My aim for today had always been to take us within a reasonable driving distance of Morehead, KY, where we will visit with our friends, Cathy and Harry Gunn, on the weekend by way of […]
We travelled along the Blue Ridge Parkway today, reputedly the most beautiful drive in America. It was indeed wonderful – great scenery, a good road, and a relaxed speed limit of 80kph. We stopped for […]
We had a most enjoyable day today. We drove up into the Great Smoky Mountains driving through Cherokee country on the way. I loved the Cherokee Museum and its fascinating display. Our proposed walking along […]
Today was our first day of ‘local’ exploration from which we would return to the same bed for a second night. Nevertheless we expected to drive a bit more than an hour each way to […]
The breakfast included in the tariff at the Inn at Ellis Square offered coffee, juice, cereal, fruit, waffles (make them yourself), potato, sausages, eggs, and a variety of donuts and pastries. There was no way […]
Today saw us do a lot of driving and a little bit of shopping. I’ve picked up some nice pieces of fabric which I’ll work into the Grandma’s Garden quilt I’m working on for Romina. […]
Breakfast in North Carolina, lunch in South Carolina, and dinner in Georgia. Now that’s a day! We saw some amazing things along the way. I loved the Magnolia Gardens just outside of Charleston, and the […]
We both seemed to sleep better with fewer bouts of waking at odd times. We were properly awake just before 7:00 am when the alarm I had set on my phone went off. We rose, […]
It is still summer here and the weather has been really hot and humid. The remnants of hurricane Isaac linger as a series of storms, a couple of which we have had to drive through […]
I slept pretty well from about 11:00 pm until a few minutes after 6:00 am when I woke naturally, checked the time, and decided to lie in a bit longer. It seems my body clock […]