Feeling French

Welcome to the Fortress of Louisbourg! 

 A two hour drive from our campsite. We thought it would be fun to get to know the history of Nova Scotia. Who knew that New Scotland had so many French!

French soldiers in blue checking guests clothing for the color red (which means you're an English loyalist). That scared one of my girls, so we waited until the soldiers left before entering.

When I look at this, I see yarn. What do you see?

Pretty little curls

Uh oh. This is how they deal with someone is accused of stealing. 

Lovely herb garden. Sigh. I could stay in the gardens all day.

How you keep your reeds from drying out before you have finished weaving your basket. I can't imagine why this fell out of fashion. ;)

Every kid dreams of writing with a quill and ink.

Traditional lace making. No wonder it was so expensive!

British soldiers? Uh oh. 

The scariest solder in the whole Fortress! That is her man/soldier face.

Grinding something. Maybe flour grains.

Y'all come back now, ya hear?