Where To Now?

I don't have the compulsion to leave the house every day like some people do. Looking at the weather forecast, we had decided to make this a stay-in day, as it was supposed to rain all day. Weatherman was wrong. It was sunny all the way up until about 5 pm when we had a nice light rain for about 30 minutes. Nonetheless, we stayed in... finished our puzzle, read books, snacked on pastries and cheese and crackers, and worked on genealogy. Mom finished filling in what she knows of her lineage on a large 15 generation tree. I worked on matching up photos I'd taken on genealogy excursions to people in my tree. Our only contact with the outside world was the Spectrum support people (regarding the wifi) and Dad who called late in the day. Mom was wishing him happy anniversary (as they've done on the 22nd day of just about every month for the past 50 plus years) just as the sunset show began. Tonight's show was especially lovely... with the last vestiges of mist fr...

We had a leisurely day... Reading books and working on our Mountain Hideaway puzzle. At a point we needed to find Wi-Fi so that we could book our rooms for the last leg of our trip. We also needed a few things... Like coffee and pastries and something for lunch. We waited for a break in the rain and then headed into Boone.  We first located the library, where we planned to spend some time looking at genealogy and using their Wi-Fi to make our plans. We got our bearings, and responded to calls and texts and emails that had accumulated since the last time we were "alive" to the world. Then, we drove around looking to locate a place for a bite to eat. We wandered briefly through the campus of Appalachian State University, with it's beautiful grounds bright with azalea blooms. Our first stop was the Stick Boy Bread Company, where we found some delicious spinach cheddar scones for a light lunch, knowing that we were going to have an early, heavy dinner. We also walked...

This morning we had a quick breakfast with Jeanie in the hotel, then loaded up our belongings and checked out. Then the four of us – AnnAdell, Jeanie, mom and myself – headed to First Presbyterian Church for morning worship. This being Pentecost Sunday, we were greeted with many congregation members dressed in red. A couple asked about our visit, and we shared with them that our ancestors had helped establish this church back in the 1700’s when it was called Fourth Creek Presbyterian Church. We enjoyed the accomplished Sanctuary Choir, a song led by the Sunday School Class for Special Needs adults, and a nice message by Wes Pitts, who is a young man filling in with all pastoral duties while they are without a pastor. He is not yet through his ordination process, and did a great job of carrying the service nonetheless. Mother and I loved his words of benediction about the Holy Spirit going before us, beside us, above us and behind us. After worship, we set out for lunch, whi...