Well we made it back to the cool mountains of the Carolina's after a 4 day trip to Winchester and Woodstock,Va. Actually it was very nice with temp's in the 70's for the daytime and down in the 50's at night while in Va. Nancy and I visited several family members and attended the Gravel Springs picnic which was celebrating its 135 anniversary. WOW what a feast and the Blue Grass Music was superb. I managed to clog a little with older sister, Josie(Sharon Borden).
We had 22 members of our family for a dinner on Friday night at Cracker Barrel. That was also a superb meal. We had the youngest cousin, Finn Logan Tharpe at 2 months of age present as well as the oldest member, Paw Paw(Dad) Triplett at 80 + years of age. Afterwards we met back at Paw Paw's for birthday cake and ice cream. Thanks Josie for setting up this surprise treat.
Sunday morning several of us, Paw Paw and his lady friend Adaline, Dee and daughter Kelly, myself and wife Nancy met at St. Johns Church in Mt.Williams for worship. Many family members are buried in the old cemetery that dates back to the 1700's. After worship we gathered together for a dinner(lunch) of turkey & dressing at the Hayfield Restaurant near Gore ,Va. We visited some old family friends, Johnny and Wanda Whitacre at their residence near Gore. We observed the most unusual flower called "snow on the mountain" that was growing and blooming out of the asphalt in their parking lot.
Sunday night found us heading south to Woodstock to stay the night with youngest sister Dee and daughter Kelly. Husband Mike and oldest daughter Halley Jo are in ROTC and were fulfilling an obligation in Washington State and Texas. Sorry we missed you guys. We had a raucous game of domino's while watching the Olympics. I believe if my memory serves me right I won both nights of domino's. Monday, Dee took us to downtown Woodstock where we observed some beautiful old homes and the oldest active court house west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This court house was built during George Washington's presidency. After a sumptuous lunch in a small cafe we took a nice ride outside of town, crossing a one lane bridge that spans a fork of the Shenandoah River. The setting was marvelous with deer present everywhere in the hay fields. Speaking of deer those nasty buggers had a great time eating in my garden while we were away.
We left this morning headed back to our cabin with a new addition in the bed of the truck. Dee and Mike gave us their old(rather like new) riding lawn mower as they purchased a new wide cut John Deere. Their 3 acre lot was to much for the little guy but its just right for our wooded property. Thanks Much, Guys!!!
We traveled the BRP both ways to and from the Roanoke Area before finishing up the trip on I-81 to Winchester. The parkway drive is very nice, refreshing and calm compared to the truck traffic on I-81. Nancy definitely played a role in choosing this route.
Well we missed all of you and will have to get back in the know after letting dust cover these keys for for the past 4 days. Later missing our Florida and N.C.families and especially Ava and Annsley.
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Welcome back, travelers! Sorry about the deer. Gerald will do the best he can to reduce their numbers this fall. My freezer is getting EMPTY.
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