a special visit

Had a very special visit from daughter and son-in-law at the end of May. They were here for a weekend and it was so good to see them. We went to the Grand Ole Opry, too. If I could find a picture of it... maybe I can . .. .

Painting now at Rosemary Beach

Some of the lighthouses

Dancing up the Sun

My daughter plays fiddle for Morris Dancers. I have only heard about them. One year they went to Santa Cruz to dance at sunrise. I am still astonished about that! I have great admiration for anyone who gets up at sunrise, and even more for someone who dances or makes music! I did these little pictures from her descriptions and my imagination. Then she told me that they don't wear skirts. Well, I like the skirt.

Endangered barns

This barn is still standing, and still advertises Beautiful Rock City -- on Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga. Some say you can see seven states from Rock City.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_City

MacTavish is proud to announce that he has been referenced on Jaya's Blog! He wants everyone to know he'd be quite willing to take part in a beer tasting, but would prefer european beers. His recent research into his family history* has uncovered the interesting fact that one of his ancestors was a favorite of the Empress Josephine in France. He was the only pug (or only dog, for that matter,) ever known to have bitten Napoleon and lived to tell about it.


*from wikipedia: Trivia
Joséphine Bonaparte had a pug named Fortune, and he was used by Joséphine to send Napoleon secret messages. It is also said that on their wedding night Napoleon refused to allow Fortune to sleep with them in the bed, and Fortune then bit him. Joséphine said, "If the pug doesn't sleep in our bed, neither do I!" From then on, Napoleon shared his bed with Joséphine and her pug.

**more pug history at Pugspot