tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39151130697238459952024-03-15T20:09:03.780-05:00JOYFUL REFLECTIONSLife is all about choices and attitude. Make the right choices, keep a positive attitude-- and you will find JOY through all of your ups and downs. Hope you enjoy my thoughts!Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comBlogger1441125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-1860812563217540662024-02-01T14:06:00.000-06:002024-02-01T14:06:35.619-06:00<p> Dear Friends, Welcome to February!!! January was a very very cold, snowy, rainy, foggy month this year here in Tennessee. I love snow --but told George that we have had enough... Now I'm ready for Spring!!!!! (I WISH!!! ha ha)</p><p>Here are a few pictures of our 8 1/2 inch snow that stayed around and kept us inside for over a week. All of the pictures are in and around our yard. All were on January 15 --with the last two being taken on Jan 16 and 17.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8otov2N1HfA9ObfFIIgzcmvYbwpcDc-Dig8vEJ-dDOK7cWQoH2ZgLXQlcDEmJMrT-CE8HsHmTmguXT122gWPVhwBNZ1CZAzBw6VWDAduaQSdEacYqhUVoqgw0-cUOsssPxhdrsbVq4mRyfDsAMIyOsvMfPTPFgY2hOCUnI-9C9p8tY93Ax1thepk7nY/s4032/IMG_0624.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv8otov2N1HfA9ObfFIIgzcmvYbwpcDc-Dig8vEJ-dDOK7cWQoH2ZgLXQlcDEmJMrT-CE8HsHmTmguXT122gWPVhwBNZ1CZAzBw6VWDAduaQSdEacYqhUVoqgw0-cUOsssPxhdrsbVq4mRyfDsAMIyOsvMfPTPFgY2hOCUnI-9C9p8tY93Ax1thepk7nY/w640-h480/IMG_0624.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRmj-CxLMzLTQWfnjrjhyphenhyphenW_w4zys_Ot4maviOndMolxmzZRRkWxJVapPdOeOYiXcyaDlkJGvCfGJNjWlqnBP4yNNPWb0P8coctz6eQRkDkVAPk7BSTCFuWjXZGpoW0sNUuG9z14I8vKfD8cRV8o09cDysigeRPG0xI7_aO2XU8Ay_XheQBGiF4oP4alU/s4032/IMG_0625.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglW6E63w8gdUxDYCm_zCZ5jjPs0B5ykdetuIlOFg4g5PqBpoZvrfhvdl-Ci6p9rHzthH0pUUlgDRgpLSNGyWRjYN5M4DId6cXN_mRdamedwhGYh-EGTiSxyJ3zl4S8Ne6QdbJgKznOQEG6rpHe9W6CnmxODnz2Cza3l5RyvgHXrVS3SN2ERg-coaI65rY/s4032/IMG_0674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglW6E63w8gdUxDYCm_zCZ5jjPs0B5ykdetuIlOFg4g5PqBpoZvrfhvdl-Ci6p9rHzthH0pUUlgDRgpLSNGyWRjYN5M4DId6cXN_mRdamedwhGYh-EGTiSxyJ3zl4S8Ne6QdbJgKznOQEG6rpHe9W6CnmxODnz2Cza3l5RyvgHXrVS3SN2ERg-coaI65rY/w640-h480/IMG_0674.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The sun finally came out on Jan. 17 ---but it was bitter cold!!! </p><p>Friends that live north of us are used to a lot of SNOW. Here in Tennessee, we aren't... As pretty as it was (makes the earth seem so clean and peaceful) ---we were truly stuck at home for over a week. Our community tries to scrape the snow off of some of the roads --but layers of ice formed and kept us from going up and down our big hill. </p><p>Hope all of you are doing well. I am sorry that I don't blog much anymore (and have lost many good friends because of it). But at age 81, my life has slowed down. The only social media program I participate in now is Facebook which I love. Many of my Blog Friends are on Facebook so I can keep up with them that way!!!!! </p><p>Again I say, make February the Month of LOVE----and let's keep it going very month!