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<br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />during Revolutionary City, a daily roaming <br />outdoor theater piece that launches with <br />fife and drums, Events of 1774-1781 are <br />enacted several times a day on the same <br />streets where they actually occurred, <br />The crowds follow the interpreters as they <br />read the Declaration ofIndepcndence or <br />protest the Stamp Act of 1765, <br />Evening reenactments take place at some <br />of the colonial taverns, which serve beer <br />in pewter mugs, surprisingly tasty peanut <br />soup and syllabub, a frothy citrus dessert, <br />Even the dinnerware is authentic, with <br />many pieces modeled after 18th-century <br />squirrel patterns excavated nearby. While <br />you're eating, fiddle players meander <br />through the large colonial rooms, <br /> <br />'I <br />II <br />'I <br />!I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />II <br />I <br /> <br />II <br /> <br /> <br />All over the grounds you'll find animals <br />that arc rare today, like Ossabaw Island <br />pigs and Red Devon cattle, Spring is <br />lambing time, when you might witness <br />the birth of a Leicester Longwool, <br />one of the oldest breeds of sheep and <br />nearly unknown in the U.S. (The adults <br />are comically cute, with lustrous coats <br />that fall in loops.) And the 90 acres of <br />gardens showcase native plants like purple <br />broccoli, as well as stunning flowers, <br />In spring, red buckeye, azaleas, lavendcr, <br />daylilies and dogwood trees are all in <br />bloom, and workers at the Colonial <br />Nursery are starting to plant using <br />18th-cenutry tools and techniques, like <br />hotbeds, cold frames and bell jars, <br /> <br />ENDLESS VACATION ~ 49 <br />