Knoxville
After a long day on the road, I was thankful to have a nice home for the night, with a fenced yard for the dogs. I started Tuesday morning with my original booking changed because the fence was being replaced. Luckily, I was able to find Anne, who welcomed us along with her white (yellow?) English Labrador BeBe. Anne is a local artist who creates corn shuck dolls and artisan soaps and creams. In fact, she "wrote the book" on corn shuck dolls. She sells in shops and galleries, and occasionally will do a show.
Her charming yard is full of art pieces and a garden of flowers and vegetables. The girls and I spent a little time outside in the cool of the evening. Meg was entranced by the fireflies, which is interesting because she usually has trouble seeing. I guess their flashing lights were visible enough to her.
This morning, we woke to the sound of a light rain and a cool breeze coming through our bedroom window. The walls in our room are covered with illustrations of different varieties of birds, many of whom were outside welcoming the day with their calls.
Our room is also filled with beautiful antique furniture. I don't know how old this house is, but it is probably close to historical, with its crystal door knobs and hardwood floors. What a lovely place to spend an evening!
Today we will set out on our journey to see some of the lands where our forefathers lived and worked. Mom's people came to this area of Tennessee from an area of Virginia near the Calfpasture River (a river that, obviously, ran through the calf pasture back in the 1700's). So I'll see what they saw, try to get off the interstate for a while, and make it a relatively short day. Tonight, we'll sleep in Lexington, Virginia.
Her charming yard is full of art pieces and a garden of flowers and vegetables. The girls and I spent a little time outside in the cool of the evening. Meg was entranced by the fireflies, which is interesting because she usually has trouble seeing. I guess their flashing lights were visible enough to her.
This morning, we woke to the sound of a light rain and a cool breeze coming through our bedroom window. The walls in our room are covered with illustrations of different varieties of birds, many of whom were outside welcoming the day with their calls.
Our room is also filled with beautiful antique furniture. I don't know how old this house is, but it is probably close to historical, with its crystal door knobs and hardwood floors. What a lovely place to spend an evening!
Today we will set out on our journey to see some of the lands where our forefathers lived and worked. Mom's people came to this area of Tennessee from an area of Virginia near the Calfpasture River (a river that, obviously, ran through the calf pasture back in the 1700's). So I'll see what they saw, try to get off the interstate for a while, and make it a relatively short day. Tonight, we'll sleep in Lexington, Virginia.
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