</p><p>Love to all,</p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><i>BETSY and GEORGE</i></b></p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-37457348843096888412024-01-01T01:30:00.015-06:002024-01-01T01:30:00.241-06:00<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxqv9kuc_GZZzQ-5xbwMDnMHseMl1UqNPjfeYJc3l5042FWHna7_D7l6UDCNtpD1y4duQ62gQEWWSBQ0KV6egIfGUFYWPeY842IsVARDg_EUKZHmGhVRMqJ1eOOh8I6Aw1UO4Q2oYKsZ6czYIyy6j-SmbnraA2jxXI1DB5BwxmJ92XHYc6Y5n6k4rL6Q/s640/HappyNewYearFromUS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxqv9kuc_GZZzQ-5xbwMDnMHseMl1UqNPjfeYJc3l5042FWHna7_D7l6UDCNtpD1y4duQ62gQEWWSBQ0KV6egIfGUFYWPeY842IsVARDg_EUKZHmGhVRMqJ1eOOh8I6Aw1UO4Q2oYKsZ6czYIyy6j-SmbnraA2jxXI1DB5BwxmJ92XHYc6Y5n6k4rL6Q/w640-h480/HappyNewYearFromUS.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29wYunwh7BS9l7dQc1CFmYpeEQ063OJKP223Ph5wD3Ll5zhBv_3Qxt1qafHXfPXYdPhZh0nOaZCkcxovwWQe_xvTKQxf8iD1P-y40svH1DhqCPgDzp_0YysSKXdwVn-DKACM4tUKIMCELkWVj9O24SLvRFwlpg60jHuC5w5Tcjn82fyPzQm4Rw8OwFk0/s2001/410231839_10227562021334773_6449154912797697096_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg29wYunwh7BS9l7dQc1CFmYpeEQ063OJKP223Ph5wD3Ll5zhBv_3Qxt1qafHXfPXYdPhZh0nOaZCkcxovwWQe_xvTKQxf8iD1P-y40svH1DhqCPgDzp_0YysSKXdwVn-DKACM4tUKIMCELkWVj9O24SLvRFwlpg60jHuC5w5Tcjn82fyPzQm4Rw8OwFk0/w360-h640/410231839_10227562021334773_6449154912797697096_n.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><p>Dear Friends, As I write this, I look back at 2023... To say it was a great year for me is not something I can truly say ---but there's good news!!! George and I are still here and glad to be alive... AND--we are feeling pretty good now!!!! God keeps sending his blessings to both of us.</p><p>Our hope is for an amazingly wonderful 2024 ---and we wish that for all of you!! I don't Blog as much as I used to --but I think of you often and want you to know that you mean a lot to us, and we miss you. </p><p>God Bless you and HAPPY NEW YEAR, 2024.</p><p><b style="color: red; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 26.4px;">Betsy and George</b></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-84879587113018043682023-12-23T10:03:00.002-06:002023-12-23T18:32:47.411-06:00<p> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;">My Christmas Wishes Post today:</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Dearest Friends and Family, One of my favorite Bible Verses is from Luke 2:11: "For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a SAVIOR which is CHRIST the LORD."