If you want to go, be ready by 11:00 A.M.
I picked up the girls and we headed to Rogersville for Heritage Days.
We walked to Heritage Park, where they were having a chili cook-off that started at eleven A.M. We arrived at the park around eleven thirty, and the pots of chili were almost empty.
We asked for the area where our cups were for the chili, and the areas directed us to a table full of women selling tickets for $2.00.
I only had $5 in my pocket, so I paid the girl behind the table five dollars, and Madison and Sierra hurried back to the van to get some more money.
When the girls got back, Madison said, "Granny, I am a vegetarian," so the woman gave me back $1.00, which Madison then used to buy herself a Coke.
Sierra and I had our 4-ounce cups filled from all the different, delicious pots of chili.
Each vendor had a special receipt, making it hard to vote for the best.
I was beginning to get full of chili because the last pot I tried was made with sausage.
That was my favorite.
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Next was the quilt. While I was not sure where it was located, I asked a woman walking along the street if she knew the location of the quilt show.
She pointed toward the north of town, so the girls and I started walking that way.
Then I heard the woman holler and say the quilt show is not that direction, but east.
So the girls and I turned around and started walking down Lee Street. We walked past Rogersville Presbyterian Church in the USA, which was located at the corner of Lee Street and Dement Street. This church, over one hundred years old and dating back to 1889, holds the distinction of being the last surviving church in Rogersville, Alabama.
We kept thinking we were at the Methodischurch where they were having the quilt show, but to our amazement, it turned out to be a yard sale.
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| Walking around in Rogersville with granddaughters |
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| Walking around in Rogersville with granddaughters |
So, we turned around and walked back to the van. We then rode almost 3 more miles to the quilt show at Rogersville Methodist Church, 701 Turner Lindsey Rd, Rogersville.
As we entered the chur, we were handed gloves because they did not want to touch their quilts without handwashing.
Hanging on display were many different types, sizes, textures, designs, and thicknesses, all created either by hand or machine.
Some of the names describing the quilts were: A Flag Quilt, Alabama Quilt, He is Risen Quilt, Log Cabin Quilt, Giant Dahlia Quilt, Crazy Quilt, and Exploring the Stars Quilt. I could go on, and on; they were just beautiful.
Quilting is an art!
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| Quilts at the Quilt Show |
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| Quilts at the Quilt Show |
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| Quilts at the Quilt Show |
We stopped at Foodland in Killen, and I bought a sweet potato pie to take to the fall festival at my sister's.
An October festival is a yearly activity that my sister and brother-in-law have.
They put a lot of time and money into making this a place for friends and family to come and enjoy.
They have built a large shelter that houses about 12 picnic tables, seating over a hundred people. At the end of the shelter is a large fireplace. They have also built a building that houses a toilet.
October can be warm or cold, and on this particular day, it was a bit breezy.
A Cozy fire was burning in the fireplace,, and many peoplewere huddled next toit,e, trying to keep warm.
Vicki had gone to her house and brought back several jackets for people to wear to keep warm.
In the distance, you could see a large garden of turnip greens, surrounded by an electric fence to keep out critters.
When we got out of our van, we could smell food cooking.
There was chicken stew boiling on an open fire, sweet potatoes baking, and lots of green beans, peas, turnip greens, and hot dogs on the grill.
There were three tables filled with desserts, paper plates, cups, spoons, forks, dip, chips, bread, and drinks. It was hard to decide what to put on your plate first because there was such a variety of food, so you just started filling it.
People were eating, talking, kids playing, others still cooking, and everyone was having a great time.
One of the fun things that we do every year is taking a hayride deep into the woods.
The kids really enjoy this. We have to duck many times to avoid the low branches and boulders that we pass.
Another fun thing that we do is to bob for apples. The kids enjoy this very much and get very wet doing it.
Another fun thing we do is a sack race. The kids are falling down and getting up, trying to be the first to the finish line.
After getting our bellies full, having a fun time on the hayride, and saying goodbye, we head back to the van.
It has been a lovely October day, a bit breezy, and I spent it with two of my beautiful granddaughters.
The girls look at me and say, "Thanks, Grannyy, we had a wonderful time with you today".
That just touched my heart, knowing they still have fun with Granny.
