2023 June 21, The Yellow Deli, Pulaski, Etheridge, Lawrenceburg and Lynnville, Tennessee

 Today, we rode to Lawrenceburg. 

Goodwill did not open until 9 A.M., so we stopped at Dunkin' Donuts for bacon bites and two mini bagels.

Next, we stopped at Goodwill, where I bought 2 men's shirts and a quilt.

We love to buy veggies from the Amish, so we rode to Etheridge, where we purchased 2 large heads of cabbage, Squash, onion, peppers, cucumbers, eggs, candy, peanuts, and potatoes.

We had the whole day free, no grandkids to watch.

So we rode to Pulaski, stopping at the Yellow Deli for lunch. 

There, we ordered a Ruben sandwich, which is made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, mayo, and mustard on light rye bread, served with chips and a pickle.

We also ordered a side salad and, for dessert, a slice of their delicious carrot cake. 

We ordered iced tea, and Hubby knocked his over while trying to take a picture of a plant.

Their food is always fresh and delicious.

1/2 Reuben on Rye Bread Sandwich

Salad 

Slice of fresh Carrot Cake

We rode to Lynnville, TN, to tour the Train Depot Museum (rebuilt as the RR Museum in 1998) and the steam locomotive. We walked through the Locomotive, passenger cars, and the little red Caboose.

Several displays, including a miniature train exhibit, were on display in the museum.

Across the street was Soda Pop Junction and Big Johnny's Burgers, which was closed for repairs.

In front of those buildings sat an Orange and White Dodge truck, a carousel, an old bicycle, a Coke machine, and parking meters.

Orange and White Dodge Truck

Soda Pop Junction and Big Johnny's Burgers

There were public restrooms next to Lynnville's City Hall.

We saw the Iron Horse Hotel, the Iron Horse Country Store, and a Historic Marker.

It began to rain, so I only had time to take a picture of the Marker before we returned to the car.

steam locomotive

Miniature Train Display

Historic Marker
Lynnville Historic District 
Construction of the Nashville & Decatur Railroad and the partial burning of Old Lynnville (Waco) by Federal troops brought this charming town to its present location after the Civil War. The Lynnville National Register Historic District (1988) contains 59 buildings, with architectural examples from each period of the town's development from the 1860s through the early 1900s. 
Erected by Giles County Historical Society, 1990

We rode back to Pulaski, stopping at Walmart and Murphy's (gas). In Pulaski, we stopped at The Butcher Shop for some homegrown fresh meat.

We stopped at Flatrock Cheese, where we bought 3 different cheeses, some fried pies, stick candy, and a pint jar of local honey.

Then, I will go home by way of Minor Hill, TN.

2023 May 26-27, Lawrenceburg, TN. and Decatur, AL. Adventures

On Friday, May 26, we rode from Lawrenceburg to Goodwill, where we purchased two pairs of Niki Shorts.

We rode to the Amish in Etheridge, where we bought a carton of fresh eggs, homemade butter, Homemade chocolate candy with peanuts, and a bag of peanuts. We bought a head of cabbage, some green onions, and two gallons of strawberries.

We stopped at Kroger's for eight cases of Diet Mountain Dews, four instances of Sprite Zeros, and a couple of frozen pizzas.

We stopped at Long John Silver's for fish and shrimp, which we took home to eat. 

Ate our dinner and put all the veggies in the refrigerator.

Then, I made 17 jars of strawberry Jam.

Strawberries

17 Jars of Strawberry Jam 

Saturday, May 27, we rode to Point Mallard to the Hot Air Balloon Festival. We didn't see any balloons, but we did see lots of tractors, food vendors, and other vendors. It was cool this morning, and it rained a little, but it warmed up quickly. We spoke to a man from Cullman who was enjoying the festival. The festival was spread out, so there was a lot of walking. We missed the car show. 

The only hot Air Balloons we saw

Tractors 

We rode to Hartselle for lunch at O'Bryan's.

I ordered grilled black chicken with a baked sweet potato.

After lunch, we rode back to Decatur, where they were having a scavenger hunt for 10 tiny turtles along Second Avenue.

Hubby parked the car but stayed inside while I searched for the turtles.

I met a group of six who were also doing the scavenger hunt and asked if I could join them.

Turtle 2 Loyd 

Scavenger hunt for 10 turtles

Our Group 

Our group had a great time searching for the turtles and then taking turns getting our picture taken with the tiny ones. 

We needed a few items from Rural King in Muscle Shoals, so we took Highway 20 to hwy 72 into Muscle Shoals.

Our first stop was to get vanilla Ice cream in a cone at Jack's.

At Rural King, we bought cat food, bird seeds, Sure-Jell, a Top, and a hose nozzle.

We rode to the Rock Pile with many people, so there were no birds to be seen.

We stopped at River Heritage Park, and the splash pad was running full blast. 

Splash Pad at the Marriott

Home at Last!