</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Christmas is a season of great joy: A time for remembering the past and hoping for the future. </p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">May the glorious message of peace and love fill all of us with joy during this wonderful season. </p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I wish for you and your loved ones LOVE, PEACE, HOPE, Good HEALTH, HAPPINESS, JOY, and lots of SMILES and LAUGHTER in the coming New Year..</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Merry Christmas and MUCH LOVE,</p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="color: red;">Betsy and George</b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEZy_7T0bPuJTpPgfTrvn8e7exZTNG1pBMqxehJ7rCdqCGjGjqY_fYnLoROlmBs4_zgyQVqj-PS6TB5cjWAiN2VJbhs99ObJ7Kp_9qr4EwvXb6qmI-7-NKwPVCNuxJoF20bcBkEOPJTCrNcE6VFFMgMTmc9NwksQPqNgf2FHmCyzNEnr5CgwAU6l6Yzk/s1528/ChristmasCard2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="1120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTEZy_7T0bPuJTpPgfTrvn8e7exZTNG1pBMqxehJ7rCdqCGjGjqY_fYnLoROlmBs4_zgyQVqj-PS6TB5cjWAiN2VJbhs99ObJ7Kp_9qr4EwvXb6qmI-7-NKwPVCNuxJoF20bcBkEOPJTCrNcE6VFFMgMTmc9NwksQPqNgf2FHmCyzNEnr5CgwAU6l6Yzk/w470-h640/ChristmasCard2023.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-66500665734190165532023-10-23T10:20:00.002-05:002023-10-23T10:24:11.032-05:00FALL COLORS 2023<p> Dear Blog Friends, What a month I have had!!!! October has just passed me by!!! In fact, 2023 has been a year I hope I never have again! After several heart-aches and health problems this year, I am still glad to be here ---kicking and screaming (ha)!!</p><p>For you see, I had another health emergency --and this one turned out to be the worst one I've had. A few weeks ago, following the big Hematoma on my hip, my Cardiologist said that I needed to get a Watchman Implant put in my heart, so that I could get off of the dangerous Blood Thinner. I was thrilled to get that procedure done, so we planned it... </p><p>On October 12, I went to the hospital and had that procedure done. It was successful. HOWEVER, during that process, the doctors hit an ARTERY --which caused lots and lots of bleeding. My Blood Pressure dropped so low that they thought I would go into Cardiac Arrest. Luckily, they found the leak and fixed it (with the help of TWO stints)... AND--I'm still here to tell that story!! Thanks be to God.</p><p>It's been a little over a week since all of this happened, and I'm am home recovering... I'm black and blue from the bruising and I have a big Hematoma on the upper part of my right leg... But--with each passing day, I'm beginning to feel better. It's a long process and I just need to be patient.</p><p>Yesterday my Sweet Husband took me for a ride along the back roads in our area... (We had missed our annual trip to the Smokies/Cherohala this year.) So this little ride gave me an opportunity to take some Fall pictures on the Cumberland Plateau... It was so much fun --and was like "medicine" for my soul.