Our windshield was covered with star-shaped ice, and the leather seats were freezing cold.
I spread a fuzzy, warm blanket over my seat while I waited for it to warm up, which didn't take too long due to the heated seats.
I had dressed in layers with thermals, jeans, two thermal shirts, a coat, and boots. I was one big bundle of warmth.
I coughed and hacked all the way to Walgreens in Lawrenceburg, where we purchased a bottle of Mucinex Fast-Max Clear and Cool to help alleviate a cold, flu, and sore throat.
I felt like that Mucinex man had been following me for the last two days.
I took my first dose, which burned my raw throat. We also bought two bags of Ricola Cough suppressants a bag of Swiss Cherry and a bag of Cherry Honey from Switzerland.
We stopped in Spring Hill to fill up at Murphy Gas and Burger King, where we purchased three French sticks, a piece of sausage, and a cinnamon roll.
We saw a group of young fiddlers playing Christmas Carols. They were dressed in full-length, white, blue, brown, pink, & red dresses.
Bonnets, caps, or hats covered their heads, and scarves were wrapped around their necks.
We walked back in time to a Victorian Christmas, and as we strolled the streets, we met many different characters. We meet Santa Claus, A Victorian Father and Mother Christmas, Ebenezer Scrooge, the Grim Reaper, the Nut Cracker, Bob Emily & Tiny Tim Cratchit, and Jacob Marley.
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| Victorian Father and Mother Christmas |
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| Santa Clause |
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| Old Hum Bum himself, "Ebenezer Scrooge" He said I don't like people and I don't like pictures as he posed for his portrait. |
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| Dickens of Christmas Characters |
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| The Nut Cracker and the Frisky Little Mouse |
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| Group of Dickens Characters |
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| Bob Emily & Tiny Tim Cratchit |
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| Father Christmas Approximately seventy-five vendors, each in a white tent, lined Main Street. |
Their booths were filled with heritage crafts, holiday items, and specialty gifts.
Vendors were encouraged to dress in period attire to enhance the ambiance.
We saw a horse-drawn carriage, carolers, Charles Dickens characters strolling the streets, and the smell of Victorian food.
One booth was giving free cups of hot apple cider, which felt good for my sore throat.
We saw Booties, Whimsy Wonderland, Country Wood, Boudreaux's Bro Kitchen & Catering, the Heritage Foundation Booth, and bell ringers for the Salvation Army. This sign said "Franklin Rotary Breakfast will match your donation", Mix 97, Ace's Kettle Corn, Cinnamon Roasted Nuts, Almonds, Cashews, Pecans, locally owned. It made Walker Creek Confections, Tennessee Glass Stains, Mix 92.9, Gracy's Farm Fresh Honey, Kaleidoscope Frames, Chocolate Moonshine of Tennessee, Franklin Fudge Factory, Unique Funnel Cake House, Artist drawing a reindeer, Stoney Creek Farm, a blacksmith, a bookbinder, a sock netter, Imagine-box Emporium Peach-skin Sheets, Colorado Wassail Company, a man playing glasses full of water, Puckett's Trolley, White Mercantile, The statue guy, & large black furry poodle.
The Thirty-second Annual Dickens of a Christmas Heritage Foundation was a bandstand where groups performed.
The last character we saw was the tormented ghost, damned to wander the earth forevermore as a punishment for his greed, Jacob Marley.
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| Jacob Marley |
Even the Old Hum Bum himself, Ebenezer Scrooge, could not ruin our Christmas.
