where did august go part 4

Notice the white band on my mom's arm??  That was the most exciting part of our trip.  We had just left  my sister's (as in less than 100 ft out of her driveway) to head out to complete the final leg of our trip to PA and she reached into the console between the seats to get something when  Freida decided to step up on it to checkout the view through the front windshield.  Well, the lid came down on her arm and made a nice slice -- all the way across. To make a long story short, we spent almost an hour finding a walk-in clinic and and another hour getting her arm all steri-stripped (about 12 in all) and then getting back on the road.  We still made it home before dark.  While at the farm we ate a lot of corn and tomatoes compliments of Frankies -- the veggie stand at the end of her road.  The dogs had a blast -- inside and outside playing and chasing each other around.  After that first day, mother's arm didn't seem to bother her at all and last report had it healing up very nicely.

A little Gibbs love after the corn is husked.

Freida waiting patiently while Granny gets the grass out of the bed around the tree.

Playing in the house

A view of the woods from the patio

Getting ready for our annual "group" photo

And here it is:)

Frieda offered to drive but I told she couldn't go. 

where did august go part 3

One evening while we were in Nashville we had all the fam over for a supper of grilled veggies and chicken.  While waiting for the food to finish, granny enjoyed watching all the kids play outside.

I knew my garden wagon would come in handy for something.

Micah is always the first one to the table:)

Wonder what Matthew was thinking when Granny sat on his lap??:)

where did august go part 2

Thursday morning, we finished packing our bags, lectured the dogs on how to behave with the dog sitter - the girl across the street during the day and my oldest son at night- and then headed out for Longview TX via Cleveland MS where we spent the night with my mother-in-law.  We picked up Brian on our way through Franklin, dubbed him our official chauffeur and he obliged by driving almost the entire trip.  Thanks Brian:)  After a good night's sleep, we got up and went the rest of the way to Billy's house.  We got there around supper time and spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.  We stayed inside a lot because of the heat, but on Sat. Billy, Granny and I went to an oil museum.  It was pretty interesting.  They had some short movies that showed some of the history of the oil industry in TX and how the oil is brought up out of the ground.  They also had lots of memorabilia  from that area and   a replica of a boom town.

Granny enjoyed getting to see her TX great grands and visiting with them all for a few days.

One afternoon we talked her into trying her hand at Wii bowling.  At 91 she is still very spry and did quite an impressive job.

She looks armless in the picture below - it 's my photography skills I'm sure.

We also ate at a great catfish place while we were there and had some delicious meals fixed for us by my daughter-in-law who happens to be a great cook.

Thanks for the great hospitality Stacey and Billy.

Granny  had so much fun and Brian and I did too.  Since Brian had to be back home Tuesday to go to work, we left Monday and made the 10 hour trip back in a day.

where did august go part 1

We made the trip to Nashville from Erie in one day.  It was a long  but pleasant 10 hour trip.  We got here on a Monday night  and spent Tuesday and Wednesday stretching our legs by doing some window shopping and eating lunch at Music City Dog House in the Factory in Franklin.  It is always a fun place to eat.  They have a menu of about 20 different ways to fix your "dog" .

The girls conned Granny into reading some good stories too.

Other than that we just hung out cause on Thursday we were leaving for another destination.

no i did not drop off the face of the earth

I have been gone, out of pocket, traveling, an out-of-towner, visiting family, attending a wedding, making a trip to a funeral, seeing old friends,on the road with my faithful companion Tonto Gibbs, eating other people's cooking (and boy was it good), listening to lots of talk radio in the car, sleeping in beds that I'm not used to, enjoying cool weather in some places and staying inside out of the HELLFIRE heat in others.  But, now I'm home and will attempt to fill in some details over the next few posts.

When I first left home on July 28 I went to a family wedding in PA.    The occasion was very nice.  I took my camera but after taking some pictures of the room I stayed in at a hotel called The Cork Factory, I put it away and didn't get it out again.  It was a great getaway weekend.  Visited with lots of family and attended a very nice wedding ceremony that took place right there in the hotel, complete with a beautiful bride, handsome groom and happy family and guests. It was great.  The Cork Factory is just that -- an old factory -- turned hotel that does weddings.  When I left there I headed on up to the farm with my mom in tow (she came with some other family members) so we could pick up her dog and then head back down here to Nashville.  Here are a few pictues of our swell-elegant room.

wordless wednesday

rageddy friends

Thanks to my “loves to hand embroider more than my mom does” daughter, all of the squares for my raggedy friends quilt are now complete and ready to be made into a finished quilt top.

I need to add sashing between the rows to complete the top and then I can sandwich it and quilt it.