</p><p>Here are a few pictures for you today. Hope you are all WELL and HAPPY. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-GmoHM-wgpHPRkJKtaWehoOC2VtHV1vLZeQSe3r2DFbQlNrr7jM1o-L6PTJV0x3poKgZfGtUot3LjEsiAX4wJbgQHDMS-vvjSvjeYJ4c70APqwmnR3F3YuJTSOMIYWSxPVGdDnOEJ3kKF0ciS7czYsXwUtz49Fm3Kk5uu4RKOSRzsLsLYK5gQ4BNtQU/s4032/IMG_9599FallColorsOct%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6-GmoHM-wgpHPRkJKtaWehoOC2VtHV1vLZeQSe3r2DFbQlNrr7jM1o-L6PTJV0x3poKgZfGtUot3LjEsiAX4wJbgQHDMS-vvjSvjeYJ4c70APqwmnR3F3YuJTSOMIYWSxPVGdDnOEJ3kKF0ciS7czYsXwUtz49Fm3Kk5uu4RKOSRzsLsLYK5gQ4BNtQU/w480-h640/IMG_9599FallColorsOct%202023.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6wMg0u8QqYAEG_b5hExEhI9uCi8jAyqVvm69pwmCsSI-P-hn2Fv20Dxeh1bmBQ1qOnflslFfV0WWPpX_aTB_xH49Fx0La35oWquYG5119qi-WfrrINWTuuDB91TlRVyvlbl9fumrbNvf-qptqIJl9xOnYQyDHavsbxM5pJX4V0dhs0BHO2LBnTi_iJCM/s4032/IMG_9617FallColorsOct%202023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTy_kC04AsuTeEQ6_yvqDDtWy3OkKV9T522ePro4Ei5GyxsCX6ib1tgBefEF2ZB8vpz29FMw01HOcIWAXgA34veyeZPOmcz3cBnFhHUC7VFHSChk4Ob4WW74JgLqlYPAVyRR8Pkd4ZyqQENAryOrnmjy7ojScABnyaq38fKNsJDAobnCQyKoxhyqdVmho/s4032/IMG_9703FallcolorsOct2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTy_kC04AsuTeEQ6_yvqDDtWy3OkKV9T522ePro4Ei5GyxsCX6ib1tgBefEF2ZB8vpz29FMw01HOcIWAXgA34veyeZPOmcz3cBnFhHUC7VFHSChk4Ob4WW74JgLqlYPAVyRR8Pkd4ZyqQENAryOrnmjy7ojScABnyaq38fKNsJDAobnCQyKoxhyqdVmho/w480-h640/IMG_9703FallcolorsOct2023.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>Love to ALL,</p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><i>BETSY and GEORGE</i></b></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-17969602818590481372023-09-08T10:12:00.000-05:002023-09-08T10:12:39.876-05:00<p> Hello Blog Friends, How are you? I meant to post this earlier but 'life' got in the way!!!! ha....Here are some of our DAY LILIES and some of our ROSES this summer... Hope you enjoy seeing them!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCk249KEJVXvf2u2u05M7bb7aF7zkzq010n9p6uhrNrhKeJsz9CA7ddocLwJsNmOU0uPfZJ7v-wj_eB-X3lKSoyl_OVQgrGxppUoU1XqSHGGyvG6kYehTEdHFl3IYqigRlNC1CnNkiu2paykDv-P5d0qbNra60gHcKLeYaO53ugE9Ffrac7Cd-KnnIVQ/s2048/1HeavenlyBeginningsDL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaCk249KEJVXvf2u2u05M7bb7aF7zkzq010n9p6uhrNrhKeJsz9CA7ddocLwJsNmOU0uPfZJ7v-wj_eB-X3lKSoyl_OVQgrGxppUoU1XqSHGGyvG6kYehTEdHFl3IYqigRlNC1CnNkiu2paykDv-P5d0qbNra60gHcKLeYaO53ugE9Ffrac7Cd-KnnIVQ/w640-h480/1HeavenlyBeginningsDL.