I took a lot of pictures of food. These are by no means all of them. The Cajun meal was very good, it’s a popular restaurant and we’d had to book an early time to get in. I have no idea why I had my arm waving around like that, it was in all the food photos until I realised and stopped. Pictures 5 and 6 are of the oddest place we visited – the hospital where Cabbage Patch babies are born. Yes. Really. It’s so overwhelmingly committed to its fabulous naffness that it disarms all criticism and is strangely charming.This double barrelled cannon in Athens was invented to fire both barrels simultaneously, with a chain linking the two cannonballs, to wreak maximum havoc. It failed.The town of Helen, up in the mountains had an Alpine themeOoh, mountainsOne of the houses opposite my hosts’Another neighbourFried green tomatoesI won’t put up more than this picture of my hosts’ house, this is the main staircase with hardwood treads. All the beautiful downstairs floors were hardwood.Rhonda and I shared thisCheese fondue, with pickled peppers on the sideThe tree that owns itselfAnother picture of the treeYes, the diet has started since thenAtlanta from the air as I left
I’ve managed to get all the pictures mixed up, but the two I wanted to mention here were the double barrelled cannon – a particularly unpleasant-sounding inventor devised it to maim as many people as possible in a single shot. However, when tried out, there was unintended chaos. https://www.accgov.com/86/Double-Barreled-Cannon
Both in Athens, Georgia, where we went to meet my blog friend Hey Bartender, though she’s a wine merchant now. She is brilliant fun and her husband, who owns a wonderful deli, is too. I’d love to go back and hit the music scene with them. She shaped much of my musical taste, some 10 or 12 years ago.
Dharmabum, I hope all is well with you. I want to come back to India – of course, it hasn’t been possible at all for the last two years. My sister wants to visit her friend in Chennai and hopes to do so this autumn. Whether I might be able to come depends on things here. First, i have to have completed all the work related to the sale of Tim’s house and his estate. Then I have to have someone to stay and look after the house and animals. So I just don’t know at present, but I’ll certainly tell you when it’s going to happen. Where do you live now?
I shuttle between Madras (now called Chennai) where my workplace is & Pondicherry, where my parents live. If you do manage to negotiate all that & visit, please let me know 🙂
Chain shots (“Kettenkugeln”) were used in the 30 years war, but they came out of cannons with one barrel, a nasty weapon.
But let’s look at nicer things : I like the idea that the tree belongs to itself, and that the community respects the wishes of its former owner. I never before had heard of these cabbage babies, the place has a quality of it’s own.
Glad to see that you enjoyed the journey !
Zoe, when are you coming to India? Pardon me for being so callous with responses, will you?
I like a bit of fabulous naffness! It looks fun. And you look great.
Sx
Dharmabum, I hope all is well with you. I want to come back to India – of course, it hasn’t been possible at all for the last two years. My sister wants to visit her friend in Chennai and hopes to do so this autumn. Whether I might be able to come depends on things here. First, i have to have completed all the work related to the sale of Tim’s house and his estate. Then I have to have someone to stay and look after the house and animals. So I just don’t know at present, but I’ll certainly tell you when it’s going to happen. Where do you live now?
I was very relaxed, it was wonderful, Scarlet.
I shuttle between Madras (now called Chennai) where my workplace is & Pondicherry, where my parents live. If you do manage to negotiate all that & visit, please let me know 🙂
Chain shots (“Kettenkugeln”) were used in the 30 years war, but they came out of cannons with one barrel, a nasty weapon.
But let’s look at nicer things : I like the idea that the tree belongs to itself, and that the community respects the wishes of its former owner. I never before had heard of these cabbage babies, the place has a quality of it’s own.
Glad to see that you enjoyed the journey !