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Monday, September 16, 2013

September Visit With Skye


Saturday, August 31st, Keith & I packed up & headed to Johnson City, Tennessee, to see Skye & check out her new town:) We hadn't seen her since May, so it was time!
The photo to the left was taken as we passed through Boone where she lived for 4 years & loved every minute. I've always loved that place too so it was sad not to be stopping:/


After meeting Skye & boyfriend Ben at her apartment(right on Main Street), we drove to Jack's Grill for lunch. The photo of the ceiling was taken here. Everything is so colorful & unique! A feast for the eye. And the food was a feast too--very good:)


Since the weather looked threatening, Skye & Ben thought we'd like to see Jonesborough, a historical town about 20-30 minutes from downtown JC. We checked out a few stores & a museum, then decided it was time for Keith & me to check in at the Red Roof Inn in JC--& get a nap before supper:)


In the evening we met at Cootie Brown's, where we ate outside & enjoyed the nice cool evening.
Sunday we met for brunch at Perkins. This Perkins looked pretty new & everybody was friendly:) Their pancakes are wonderful wherever:)
Next we drove out to Erwin to check out a railroad museum. We found the museum but it was closed. Still, Keith had fun taking pictures of a train working behind the depot. Then we drove a "back" way back into Johnson City. Skye & Ben checked out our motel room then we parted ways to rest before supper. In the evening we met at Logan's Roadhouse, where Ben's parents joined us--Dan & Terry. We really enjoyed visiting with them. Could have stayed longer, but it was getting late.



Monday morning we packed up & checked out, then met Skye at Hardee's for a late breakfast before heading home. Ben had said his goodbyes the night before. We stayed for a while & talked, then said our goodbyes. It was so good to see her & see her in her element:) Hoping all goes well with her in this nice Tennessee mountain town:)





Monday, September 09, 2013

September/Fall



“That old September feeling, left over from school days, of summer passing, vacation nearly done, obligations gathering, books and football in the air ... Another fall, another turned page: there was something of jubilee in that annual autumnal beginning, as if last year's mistakes had been wiped clean by summer.”
― Wallace Stegner, Angle of Repose