Spending some quality time with one of my most prized possessions tonight

I got this book in Leonardtown, Maryland, which is where I was born and where the boat that inspired the book frequently stopped to give performances. The leading lady aboard was called ‘the Mary Pickford of the Potomac’ which I just love.

You best believe that this thread is going to become all about Parthy but I love that this is how she’s dressed when first introduced