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Monday, December 16, 2024

2016 Christmas Letter Activies for the year

On January 1, 2016, Hubby and I traveled to Franklin, Tennessee, to the Thoroughbred Theater to watch the action, adventure, Sci-Fi, and fantasy movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens.


In February, I took several classes at the Apple store 

Stay Connected, Sketch, Draw, and Paint with iPad, Explore Apple TV, & Perfect Your Photos on Mac


On March 4, 2016, I toured Rippavilla Plantation in Spring Hill, TN.

On March 8, 2016, My Husband and I traveled to Waynesboro, Lawrenceburg, Mt Pleasant, Columbia, and Spring Hill, Tennessee. 


On April 1 & 2, I attended Mule Day and the Mule Day Parade in Columbia, TN. 

On April 5, Hubby and I traveled to Red Bay, Alabama, to tour the Tiffen Motor Plant.

On April 12, Hubby and I traveled to Elkmont, Alabama, to tour the Belle Chevre Goat Cheese Factory


On April 9, I attended the Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Athens, Alabama, and Earth Day in Sheffield, Alabama. 

On April 17, I attended the Athens Cemetery Stroll. 

On April 30, I participated in the Stroll at Athens State University.

On April 23, Hubby and I traveled to South Pittsburg, Tennessee, for the Cornbread Festival.

On May 20 & 21, I attended the UNA Storytelling festival

On May 2, in the afternoon of Hubbyat, Hubby and I participated in the wedding rehearsal for Jacob and Lindsey at the East Florence Depot.

Hubby and I attended Lindsey Smith and Jacob Hughes's wedding at Oliver's Barn on May 21. 


On June 25, I attended the Helen Keller Festival in Tuscumbia, Alabama.


On June 28, Hubby and I traveled to Scottsboro, Stevenson, Menton, Fort Payne, and Section, Alabama.


On July 23, I attended several W.C. Handy Festival events.


On August 19, Hubby and I attended the Watermelon Festival in Russellville, Alabama.


On September 1, Hubby and I rode to Corinth, Mississippi, where we toured several historic sites. 


On September 5, 2016, Hubby and I traveled to Smith Lake in Cullman to attend the Sweet Tater Festival.


On September 8, I rode to Huntsville to tour the Scarecrow Trail at the Botanical Gardens. 

On September 9, Hubby and I attended a performance by Arvel Bird, a Celtic Indian.


On September 10, I attended Oka Kapassa in Tuscumbia, the British Car Show in Rogersville, and Joe Wheeler's birthday party at the Wheeler Plantation.


On October 1, Hubby and I traveled to Centerville, Tennessee, to attend the Banana Puddin' Festival, Car Show, and Quilt Show. 


On October 5, I traveled with a group of women from our church to 

2800 Pittsburg Church Road, Petersburg, KY, to tour the Creation Museum. We spent the night in Dry Ridge, Kentucky.


On October 6, we traveled to 1 Ark Encounter Drive, Williamstown, KY 41097, to tour the Ark Encounter. 


On October 15, Hubby and I took a Monterey Fall Foliage Excursion train ride to Nashville. 


On October 22, I rode to Lawrenceburg for the Mimosa Cemetery stroll. On November 9, Hubby traveled to Huntsville to visit NASA and Bridge Street. 


On November 12, I took the Pathway to Prayer trolley Tour in Florence, Alabama. 


On November 15, Hubby and I traveled to Nashville to tour the Opryland Hotel's three gardens, decorated for the Christmas Holidays, and to walk through the ICE HOUSE, featuring carvings of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Christmas manger scene. 


November 24, Thanksgiving Dinner at Mike's with family 


On November 26, my sister-in-law and I rode to Huntsville to walk through the Christmas Tree Tinsel Trail and Madison's Christmas Card Lane, and to shop at Bridge Street.


On November 29, Hubby and I rode to Lebanon, Tennessee, to tour the town and Chad's Winter Wonderland of Christmas Lights. We rode to Nashville to drive through Jellystone's Dancing Christmas Lights and then to Opry Mills for Shopping. 


On December 1, Hubby and I attended the Athens Christmas Parade.


On December 2, Hubby and I attended a prayer for Peace at Pope's Tavern, where a Christmas tree was also lit in Wilson Park.


On December 3, I attended a talk about George Colbert at the Visitors Center.

On December 5, I attended Christmas Dinner and exchanged gifts with my Church Class.

On December 7, Hubby and I attended a Christmas dinner and Christmas Program at our church.

That morning, I attended our Lady's bible Class Christmas luncheon.


On December 9, Hubby and I attended the Florence Christmas Parade.

