Crossville, Tennessee and Book Review

On this adventure we traveled to Crossville, Tennessee.  Here is the sign as we entered town.  How nice that they take the time to decorate for the season.

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I visited the Cumberland County Piecemakers Quilt Guild http://ccpiecemakers.com/ccp_web/index.html  Here are some of the ladies from my day two class.  They look happy.  It was a real pleasure to spend two days with them.

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During our journey into Tennessee we visited the birthplace of Davy Crockett, but was saddened to discover he was born not on a mountain top, but in a river valley.

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While I was teaching someone found this donuts truck and Miss Millers’ homemade treats.  Guess who?

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And guess who could not resist?  They do look good don’t they?  There was no sharing, but I was told they were warm and soft, and smelled of vanilla, sugar and butter. The one doughnut (I bet he ate three) was well worth the $2.00 he readily spent.  It makes me hungry just looking at them.

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The stone bridge at the Cumberland Mountain State Park was built by the Conservation Corps in the 1930s and is one of the area’s most photographed sites.

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What an interesting bush set against the rich native stone of the Tennessee mountains.

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A close-up of the rich purple berries of the beautyberry shrub.

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Saw this sweet kitty just sitting on the bank enjoying the sunshine.

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BOOK REVIEW

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I finished the third of what I call the “Outlander” series.  The saga of Jamie and Claire continues.  Clarie finds out that Jamie survived a very bloody battle at Culloden.  Claire makes some very difficult decisions, one being to travel back in time to find Jamie which means leaving her daughter.  I really do enjoy listening to this series while I am sewing.  I have watched season one on television so I have a clear idea of how the characters look.

 

Until next week…..  I am off to Hilton Head and Savannah this coming week.  I have never been in Savannah.  Looking forward to another adventure.

 

 

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