Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome back to my blog and to my Fall 2021 trip. The Union County Four Centuries in a Weekend theme meant that sites located across the county spanned the early 1600s through the 20th century. The William Robinson Plantation took that quite literally, putting a World War II reenactment troop on the front lawn. The house itself dates back to the 1600s, so yes, four centuries in one location! I had visited this location previously, but returned as I was missing a stamp. Having more time here, let me take a closer look at this reenactment. There was a communications tent in active use, and some sort of platoon meeting and activity.
This layout is based on a Fast & Fun Project with Noreen from November 2023. I used the same collection she did, though I didn't have any more of the dark blue word paper, so I substituted navy cardstock. I used a border along the bottom that repeated the word "ARMY". I had more photos than she did, so most of the text was covered. Well, that happens sometimes. There is an 8 1/2 x 11 pocket between the 2 pages of the layout, so this is a one-page layout.
Inside the house, the focus is more on the building's history. The original owner was a physician, and so there is a large display of apothecary jars and equipment. In the backyard, there is an old horse-drawn milk wagon. I had not seen this previously, and it was an interesting display.
The right side of the layout was made with a CM Sketch from April 2022. They had posted three sketches for Earth Day to encourage us to use up our scraps (rather than throwing them out). Those sketches were only ever on Facebook, not on the blog, as they usually post, so the Pinterest link is the only way to view them currently. I used Paper Loft Euphoria papers for this layout (both the back of the 8 1/2x11 pocket and the interior house photos). The border across the middle of the page is a recent punch from CM, and although it is a canning jar, it matched the bottles on the shelves in the photos. I had punched that in black for a different layout, but never used it. This also allowed me to use a scrap in the spirit of the original challenge.