On December 10, Hubby and I attended Dickens of a Christmas from 9 to 12, and from 2 to 4 P.M., we participated in the Leipers Fork Parade.


On December 11, I took my granddaughter's pictures for graduation.

December 12-14: Hubby and I spent a few days in Gulf Shores. We rode to Theodore to walk through the Christmas lights at the Bellingrath Gardens. We spent a few hours on the beach, watching a miniature train show, and walking through Heritage Park.


On December 17, 2016, my granddaughter, Hannah Hughes, will graduate from UNA at 2:30 P.M. with a degree in Elementary Education.


On December 24, we will have  Christmas with the kids and grandkids. 

December 19-24: Hubby is taking off for Christmas Vacation.

On December 25, my middle son will be celebrating his 47th birthday.


Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 


Saturday, October 2, 2021

2021 Aug 10, Cheekwood Botanical Gardens Nashville, Tennessee

Hubby and I traveled the backroads to Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville, TN, via Natchez Trace, getting off at the Leipers Fork exit. Hubby parked the car near the entrance and showed the girl at the ticket counter our online tickets.
Pink LEGO Dog 
The first thing we saw as we entered the gardens was a big pink dog made of Lego blocks. We walked down a long, winding sidewalk, down several steps to the Train Exhibit, inspired by the Little Engine That Could.
In front of us was a couple with a very independent little girl, about two or three years old, with a head full of curls. What a magical place, as you enter the land of trains and Fairy mushroom villages. The train exhibit was constructed from rough timbers and featured five train tracks, totaling over 800 feet of track. As we walked through, we saw trains crossing bridges and passing through tunnels. We were in a magical land of trains.
We saw beautiful yellow lilies floating in the lily ponds and pink, orange, white, and red roses bursting with life in the Rose Study Garden.
Roses
We saw art pieces made of musical notes and wire. We also saw many Yellow and Black swallowtails on the butterfly bushes.
Yellow Swallowtail 
We saw a red lion, a zebra, a blue bear, colorful birds, a red turtle, a green lawnmower, and a man working in the garden, all made of Legos. Also, LEGO rabbits were spotted throughout the Bradford Robertson Color Garden. We walked around the Mansion, but not inside. Workers were repairing the pool in front of the Mansion in the Martin Boxwood Gardens.
Cheekwood Mansion 
There were waterfalls, ponds, and creeks running through the gardens. We visited the Art Bark exhibit, which featured crayon sculptures by Nashville artist Herb Williams. Inside the visitor center were restrooms, drink machines, and a beautiful rose LEGO sculpture. We took a break to cool off, drink a soda, and use the restrooms before beginning our journey home; we didn't walk the entire garden, but we had a wonderful time. We traveled home along the backroads, this time taking a different route. We came out in Columbia, TN. We got a late fish lunch at Long John Silver's and brought it home.

Thursday, July 13, 2017

🚗2017 July 11, Tuesday, Day Trip to Hopkinsville, Kentucky

Ate a waffle topped with Cool Whip, blackberries, and walnuts for breakfast. Hubby put syrup on his waffle.
We stopped in Loretta for lottery tickets before beginning our journey to Hopkinsville, KY.
We traveled I-24 past the Nissan Stadium, Home of the Tennessee Titans, around a quarter till eleven.
Nissan Stadium, Home of the Tennessee Titans 
We arrived at the Rest Area in Oak Grove, Kentucky, around 11:30 A.M. We must always stop and check out the rest area/Visitor Center in every state. Mississippi has some of the best rest areas that I have seen.
Kentucky is known for its thoroughbred racing tracks and Kentucky Bourbon Trails, and we saw a little of both here.
Horse Racing and Kentucky Bourbon
We were seated at Logan's Roadhouse in Hopkinsville, KY, at 11:57 A.M. Hubby ordered the Logan's Roadhouse hamburger, and I ordered the Cod Fish with homemade chips.
The girl who waited for us was very busy, and getting our food took quite a while.
The fish I ordered was undercooked and not very good, and Hubby said his hamburger had no taste.
Cod Fish with chips, coleslaw, and tater sauce
The fish was tough, and the breading was not done on the inside, but it did look good.
When cooked right, it is delicious.
The real American Roadhouse, Hopkinsville, Ky
Pennyroyal Area Museum on Ninth Street.
Former United States Post Office Building, now PennyRoyal Museum 

We were greeted by the curator, who was eating her lunch. We paid a small admission fee, and the curator gave us a short history of the PennyRoyal Museum.  

She said the museum was a former Post Office, and it still had windows where people would send packages and purchase stamps.
She also said that we could send a postcard to someone or to ourselves, put it in the mailbox on the table, and have it stamped. 

