Traveling to Tennessee

Updated: Lana sent some photos she took of me since I didn't have any of myself....uh, thanks Lana!, I think, lol.
(Here I am at the gristmill across from Stg. York's homestead! We thought this was funny, because as you enter the park a sign read, "No alcoholic beverages"!)


I'm back, thank you for checking in....sorry it's taken a few days to post, guess I've had jet lag!

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My visit with Lana and her wonderful family was such a treat. They were so nice and a joy to stay with this past week. I couldn't have asked for a more relaxing vacation. (Well, except for the day she woke me up at 4:45 AM to help her at the Lavender Festival (hehe)!...I'm NOT a morning person.)

Lana has a beautiful home in TN. On their land they have chickens, two horses (Mama, and baby), two dogs and a wild turkey that has adopted them as a surrogate family. It was so peaceful there, each day Lana would feed the chickens and collect their eggs. We would pet the horses and feed them clover and keep one eye on the turkey while we did! Here are a few photos of the family farm.

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Lavender Festival Day

Last Saturday was the Lavender Festival in Oak Ridge, TN. Lana was a vendor and I was a sleepy helper (she didn't let me count back change to customers until after my coffee kicked in!)
For the festival, Lana made silk embroidery ribboned pillows, ribbon corsages, and lavender baskets. Here is a "Before" and "After" of her booth. Despite her volunteer help, she did really well, and so many sweet ladies stopped by to "ooo" and "awww", and purchase her handiwork!

We had a fellow artisan and her husband stop by during the day. Betsy (Foothill Primitives) and her husband Tim came to say "hi". Betsy surprised us each with a gift bag of some of her wax ornies! (Mine are in transit to my home or I would post pics.) Thank you Betsy! Here is a photo of Lana and Betsy.
One of Lana's sons and family also came by to visit, as well as one of her sisters. It was a very busy day!

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The next few days of my visit were filled with sight-seeing, and souvenir shopping for my boys.
Lana took me to Pall Mall, TN, Sergeant Alvin C. York's homestead and gristmill. Here is a link about the area and about Sgt. York:

Sgt.York St.Park Sgt. Alvin C. York Bio

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One of the sights was the time zone sign! lol! Lana lives on the line...well, close to it. And has to remember which time zone she is in when she shops, takes her son to school, etc. I have a hard time remembering to fall back in the Fall and spring ahead in Spring!
The time zone sign was on a bridge that overlooks a beautiful river. Here are some photos taken from the vantage point of the bridge. My photos don't do the area justice...it is a gorgeous area! And there is sweet Lana on the bridge.

I don't have many photos of people, aka: Lana, me, or anyone else for that matter...guess I am more of a landscape photographer! Lana did take a few more photos of us, so I'll see if she can email me a few...or, check her blog for photos AND for just a few of the beautiful pillows she had left for sale after the Lavender Festival.

Honeysuckle Lane Blog

Thank you Lana for a fun time, and I hope we are able to get together again soon!....wish we didn't live so far away!