Hydrangea 2012

Blossoms of pink and blue and the same bush...

.....TravelLady

Cabbage Patch

Saved to play another day.....

.....TravelLady

Closed on Sundays

James' first time to eat in the dining room of Chick-fil-A

We had a pleasant meal yesterday - dining in.

My thoughts on this great restaurant...

1. They seem to be always busy.  At 2 PM on Saturday, the drive-thru line snaked around the building 1 and 1/2 times. 
2. The Wolfchase restaurant has a person to direct traffic. This allows the people leaving the restaurant to cross safely to their cars. 
3. The traffic director thanked every person for coming to his restaurant. 
4. The spicy chicken sandwich is tasty and HOT and James loved it!
5. It took only five minutes to order, get our food and find a clean table.  (The inside area was as packed as the parking lot outside.)
6. The dining room tables were clean - not sticky.  As the customers left, the tables were quickly cleared for the next guests.
7. Did I mention soft serve cones?  
8. Chick-fil-A has a neat web site.  There is a user friendly calorie counter for all their menu items.  
9. What's Your Story?  Click on this box on the website and you can read customer feedback about the Chick-fil-A experience.
10. Last but most important - they close on Sundays!

hoping that we all get a Sunday of rest.....

.....TravelLady

Home Grown

Red Potatoes

2 1/2 pounds harvested so far

James planted potato eyes last February in a barrel.

I will oven bake these tomorrow with a home grown green bell pepper and red onion. 

always thankful for home grown vegetables.....

.....TravelLady

The Golden Gate Bridge

This beautiful bridge turns 75 years old today.  During my visit to San Francisco, I crossed the bridge several times.  No - I did not walk or bike - I rode in tour buses!  Some of my best vacation memories are from my trip to the San Francisco area.  The bridge is painted a color called International Orange.  Beautiful!

hoping to return some day.....

.....TravelLady

I Think of Her Every Day

April 18

Mother's Birthday

She would have been 80 years old.

She left this life 6 years ago.

missing my mother.....

.....TravelLady

Go M.A.D. Sunday

Today at the Highland Church of Christ, it is go M.A.D. Sunday.    It is Make A Difference Sunday.  We go out into the community and perform acts of service or random acts of kindness.  James' act of service was to mow and edge the yard of our next door neighbors.  The man of the house has been in and out of the hospital for most of  this year.  In the past they have paid a private individual to service their lawn.  But this season they have been unable to contact him.  Because of almost no winter and March temps in the 80s, the grass has grown early and fast!

thank you James for your kind act of service

I am proud of you.....

.....TravelLady

School on Saturday

Christi and I went to an all day class named the Tennessee Concealed Carry Course.  The state requires 8 hours of instruction, a written test and a marksmanship test.  A grade of 70% or greater is required to pass.
I made 100 on the written test and 89 on the shooting test.  Christi made 100 and 95.  We were both happy to pass!  This class completes the first of several steps to get a concealed carry permit.  I probably will never carry a concealed weapon but I am thankful for the right in this state to do so.....

.....TravelLady

from Tennessee - the "patron state of shooting stuff"

(from the movie Shooter)

A Happy Surprise

An e-mail at work is always a happy surprise.

This pic is extra special!

Cruising the California coast...

.....TravelLady

In The Fog

Golden Gate Bridge

TravelLady