Friends & Family

The Friday before Labor Day, we left Intercourse, Pa and went to Fredericksburg, Va. We stayed there over LD weekend. We were only 50 miles from David & Beth's home. We went up Saturday and spent the day & night with them. David is directing a play for a community theater group that they belong to, and we got to sit in on some of the rehearsal. It looks like it is going to be a very funny play. Afterwards, Beth took us and the kids to the NRA museum. It is free, and they have many weapons on display. An informative afternoon. Next morning we all went to church, then to breakfast. Mid afternoon we said our goodbye's, as they had a full afternoon. They are a very busy family.

Tues. we left for Lynchburg, Va. We are staying at a campground several miles from our friends Monnie & Barbara Coleman. They are the epitome of Southern Hospitality.

We have not seen them in two years and a very pleasant evening was had.

We really enjoyed visiting and the dinner was excellent. They had also invited his sister, Fay and her husband Gene, for dinner. It was great to see them again. We returned to their home early yesterday, for breakfast and a day out.

We went to the D-Day Memorial. It is a work in progress and is not complete as yet. It is privately owned & funded.

We went on a walking tour around the memorial. We had a guide and she was very informed and enthusiastic. She was also a non-paid volunteer. It was very hot on all of that concrete. Welcome back to the south.

We then went up to the Peaks of Otter. (Two mountain peaks with a park on the Blue Ridge Parkway) We had lunch (hamburgers and hot dogs cooked on the grill). It was 15 degrees cooler up there. The whole area was beautiful. Just another example of what a beautiful and diverse country that we have.

On the way up, we stopped at an orchard. They also had veggies. We picked up some peaches as well as some cuc's and tomatoes. The price was really good, compared to the grocery stores. This was the first fruit and vegetable stand, that we have found, where the prices actually beat the grocery stores.

When we got back to Monnie & Barbara's home, we sat and visited some more, but we were so tired that we called it a night early. We got back home just before dark. What a great day.

Ta ta for now.