Don't forget to send a postcard and put it in the mailbox here.
Upstairs in the PennyRoyal Museum, we saw a display about the early life of a Pioneer in Hopkinsville
Pioneer Life in Hopkinsville
Behind the loom was a quilt telling the history of Hopkinsville
25th Annual Quilt Show
Hopkinsville Heritage Quilt
Quiltmakers
Designed by Dixie Thomas
pieced by Kathy Croft
Quilted by Edna Baker, Linnie Wallis, Kathy Croft, Nell Young & Betty Young 

Downstairs, we saw a York Square Grand Piano, made by Weaver Piano and Organ Company in 1870, and a Winton Upright Piano, made in Chicago, Illinois, in 1920.

We saw local notables such as Billy Boley, the Ventriloquist
We saw Robin Penn Warren, the National Poet, and several displays about Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows.
We saw The Mechanical Wonder Horse, ridden by three generations of children from 1907 to 1994.
We saw a display of the Brook Memorial Hospital and Dr. Phillip C. Brooks.
We saw a hand-carved wooden display about the Trail of Tears by George Barrette Floyd.
 Wooden Carved replica of the Trail of Tears
Display about Edgar Cayce, the Sleeping Prophet

http://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/the-life-and-times-of-edgar-cayce.aspx 
The Kelly Encounter (Little Green Men)
The Kelly–Hopkinsville encounter was a claimed close encounter with extraterrestrial beings in 1955 near Kelly and Hopkinsville in Christian CountyKentuckyUnited States
UFOlogists regard it as one of the most significant and well-documented cases in the history of UFO incidents. At the same time, skeptics say the reports were due to "the effects of excitement" and misidentification of natural phenomena such as meteors and owls. Psychologists have used the alleged incident as an academic example of pseudoscience to help students distinguish truth from fiction.
The Tobacco War 1904-1911
http://www.nkyviews.com/Other/text/text_night_rider_movement.html

There is a story behind each display that could be told. 
I bought three postcards, and we paid $2 each to visit the Transportation Museum.

The Transportation Museum was located across the street from the Pennyroyal Museum. It was once a Fire Station. 

A crew of men was working on the roof, repairing the Clocktower. (Many years ago, the Captain's room caught fire and burned the first clock tower, which is more significant than the one now on top of the firehouse.)
The firehouse was built before automobiles, and the first fire truck was pulled by horses.

The curator said
We have the first (Auto) fire truck ever used by the fire department
It was bought by a former firefighter, and he restored it to its glory days.
He gave the town the firetruck when he found out the city was opening a Transportation Museum inside the old firehouse.

We saw a couple of Dalmatian dogs, a couple of fire trucks, a carriage, Firemen's boots and caps, and the original fire pole the firemen used. We also saw a couple of miniature train displays, benches from a train depot, a sleigh, and three different Gasoline tanks: the Shell, Gulf, and DX.
First Gasoline-powered Fire Truck and Dalmatian 
The Clock Tower is being repaired.
Firemen's hats
Miniature Train Display and another fire truck.
Our next stop was the Casey Jones Distillery.
The Casey Jones Distillery
 Grape, Peach, and Apple Casey's Cut
Casey's Moonshine, Barrel Cut, and Total Eclipse Moonshine.
Lights Out
We sampled Casey's cut Eclipse-A-Rita, the Peach, and the Apple at the distillery.
We were shown how the Moonshine was made and how it was bottled.
There was a wedding later that day at the distillery.

Many different events happen here, including the upcoming Total Eclipse on August 21, 2017.
The weekend of August 18 in Hopkinsville is the best time to see the total eclipse.
Music, vendors, hot air balloon rides, and much more will be there.

Our next stop was the Commemorative Trail of Tears Park.
Inside the small cabin, we meet a Cherokee Indian Woman.
She told us how this spot was a favorite stop for the Indians on the Trail of Tears.
The nine flags representing the states of the Trail of Tears
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.
The removal of the Cherokee, Creek, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole

https://www.britannica.com/event/Trail-of-Tears
Commemorative Trail of Tears Cabin
Statues at the Trail of Tears
We stopped at Chick-fil-A in Hopkinsville, where we ordered Lemonade, Peach Milkshake, and some chicken fingers.
Chick-fil-a Hopkinsville KY 
Peach Milkshake (my favorite), Chicken strips, and Lemonade
Our next stop was the Fort Campbell Memorial Park. 
As we traveled through Nashville, we encountered work traffic.
The sunset on the clouds as we encountered our last mile home
around 8 P.M.




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