visiting Dahlonega GA

After our bread class we had a free day, on the way home we stopped at this town.
Here are pictures of the quaint downtown of Dahlonega GA. there were great shops with handcrafted items, a couple of antique malls and many great places to eat. we talked to alot of locals and everyone was very friendly, my kind of small town.

Trip to Georgia

My sister-in-law and I went on a trip to GA for a bread making class. On the way down we drove by this darling store and had to turn around and check it out. Tons of great primitive items and a wonderful owner who was very nice to talk with.

We decided to stay at the Amicalola Falls State Park. We rented one of there cute cabins. It had everything, full kitchen, two bedrooms, this great fire ring with plenty of seating and all along this beautiful creek.

The class was great and we got all the tips we needed to make some wonderful bread. I will post some pictures when I get a chance to actually make some.

We had to check in at the lodge at the top of the falls, so we walked to the falls top lookout and took this shot, it's a beautiful place, the sound of rushing water is so soothing. It was kinda a chilly day on top of the falls, you could even feel the spray as the water rushed downward.

Here is a pic of the lodge from the bottom of the falls where our cabin was. we walked along this beautiful creek to get the the overlook at the bottom of the falls. We ran into a man on the trails and he told us there are five cars in the park from the moonshine days, here is one below the steps we had to climb.

Here's a picture from the bottom overlook up to the top of the falls, it really is about halfway up but is called the bottom overlook.

Toccoa GA Rory and Joey B&B

Car Show

We went to a car show this weekend. There were tons of cars, a bunch of cobras and a wide variety of vehicles. It was a first for us, you usually see classic cars, but this one had a little something for everyone. I only got a few pics of anything other than a cobra before my camera battery went dead.

This copper Cobra is Alan's. He and his father did the paint scheme on the car as well as designed and made all the chrome pieces you can see and some that you cannot see.

This one is a friends nearby, he drove it 50 miles with no body. Luckily it was not an extremely cold day. His body is being painted right now. But he said the car ran fine.

Snowing in the Carolinas

Richard and I drove to Georgetown to see his dad. He has had a slight stroke and we feel we need to be there. It was snowing when we left, we were not expecting much and we left the boys at home. Since they would not like to sit in a hospital all day anyway. It snowed in York County, SC







and Chester County

Here's snow on our land. This is the first time we've seen this, it was kinda neat.

our tractor sitting in the snow, we hope to get a lot of work out of this one this year, with working on our home and land, it will come in handy.

snow on the Great Falls dam and on the sign pointing to Florence. We've never seen snow this far south, even if it was just a dusting.

Once we got down to the lowcountry, the grounds were bare and the weather chilly and windy. Richard drove me by this cemetery that a friend had shown him when they were teens. the look of it is just eery. enlarge it and see the image on the headstone. It is there naturally, not painted or engraved, imagine for yourself why it is there. One of those very odd things.