George Washington's Dream Day

Have you ever wondered how George Washington would spend his dream day? Would he sleep in? Or maybe spending the afternoon reading on his piazza? An article from The Washington Post by Rachel Podnar asks the General how he would spend his day. 

"There is no place that I have ever wanted to be throughout the entirety of my adult life, rather than sitting under my own vine and sitting under my own fig tree at Mount Vernon. Quite frankly, I believe it is the most beautifully situated property in United America. And truth be told, it is where I am happiest."

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