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1. Best place you've been lately?
Last week we were so privileged to host my cousin, Pam from the mountains of NC. We wanted our visit to be memorable and fun and since she is a DAR member we decided to share a bit of our history with her.
We drove to Charlottesville,, there we saw Monticello from afar.. atop its mountain setting, and the rotunda of the University of Virginia,, again as we drove past... but our aim was to lunch at Michie Tavern.
From there we drove south to Stuart's Draft, a thriving Mennonite town of gorgeous farms and scintillating landscape.
Shenandoah farmland
There we shopped at Country Connections
I love their decorative items...
Pam found some great items for her mountain cabin home!
Even though things were not blooming we actually stopped at our favorite greenhouse, Milmont.. where Pam found some bulbs!
I guess our favorite stop was Lexington, the VMI campus, where we marveled over where the young cadets were doing their calisthenics on the drill field..The campus is truly a gem of majestic beauty!
It was quite a thrill when the one and only cadet we know out of all the hundreds who were drilling all over campus, actually walked right past us, saw us and came over to chat a few minutes..
We then toured the campus of Washington and Lee that marches right along side of VMI.. here the
Colonnade
and across the way Lee Chapel!
Pam was perhaps most taken by the wonder of the town of Lexington with its historic homes!
2. What's something you should say yes to today? Or this week? Or even this year?
Today I should say yes to the urge to get dressed. I didn't yesterday and I didn't feel any better for it... I am a bit under the weather but getting dressed would probably be a good thing for today! This week, I should say yes to putting together a St Pat's vignette. No reason to except that it is fun... I might invite a friend over for tea following, who knows!!! This year, I hope to say yes to going back to choir I lost my voice in January and can hardly carry a tune now that the hoarseness is gone..So many friends keep say, aw, come on and just sit with us...
but I will say yes to that only when I can be productive!
3. Do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day in any way, shape, or form? If so tell us how. In Western cultures the color green is typically associated with jealousy, nature, good luck, and growth. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word 'green'?
I automatically think of the glory of the Irish landscape with all of its various tones of green.. Even though it has been almost three years since we were there, it was a dream of my life to go. Being Irish I love to do my small bit of decorating for St Patrick's Day. Having spent a morning luxuriating in St Patrick's cathedral, I have such a warm place in my heart for Patrick's work in bringing God to the pagan Celts.... I, also, have somewhat of affinity to him as we are both Ulster folk, associated with Northern Ireland!
Sometimes I will cook up an Irish stew and soda bread or make Irish scones!!
4. What's a product or service you love so much you'd happily be their spokesperson? Tell us what makes you such a fan.
After much thought it finally came to me...
Following my several surgeries and procedures requiring numbing last fall my hair started coming out .. well it seemed like by handfuls, but truth to say my hair is super fine and limp and fine now and will not hold a style. Now I have never used hair spray ... didn't like it at all.. I was always an all natural gal! But Pam fixed my hair for me and recommended that I start using it, so I did and I am astounded by its light feel and its wonderful hold.. It truly does volumize the hair! I love it!
5. March 14th is Pi Day. How are your math skills? What's the last thing you did that required math of any kind? And most importantly do you like pie? What's your favorite kind? With ice cream, whipped cream, or please hold the cream?
The only Pie that resonates with me would be lemon with mile high merengue!
6. Insert your own random thought here.
That pie reminds me of the glorious pie we bought while on a sightseeing trek around Massachusetts the winter we were awaiting our second granddaughter to be born.. She came about a week late, and we were a bit antsy taking care of the older 2 year old, and mother to be thought it best to shoo us out for a day to regroup and give everyone a break... We had seen on a food network show a program on a true diner in upstate Mass that had unparalleled chicken pot pie so we thought we'd bring home dinner!
Located in Rowley outside of Newburyport, it was the first of its kind we had ever eaten at.
We bought 4 of these... awesome
and a whole pie like this
Our 75 mile drive back to daughter's home was excruciating!!!
But before long we were all sated!!! And more!!!!