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A favorite of mine this summer: HEAVENLY BEGINNINGS DayLily</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Nlxezivc3QxsTueU5FSzcnje48K102gWZijpnRiRvnbXYq_Xtz2K1O8NN3G_NZ35KjYliQUefvTsD0vu7KZE-h-PQMgIN1oRIu6tcbpffNe3OhT-GG-y6Bq7NsAkmAAvThTfoN1sRFlnOGLjap0AeJYNJ_Qj3m7oJZqRjxU4FORTHa7LCtDwjO2v-7Y/s2048/2SouthSeas%20Day%20Lily%207:7:23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Nlxezivc3QxsTueU5FSzcnje48K102gWZijpnRiRvnbXYq_Xtz2K1O8NN3G_NZ35KjYliQUefvTsD0vu7KZE-h-PQMgIN1oRIu6tcbpffNe3OhT-GG-y6Bq7NsAkmAAvThTfoN1sRFlnOGLjap0AeJYNJ_Qj3m7oJZqRjxU4FORTHa7LCtDwjO2v-7Y/w640-h640/2SouthSeas%20Day%20Lily%207:7:23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another favorite: SOUTH SEAS Day Lily</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08BZELsaUnRmspBj88NPuNL4v9tgcd7cCI-lr-9fOANRDSf6YZNIUhSixGNCs_8D5riyde6XdKDHb0wRcTLZ494q2Oa3Xw_PDTzxSsxPBO0yYkHAE45djDmccEPbdRaAKPh1yiEex5q32M5dH9RPxogw3PAzwJXieiur2fREIZmWRmqCYOuiKYxf7RhE/s2048/3LavenderDealDL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08BZELsaUnRmspBj88NPuNL4v9tgcd7cCI-lr-9fOANRDSf6YZNIUhSixGNCs_8D5riyde6XdKDHb0wRcTLZ494q2Oa3Xw_PDTzxSsxPBO0yYkHAE45djDmccEPbdRaAKPh1yiEex5q32M5dH9RPxogw3PAzwJXieiur2fREIZmWRmqCYOuiKYxf7RhE/w426-h640/3LavenderDealDL.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LAVENDER DEAL Day Lily</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuSTS-ZkK-_6dWbMaGEzjf7ERNq67IHrehp7i1Jp5Wi_0DHagySjt1dsfJfUJup1SuEflAZoXtfm9esCO8Vicyt6XdGBSfuH3GGRO5cdal9W8REbcTDmw1GTmmSWi4H_yeRmOxRFUvgo0DGQPYzg-txNskL4cZKzDno7NPs-7fhcssuHgrfn85biqViE/s3622/4IMG_9468ApricotSparklesDayLilies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2035" data-original-width="3622" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuSTS-ZkK-_6dWbMaGEzjf7ERNq67IHrehp7i1Jp5Wi_0DHagySjt1dsfJfUJup1SuEflAZoXtfm9esCO8Vicyt6XdGBSfuH3GGRO5cdal9W8REbcTDmw1GTmmSWi4H_yeRmOxRFUvgo0DGQPYzg-txNskL4cZKzDno7NPs-7fhcssuHgrfn85biqViE/w640-h360/4IMG_9468ApricotSparklesDayLilies.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">APRICOT SPARKLES Day Lilies</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfut0P-sUJC6t6jCfQn0_P_phdRB-zJOlj-yHC-rJGMSkgFDXnk3byEfzDePkmJUtB2rduuttqfyFyOPIyGinyvQczPVb5deBLkDyl3lR70r-uZn_kjksYZTjKnveaMpLfc-c5EP7ZXPass9LZz6OqyJ6Xy9XsCDvFPVL1uEy0_P40vvPTRE3UQeBzHe4/s2048/5PinkPlaymateDL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfut0P-sUJC6t6jCfQn0_P_phdRB-zJOlj-yHC-rJGMSkgFDXnk3byEfzDePkmJUtB2rduuttqfyFyOPIyGinyvQczPVb5deBLkDyl3lR70r-uZn_kjksYZTjKnveaMpLfc-c5EP7ZXPass9LZz6OqyJ6Xy9XsCDvFPVL1uEy0_P40vvPTRE3UQeBzHe4/w640-h480/5PinkPlaymateDL.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PINK PLAYMATE Day Lily (Don't you love that pale pink color?)