Granny Grumps is up to her old tricks again! November 28, 2007

Where to start? Granny Grumps has given me a list of projects that include;
1) A picket fence across the back yard,
2) Rebuild the retaining wall on the driveway,
3) Build 2 matching chest of drawers for our bedroom,
4) Install crown molding in the “orange” room,
5) Install crown molding in the hallway,
6) Install crown molding in [...]

Oak Alley Plantation November 24, 2007

What a Thanksgiving!
On the way to Oak Alley, we stopped in Biloxi for a good Thanksgiving Day meal. We arrived about 3:00 and checked in to the old servants quarters behind the “big house”. It was cozy warm and ready for us.
We spend the afternoon wandering the grounds and marveling at the [...]

We done done it November 20, 2007

After a lot of talk Granny Grumps and I decided on a name for the camping trailer.
TARA
It really isn’t a mansion, but compaired to the pop-up camper, it is.
I hope you like the name, but if you don’t, “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn”

Dauphin Island Trip Day 2 – 3 November 18, 2007

Day 2
Ahhhhhhh to sleep late! I woke up about 7:30, fixed coffee, and sat outside until Evelyn awoke about 8:00. We had a breakfast of smoked sausage, toast and milk, then went exploring. We toured Fort Gaines and it was very interesting and fun, the blacksmith shop was kinda cool.
A lunch of [...]

Dauphin Island Trip Day 1 November 17, 2007

We left home about 10am and had a pleasant one-hour drive to the campground. Setting up the camper (still no name, any suggestions?) has become a dream, and I am getting better at backing it up. Granny Grumps is becoming a pro at directing me.The new scissor jack I had to get has [...]

Camping plans November 15, 2007

We have wanted to go camping or traveling at least once a month for a while, so tonight we made our plans.  Camping this weeknd on Dauphin Island, Oak Alley next week, No  travel in December, Cruise in January, Callaway Gardens in Feburary,  Lake George fishing trip in March, Washington D.C. in April, and Wisconsin [...]