to remember those who fought throughout our history for freedom. Yesterday, after church, we packed a picnic and drove to Westover Plantation between Richmond and Williamsburg- best kept secret in this area. The home is beautiful and the view of the James River is breath-taking. Thanks to cooking co-op, I had an easy family favorite to quickly put together-Double Decker Turkey, Bacon and Havarti cheese sandwiches(see youvegotsupper for the recipe). I rounded out the meal with a marinated bean salad(thank you Costco), slices of watermelon, chips and cupcakes. Especially delicious eating outside in such a beautiful setting. This area is part of the cradle of our nations history as it is very close to Jamestown. So we stopped at many of the hisorical markers on the way back. My 21 yr. old daughter would read as the 14 yr. old son listened. We overshot Nathaniel Bacon's marker- perhaps because I asked nicely and perhaps because we just had bacon in our club sandwich- my husband turned around and we learned about Bacon's Rebellion. History and food go well together!