Met my friend Wanda at the Clarion Hotel to enjoy a Christmas brunch buffet and listen to storyteller Dolores Hydock.
Several large round tables were covered with white tablecloths, vases of Christmas flowers, and red and green chocolate candies. Each table held up to eight people. There were at least 15 to 20 tables, and most were full.
Mimosas were available with or without liquor, which we enjoyed while waiting for our table to be called to the Christmas buffet.
At the buffet, we were served pineapple, Strawberries, grapes, orange slices, small pastries, sausage casserole, and biscuits covered with sweet syrup, as well as grits.
We sat with strangers but took the time to introduce ourselves. We discovered that we shared many commonalities. One of the ladies I had graduated from the same high school.
Another lady said we used the same eye clinic(Maynard & Mitchell) in Huntsville.
While we were eating and getting to know each other, a piano player entertained us with Christmas music.
For about an hour, we were entertained by storyteller Dolores Hydock.
All I want is Christmas stories.
She told a true story about an elderly man in a nursing home. She had asked him if COVID was the first time his life had been turned upside down. He said I would like to think so, but no.
He told her his life had been turned upside down and how something always turned out for the better.
She talked about generous hearts, wish lists, and gifts that show up in unusual packages.
Hubby and I are going to the Greenhill Christmas at 1:30 P.M. We are taking our granddaughter. The brunch ended at 12 P.M., and we had a 30-minute drive ahead of us.
We arrived at the parade at about 1 P.M., parked, and sat inside the car.
Our granddaughter saw a little girl across the road and was very anxious to leave the car.
I told her we would get out if she waited until 15 1 P.M., but she was so anxious.
She waited until 15 minutes later, and she and I got out and walked across the road. She and two other children ran and played until the parade started.
I know how she feels because I feel the same way, anxious.
When the parade began, they grabbed their bags and headed to the edge of the road, waiting for candy to be thrown.
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| Greenhill Christmas is picking up candy. |
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| Santa Claus riding in the Greenhill Parade |
We dropped her off at her house.
We visited the Christmas Market, located at the Cotton Gin on Roberson Farm, which was filled with merchandise from various vendors.
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| Grinch Christmas @The Cotton Gin |
A crowd stood in line to see actors who had portrayed characters in Little House on the Prairie and The Waltons.
We did not stand in line; we just shopped and took pictures.
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| Met the Grinch in Whoville |
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