...back home after a pleasant trip, nothing unexpected. Always thankful for safe travels and getting back to my own space without incident. Returned to ATL around 6 on Sat. afternoon. And back home in time to brush my teeth and land in my own bed.
In VA, I went over to Williamsburg for lunch on Friday. It was a beautiful fall day, and a pleasant ride through the woods. Trees lining the road, with bright fall colors everywhere. Lunching on the sidewalk, adjacent to the old, reconstructed, refurbished original area of Colonial history. Bought some postcards (you are not surprised, right?) and got them in the mail on Saturday.
Family came over for dinner on Friday night: lots of busy-ness with little people, and sweet time of togetherness with extended family when younger generation came to share a meal together. It was pretty quick, as I had forgotten how little ones need to go to bed fairly early (to maintain sanity of parents, among other things). They whirled in, ate, had a short visit, and bustled out again to get home and tuck the under four set in for the night.
Actually got in little 'weed pulling therapy' on Saturday, when there was a work day on the grounds of the nearby Baptist church. We did some raking, hedge trimming, limb whacking. As my mom would say: 'many hands make light work', so got quite a bit accomplished before the rain started around 10.
A trip to the downtown area, to visit a farmer's market and check out the Brunswick Stew cook off. I sampled several from different cookers - and surprised to find the one I liked the best was from a group that had made the trip from Brunswick GA! It was a drizzly day, but nice to ride around town and see the sights: lots of fall color in the trees, especially bright yellow ginkos planted in downtown landscaping. Lots of history in Richmond, the Capitol of the Confederacy. Many generals on pedestals at intersections, statuary of people of historic significance in public parks and squares, buildings and train depots preserved for posterity from previous centuries. Lots of pretty architecture.
Sleeping in my own bed is hard to beat!
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