Williamsburg had SHEEP!

Yea Sheep! There were just a few and they were off to the side grazing in a field.


One was very sociable (for a sheep) and really enjoyed getting scratched behind his ears. Here's a close-up view:


Here's another view:


Apparently, sheep were mostly for eating(!) rather than knitting during Colonial times. They did spin and weave with hemp, linen, and cotton, however (and silk for those that could afford it). We toured the Wythe house (a signer of the Declaration of Independence who tutored Thomas Jefferson AND John Marshall in law!). They had a spinning/weaving house on the property:





There was a knitting shop in regular (non-colonial) Williamsburg, but we were off touring places during all of their operating hours. :( All in all, it was a great trip and one I'd recommend highly. Now that we know Washington DC is only ~7 hours or so by car, I want to go there next. It's downright embarrassing that I'm 37 years old and I've never seen our nation's capital city!