Today, we picked up R&L at Eloise and took off for Gallatin, Tennessee, where we toured the Bowen Plantation. The plantation was established by Samuel Bowen, Mary Bowen's brother. His son was governor of Tennessee right before the Civil War. It is now a working plantation with re-enactors giving lectures about the carpentry, gardening, etc. While we were there, one of the gardeners was hoeing a plot right outside the main house; he dug up some blue and white pottery shards. I REALLY wanted them, but alas, now they're artifacts to go in the museum.
After we left the plantation, we drove about 10-20 miles toward Nashville to the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's home. (He was the seventh president.) It was a beautiful plantation, too. Just a bit grander than the governor's! He had a little over 1000 acres where he raised cows, pigs, chickens, geese, ducks and all manner of livestock. It was a long, hot walk around the grounds, but well worth it.
I have a new roommate now that Liz is traveling with us. All the gang is piled in our room; we're watching the Pennsylvania primary and eating pecan brittle.
Tomorrow we plan to visit the Gibson Guitar factory and the Country Music Hall of Fame. No more ancestral trekking until we get to Oklahoma. If anybody is reading this, drop me a comment; I'm beginning to think I'm the only one checking the blog.
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Day Eleven--Louisville, Kentucky
Day Eleven
Monday was a travel day; we were trying to get to Louisville, Kentucky by dinnertime to hook up with Eloise Lening and Richard’s wife, Liz, who was visiting Eloise. I wish I had words to describe this 81-year-old hoot. She is a great friend to Richard and Liz and everyone who meets her, wants to adopts her.
She had lived in Evergreen for years and had gone to the same church with R&L. She moved to Kentucky shortly after we moved to Evergreen. We were sick that she left. We wanted her to build a log cabin on our property.
We went to Outback last night; R&L spent the night with Eloise; Bob and I went back to the hotel. I did laundry, so we all have clean clothes again. Yippee.
Monday was a travel day; we were trying to get to Louisville, Kentucky by dinnertime to hook up with Eloise Lening and Richard’s wife, Liz, who was visiting Eloise. I wish I had words to describe this 81-year-old hoot. She is a great friend to Richard and Liz and everyone who meets her, wants to adopts her.
She had lived in Evergreen for years and had gone to the same church with R&L. She moved to Kentucky shortly after we moved to Evergreen. We were sick that she left. We wanted her to build a log cabin on our property.
We went to Outback last night; R&L spent the night with Eloise; Bob and I went back to the hotel. I did laundry, so we all have clean clothes again. Yippee.
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