Travels in TN...My Spelling Ain't That Good So I'm Using The Abbreviation

Today after our visit to the dump we were off to TN. We headed toward Johnson City mainly to go to the Kroger but we stopped at Barnes and Noble and Best Buy first. I had a $70 gift rebate card from buying our tires in October that needed to be used by June. So we decided to stock up on a few things that we can find at Kroger but not our local grocery stores. We were even prepared with our cooler just in case we found something that needed to be refrigerated and yes, thank you, we did. I cannot keep up with Roy's Dr Enuff consumption. So we bought a whole bunch of those...we can get them here but heck, a $70.00 gift card seems to call for someone to have his favorite drink around these parts.

Our plan to have lunch at The Farmer's Daughter, so we took the back scenic way. We had a delicious lunch and then headed over to Mountain View Store to stock up on goodies we like there. When Carole was here, we took a little jaunt on some back roads to Jonesbourgh and saw several places I wanted to take Roy to for him to take some pictures. So after we ate and shopped we prayed that the rain would hold off and we were on our way. I had seen these two churches so close together complete with the cemetery that interested me. So today we pulled into the parking lot and Roy began to take pictures of the two churches. An older man was mowing the lawn and asked us if we would like to see the inside of the church...and we asked oh is this a newer part and he said oh no, these are two separate churches but they used to be one. Both Presbyterian and one is USA and the other one PC. They split back in the 1800's over paying a pastor. The church with the bell paid the pastor. So here are two churches side by side. We learned quite a bit of history about the church and how to get up to the bell...believe me it isn't easy. He said he had climbed up there twice and then told them no more. I said, well you went up once too many times.

We went to the general store that is now a BBQ place and the food looked really good. We are going to return and eat there on another visit. Then we took the beautiful drive over to Limestone TN and that is where Davy Crockett was born. Not too much of the town now but Roy took pics of the old train depot, the downtown where nothing exists and a great picture of a garage filled with all kinds of junk.

One of our favorite produce stands is open, so we stopped in for a quick visit and we left with some fruit...watermelon, cantaloupe and strawberries. So we were busy in the kitchen upon getting home and also doing a bit of watering outside even though it should rain tomorrow.

Nathan and Andrew came by last evening and placed the sod around the new flowerbed and then placed some crushed white rock in front of the swing. Man, we appreciate those two hard working men.

We have a full day tomorrow so I'd better start settling down for the evening. Part of the Feral Fam was around this evening. Always nice for a drop in and dine.