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Our Biltmore experience was truly magical…and the more we learned and did…the more magical it became. We booked a “bed and breakfast deal” that allowed us unlimited access during our stay. So the plan was to get up early Monday, drive a scenic rout…

Ice maker installation went well…and the dinghy has cleaned up better than we had hoped…with things going so well, we booked a trip to the Biltmore in Ashville, SC for next week. It is some sort of bed and breakfast special…includes unlimited tim…

As I have always loved magnolias, I have certainly enjoyed seeing all the trees here in full bloom. The fragrance is awesome. When I commented to Floyd about those at the cemetery, he decided to take a closer sniff. Interestingly, they seem to have a s…

Next stop, the Bunganut Pig Pub and Eatery….big burger and curly fries…we had worked up a hunger. Then a couple of hours and we were back at the TUMBLEWEED….where the ice machine had been busy busy busy….a full day of chores on Friday…ready f…

Hundreds of tomb stones…identified by the state, initials and a number…records kept by the family to help relatives identify their fallen soldiers….all maintained and handled by private citizens.  This is believed to be the largest private milit…

And just a way up the road and across the railroad tracks we last visited the Carnton Plantation, Home of Carrie and John McGavock…which served as the largest Confederate field hospital…blood stains still mar the hardwood floors. Again a house fu…

The next morning we returned to the same intersection…and just across the street is the Lotz house…another compelling story of the battle and family…and a truly spectacular collection of antiques (none are original to that house…but an awesome …

We arrived just in time to catch the last tour of the Carter House which now sits on a busy Franklin intersection. However, on November 30, 1864, this middle class farmer and his family found themselves just inside the center of the Union defensive per…

A quick tour of the town…a wasted wait at Miss BoBo’s Boarding House led us to lunch at the local BBQ place…pretty darn good…then we were back in the car headed to Franklin. We wanted to see the battle field and the homes there that were caught i…

We stopped at the bottle shop…we got a special one engraved to bring home …but I think you can guess which one Floyd really wanted…and picked up the brochure about their purchase a barrel program. Floyd thinks it sounds like a better investment t…