👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳👩‍🍳2017 March 4, Saturday, Burritt Museum, Cooking on the Mountain Huntsville, Alabama

From 11:00-1:15PM, I was at the Burritt on the Mountain, they were having an event called Fire on the Mountain.

Blacksmiths

Blacksmiths

Demonstrators were engaged in open-hearth cooking throughout the park in different cabins.  

I sampled a biscuit with homemade Apple Butter, & Chocolate cake. 

Other demonstrators were cooking sweet potato pie, roast, and blackberry pie either in open hearths or old cookstoves. 

Demonstrators cooking biscuits on an open hearth

Cooking Chocolate Cake

Cooking on Cook Stove

None of the cabins had utilities, just like our ancestors. 

The Blacksmith demonstrators gave the public a chance to see history in the making. 

A child was asked what happens when the rods get hot? She replied it softens.

The buildings I visited were the Meals Cabin, built in 1845, the Gardiner Cabin in 1845, the Candler House, the Smoke House, the Bernstein Spring House, the Joel Eddin’s House, the Smith Williams House 1969, the Burritt Barnyard 1890, the BlackSmith Shop 1860, the Sorghum Mill and Furnace, the Balch House and the Madison Church 1884.

Barnyard Animals

The Burritt Mansion was the last building that I toured. 

Two rooms of the mansion were dedicated to Maria Howard Weeden’s, paintings, poems, and art. 

Weeden Art 

Burritt Mansion 

Inside the mansion, I saw a Music Box 

Burritt's Desoto 

I traveled down Monto Santa Mountain to VBCC in Huntsville, where I was going to the home and Garden Show.

I bought my ticket and was given a bag to fill with goodies.

I talked to several vendors, collected a few items, and walked back to my car. 

I had to cross over to Big Spring Park where I saw goldfish swimming. 

GoldFish in Big Spring Pond

Called hubby and they said to meet me in Rogersville for the first Saturday Fish Fry.

Our meal consisted of one piece of fried catfish, four jumbo shrimp, fries, coleslaw, onion, two deep-fried hush puppies, and a drink.

Catfish Meal 

We bought two boxes of Girl Scout Cookies as we were leaving the Fire Department. 

After a full day of driving, walking, and eating I was ready for relaxing. 

A long hot shower stretched out on the sofa. 

April 2016 A busy month

April 1 rode to Mule Day in Columbia Tennessee 

April 1& 4 went to Chiropractor

April 2  rode to Columbia TN to watch the Mule Day Parade ate lunch at Jacks Lawrenceburg, TN

April 5 We went on a tour of Tiffen Plant in Red Bay ate lunch Jacks Red Bay, Al 

April 6 CBS classes

April 7 went to Get Dirty at the Library: Landscape Design for Sustainability

April 8 went to Chiropractor

April 8 Took Dad to Dentist & Emergency Room

April 9 went on a guided walking tour of historic Downtown Athens

April 9 Earth Day Sheffield, Al 

April 11 Took Dad to the oral surgeon to get tooth cut out

April 12 We went on a tour of the Belle Chevre Goat Cheese Factory in Elkmont Al ate lunch Preston’s Restaurant Lexington, Al 

April 13 Last Class of CBS 

April 14 Get Dirty at the Library: Growing Herbs

April 16 Walking tour of UNA by Thomas Hale

April 17 Athens Cemetery Stroll 2-5PM

April 19 Started Weight loss Program Took B-12 Shot 

April 21 Get Dirty at the Library: Fighting Invasive Plants

April 22 Jewish Passover Meal at First Methodist Church Killen 

April 23 We went to Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburg TN ate lunch Harvey’s Pirate Drive-in

April 25 Took Dad to the oral surgeon he got two teeth cut out

April 26 Took B-12 Shot 

April 26 Went to Florence Ophthalmology PC Doctor Gray

April 28 Went to Get Dirty at the Library: Composting

April 30 Went to Guided walking tour of Athens State University ate lunch at Wildwood Deli 

2016 April 1, Friday, Mule Day in Columbia, Tennessee

I started the day with a Pedi-Manicure, which I immensely enjoyed. Next to get an adjustment with the Chiropractor. Next, I stopped at Chick-fil-a for 4 pieces grilled chicken nuggets & a small strawberry milkshake. (used my cow card). As if that was not enough sugar for the day, I went to Krispy Kreme for a cup of donut holes.

Still had enough time to ride to Columbia Tennessee for mule day.
I had a great time watching the mules pull the wagons. I took pictures of several pictures of corralled Mules. 

Mule Day in Columbia 

Mule Day in Columbia 

The parking lot was muddy so I parked on the pavement several blocks away. 

The day was overcast but that did not stop people from coming.
Lots of people.
One of the Arenas was covered in mud and could not be used.
I only stayed a couple of hours and I did not check out the vendor's wares.
Three little girls stood beside me at the railing of the arena. On little girl ask me if they were giving pony rides. I said I did not know but I saw several children petting a poney.

One little girl kept calling the mules horses and I said, honey, they are not horses, they are mules. I don't think she knew the difference.
Her sister said sis are you making a friend.
The little girl said my mom and dad are back behind us.
The little girls walked away and all three came back with a plate full of
funnel cakes. This kept the little girl quite for a while.
I walked back through the corralled mules for one last look and left. 

I stopped at Long John Silvers in Lawrenceburg for a Fried Cod meal and a Seafood meal. 

Hubby and I talked about going to First Friday tonight but both were too tired.

We decided to watched Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy on TV instead.