🎄🎄🎄🎄2016 Friday December 2 & Saturday December 3, Events "Christmas"

Yesterday, hubby and I join in a group gathering at 6:00PM for Every Light a prayer for peace at Pope's Tavern.

"We, Angels and Mortals, Believers and Non-Believers,

Look heavenward and speak the word aloud.

Peace. We look at our world and speak the word aloud.

Peace. We look at each other, then into ourselves

And we say without shyness or apology or hesitation.

Peace, My Brother.

Peace, My Sister.

Peace, My Soul.”

-- "Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem" by Dr. Maya Angelou

We walked through the lower level of Pope's Tavern where we saw signs of an Old Fashion Christmas. 

We saw a cedar tree, who's top branches reached the ceiling, it was covered with stringed popcorn, stuffed animals, snowflakes, Christmas balls and a rope made of construction paper. All the ornaments were hand-made. 

The dining room was decorated with fresh pine needles, apples and topped with a pineapple.

Refreshment was served after the program.

We were welcomed by Margie Anderton, a devotional was lead by Stan Dean. 
American Legion Post 11 presented the Honor Guard Flags. 
Legacy Christmas Academy Choir entertained us with Christmas Carols. 

Legacy Christmas Academy Choir

Our mayor Steve Holt greeted the audience
Wayne Higgins told some of the histories of Pope's Tavern.
Taps were played by Honor Guards.

Honor Guard

There was a special dedication to the memory of Christine Glover.
Christine's granddaughter lite the Christmas Tree.
Stan Dean ended the program with a prayer.
We walked to Wilson Park to listen to a group of children sing Christmas Carols.
We saw the lighting of the Christmas Tree in Wilson Park. 

Children sing Christmas Carols

Christmas Tree Wilson Park 

We walked downtown to check-out First Friday. We saw snow, Frosty, Santa Clause, people in Medieval customs. We saw Bobbies on horses and Segates and we saw a live manger scene.

Manger Scene 

Frosty and Snow 

Today, I went to the Visitors Center to listen to the Natchez Trace Park Ranger, Emily Smithey. She was very informative about the history of George Colbert's activity on the Natchez Trace in its infancy.
She talked about the Importance of safe river crossing, trade, and transition of the Chickasaw society. She also told us about the new pictures that are being posted in a kiosk along the Natchez Trace about its history.
There was a Q & A after her talk.
There were descendants of George Colbert attending the meeting. 

Christmas Tree at the visitor center

I went to Kennedy Douglas Arts Center, to Christmas in the Renaissance City Authors Crawl, with Glen Wills, on Forgotten Alabama and Angela Broyles Blue-Water Publications.
I talked to a descendent of George Colbert from Oklahoma. He was doing a book signing.
I introduced myself and we talked on many different topics. 

Books from various authors were for sale from 10:30-3:30PM at Kennedy Douglas.