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The Museum of the Cherokee Indian

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:-4 Just Hubby and I chillin out; eating ice cream on Main Street Cherokee NC..............

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Cades Cove ( a road that loops through pastures and woods):

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Did y'all buy boiled Peanuts from the guy with the big iron kettle, on the corner in Cherokee?

LarsMac;1399132 wrote: Did y'all buy boiled Peanuts from the guy with the big iron kettle, on the corner in Cherokee?


We have on occasion....yes..he's still there. :wah:

Ghost Town in the Sky, Maggie Valley NC

Due to a mudslide a few years ago, the attraction has been closed for awhile. Right now, it has a new owner, who is planning to reopen it, but with a different theme. We got to ride the chair-lift up the mountain and look around (for a reduced admission). It is still under construction.

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I am not even gonna say how long ago was my first visit there.

To cool you all off, today, I've added these vacation photos I took last week of water.

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Pigeon Forge, Tennesse......sure....a tourist town.....but I caught these pretty scenes with my camera

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The Hollywood Wax Museum at Pigeon Forge.................

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From our visit to the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley, NC.

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Aawww...the joy of eating out on vacation.....no cooking, no cleaning up, no doing the dishes.........and delicious food served to you at your table.

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I took this picture at the big Flea Market in Tennessee.

I'm a "people watcher" so besides browsing the goods, I look at the folks. I noticed this fellow and just thought I'd capture him as he walked away.

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Do you drive a "convertable"?

Celebrities Who Love to Drive Topless - MSN Autos

International vacation warnings-seaside:

Slideshow

30 things you should know by 30 | Gallery | Glo

There you have it.

I thought of this song earlier today:

“Maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had, and what you've learned from them, and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.”

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August

She dreams of August in the singing morning..

When all the little things come out to play,

When every spider's web is sticky, lacy,

And every kid will have the pinkest day.

She fell in love in August as a girl...

His smile was melting smooth like green ice cream,

She wanted him in August and she got him,

He was her love, her every glowing dream.

August takes you back to yellow meadows,

To days when Grandmas made you lemonade,

To nights when how you begged to stay out later,

And afternoons with novels in the shade.

To kittens that you loved

and have forgotten...

To mom and dad who loved you for all time..

To him who waited somewhere in the hot night..

To kisses made of moonbeams..green as lime..

August, sultry August, month of magic....

Dragonflies become you...you are rare,

Fireflys annoint you with their glowing...

August burning month...your love I wear.

Donna Earle

And hate the bright stillness of the noon

without wind, without motion.

the only other living thing

a hawk, hungry for prey, suspended

in the blinding, sunlit blue.

And yet how gentle it seems to someone

raised in a landscape short of rain—

the skyline of a hill broken by no more

trees than one can count, the grass,

the empty sky, the wish for water."

- Dana Gioia, California Hills in August

Just because it is raining outside again

Just because it's storming outside right now:

This is for you:

Thank you, LarsMac.:-4

It's not raining...right now. :wah:

Hubby and I had to go see about making some changes to our vehicle insurance after work today. We changed to another insurance company and the payments are cheaper for the same coverage. So we accomplished something.

I had to renew my driver's license a few weeks ago. I needed to present a social security card, my birth certificate, 2 proofs of residency, a pay stub, and my marriage license. Everyone needs to present these documents( or a current passport or permanent resident card)..even just to renew.

Wow..........thing things you have to do to drive in the US. :driving:

A video for the kid in all of us

The cycle car that I am sitting in below is the same one from this movie. How about that?

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Since it is "back to school" time (already) for many little ones in my area, I thought the article below was rather interesting. How times have changed since I was a little one going back to school!

8 Differences Between the 1950s and*Now

What do you think?

Well, five of those, I can think remember reading stories about in the last year.

Too true. Glad I grew up in the fifties.

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

Albert Einstein



Attached is the school where I went to kindergarten in Chicago.

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The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. ~Sydney J. Harris

School days, school days

Dear old golden rule days

Readin’ and ‘ritin’ and ‘rithmetic

Taught to the tune of the hickory stick

You were my queen in calico

I was your bashful barefoot beau

And you wrote on my slate

“I love you, so”

When we were a couple of kids

Nothing to do, Nellie Darling

Nothing to do you say

Let’s take a trip on memory’s ship

Back to the bygone days

Sail to the old village school house

Anchor outside the school door

Look in and see

There’s you and there’s me

A couple of kids once more

School days, school days

Dear old golden rule days

Readin’ and ‘ritin’ and ‘rithmetic

Taught to the tune of the hickory stick

You were my queen in calico

I was your bashful barefoot beau

And you wrote on my slate

“I love you, so”

When we were a couple of kids

–“School Days, School Days” (1907), Music by Gus Edwards, lyrics by Will Cobb

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In school, I could hear the leaves rustle and go on a journey.

Clint Eastwood

Dad kept us out of school, but school comes and goes. Family is forever.

Charlie Sheen

I was in enough to get along with people. I was never socially inarticulate. Not a loner. And that saved my life, saved my sanity. That and the writing. But to this day I distrust anybody who thought school was a good time. Anybody.

Stephen King

Humorist Phyllis Diller dies at 95 in Los Angeles - MSN TV News

I just thought I'd give this news a mention on my thread. She was a wild and crazy woman.

Just for fun.......

Past and present gallery shows funny family photo recreations

So...what is really made in the USA?

Made in America: The short list - CNN.com

Hungry?

10 of America's best historic restaurants - CNN.com

Talent, patience, and an assortment of ball point pens:

Samuel Silva, ballpoint pen artist, creates photo-realistic images

Some interesting photos:

Must-See Photos on MSN Photos

Would you like to live this long?

World

Need a little romance ?

Awaken Your Romance With All 5 Senses | Gallery | Glo

Tis the season..........for those campaigning ads...

Attack Ads, Circa 1800 - YouTube

Here in the US, this will be on Monday.





Our company will be operating as usual. No holiday for us.

Blue moon photographs from around the world feature in a gallery

"Weather's good. Mountains are awesome. No....nope....no thunder here."

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Today, let's visit a famous dollhouse:



Museum of Science and Industry | History of the Fairy Castle