Bear!!!!

April 14, 2022 Today, we drove up to Fort Mountain State Park with Nox to do some hiking. Fort Mountain State Park has several hiking trails. Bruce wanted to hike to the stone tower. The hiking brochure we had picked up at the Ellijay Welcome Center made it sound like we could go up to […]

Tumbling Waters Nature Trail at Carters Lake in Georgia

April 12, 2022 Today, we decided to take Nox along with us on our hike. Bruce drove the truck from the RV park to the trail head for Tumbling Waters Nature Trail. The trail head is in the same lot as the boat ramp. There were three picnic areas on the opposite side of the […]

Cheesy Potatoes

This recipe is a modification of the Tartiflette recipe on Serious Eats by Daniel Gritzer. https://www.seriouseats.com/tartiflette-recipe-5217300 This is a rich dish and it works great as a brunch dish. Serves 4 to 6

Amicalola Falls State Park in Georgia Near Jasper, GA

April 11, 2022 Yesterday, we had a friend from college come and visit us at our RV. He was impressed by the RV. We went out to lunch and we hung out at the RV afterwards. He stayed until 3:30 pm. After our friend left, we decided to go for a motorcycle ride to Amicalola […]

Wow! 500 Blog Posts!

April 7, 2022 I just got the congratulations from WordPress on my 500th blog post.

Visiting an Apple Barn

April 7, 2022 After we walked around the cidery, Bruce asked me where I wanted to go. I pointed across the highway and said, “I want to go there.” Bruce replied, “That’s easy enough. We can go on foot.” We walked over to B. J. Reece Apple House. They had some covered picnic tables with […]

Visiting a Cidery in ElliJay, GA

April 7, 2022 A little way outside of ElliJay, GA, there is Reece’s Cider Company. They make hard cider. Bruce enjoys hard cider, especially if it is not too sweet. I enjoy more sweetness to my cider. We both enjoy hops in our cider. While I no longer drink alcoholic beverages due to the meds […]

Not All Fun Times

April 7, 2022 We aren’t always doing fun things. Yesterday, Bruce took the truck to get the oil changed, fuel filter changed, oil filter changed, etc. While Bruce was handling the truck stuff, I finished entering the numbers for our taxes. To get the final numbers, I had to call to find out how to […]

A Walk Around the Historic Downtown of ElliJay, GA

April 7, 2022 On Tuesday, April 5th, we rode the motorcycle in downtown ElliJay, GA. It a beautiful historic downtown with lots of restaurants. We rode through the large roundabout by the courthouse and welcome center and parked in the large public parking lot. The welcome center was closed, but they had pamphlets for visitors […]

Nox Attacks

April 4, 2022 This is a post for Tom from “Within the K Streets”. A while back, he wondered what would happen when Nox encountered a palmetto bug. The following video tells the story.