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4p0KXKOplkIEQMONDOgGVJ_gQesZymgyw9p8R0tIB89WYej3xxLOzDpL0BQ-MGphSK_KTvwtvdWK34kcCdzEciLv5-ulIkuIagGkwJLCtpXr0J8TVcYQ1yHURZ60Fu2W8j2xjn_hBpfUApkh1nHsLdHhX4FExeSKeHzVK65AVtsrj26lRRcXiCSiSIg/s2048/6SpanishGlowDL%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4p0KXKOplkIEQMONDOgGVJ_gQesZymgyw9p8R0tIB89WYej3xxLOzDpL0BQ-MGphSK_KTvwtvdWK34kcCdzEciLv5-ulIkuIagGkwJLCtpXr0J8TVcYQ1yHURZ60Fu2W8j2xjn_hBpfUApkh1nHsLdHhX4FExeSKeHzVK65AVtsrj26lRRcXiCSiSIg/w640-h480/6SpanishGlowDL%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Beauty: SPANISH GLOW Day Lily</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpo_6-e7WkNlcgYiyPlw3oqR5v6h7SWkueDNx9kTKbbAD6PMlRP2eD1ytwJ_Gl-vDlSA1OS8wUFRaRC78_eUCTPvW0-mvw04YgaF2p3YW5seywr9Z7MTZ53yPRQrAgcEss6XY6bpCgcX-zhk4J79LqgiF_Kru6RXz3hGYNGkDh6_J9Dn8e__fL03EHDI/s2048/7Beautiful%20Roses.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpo_6-e7WkNlcgYiyPlw3oqR5v6h7SWkueDNx9kTKbbAD6PMlRP2eD1ytwJ_Gl-vDlSA1OS8wUFRaRC78_eUCTPvW0-mvw04YgaF2p3YW5seywr9Z7MTZ53yPRQrAgcEss6XY6bpCgcX-zhk4J79LqgiF_Kru6RXz3hGYNGkDh6_J9Dn8e__fL03EHDI/w480-h640/7Beautiful%20Roses.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After I got out of the hospital, my sweet husband brought these beautiful ROSES inside for me to enjoy!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJc_uSadqUWFWMbFdgNIcCL2I4Tc_PJRomXKgiP5rokSvpPt7MxtL05Nmvf2qDWTi3SMeYIz9nQ-5hHJ0v4Oc4EMTrMxBNENR2rvYiKC75vtRIjhJwxxbcS3FOuaoqhgfYQUnBKyU4f8dyNfr7BRpVvkOe9Lu6k8V4ppbdl0_SK375sSAzErK-UcljJZo/s2048/8ColorMagicRose.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="2048" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJc_uSadqUWFWMbFdgNIcCL2I4Tc_PJRomXKgiP5rokSvpPt7MxtL05Nmvf2qDWTi3SMeYIz9nQ-5hHJ0v4Oc4EMTrMxBNENR2rvYiKC75vtRIjhJwxxbcS3FOuaoqhgfYQUnBKyU4f8dyNfr7BRpVvkOe9Lu6k8V4ppbdl0_SK375sSAzErK-UcljJZo/w640-h528/8ColorMagicRose.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Always a favorite ROSE--named COLOR MAGIC</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwbEl4kOnrc5EIZzvqmUnZ1qqmZYllA0kK8bSUrwjdsHvsmGFIjTqVuZ9nCO3NjtQGZCmY3wg_tLsw8nwOpacrJZ5NwPbp4k0nFxyXAxnrLNg648i0ae9iGVsrdeL-BhcbzV4sRf4cjQclxi1vJHoZJDbV7dJwQLn5JTES05arBauig6nHALzQuSlcI4/s2048/9Daring%20Spirit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="2048" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwbEl4kOnrc5EIZzvqmUnZ1qqmZYllA0kK8bSUrwjdsHvsmGFIjTqVuZ9nCO3NjtQGZCmY3wg_tLsw8nwOpacrJZ5NwPbp4k0nFxyXAxnrLNg648i0ae9iGVsrdeL-BhcbzV4sRf4cjQclxi1vJHoZJDbV7dJwQLn5JTES05arBauig6nHALzQuSlcI4/w640-h510/9Daring%20Spirit.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meet DARING SPIRIT Rose</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOjseBEQU0G8nMWV7K6cY9jVuyJdzy7gQMnFaO7TCzbyoP4Ie4c05rZ2w3JDXzZ03nm5KBytKviA6MwJqLC4izljCCf4Pr3Y5OmoYg-pEDtbFPfEXWupYVUuPFNGzBd443YQskj_1H4Nc3bCI99oFSZz67Y7Eif7zZPSdHr25sB_WW0x-r8p_xGiyrQE/s3170/10IMG_9463PinkParfait082023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2970" data-original-width="3170" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOjseBEQU0G8nMWV7K6cY9jVuyJdzy7gQMnFaO7TCzbyoP4Ie4c05rZ2w3JDXzZ03nm5KBytKviA6MwJqLC4izljCCf4Pr3Y5OmoYg-pEDtbFPfEXWupYVUuPFNGzBd443YQskj_1H4Nc3bCI99oFSZz67Y7Eif7zZPSdHr25sB_WW0x-r8p_xGiyrQE/w640-h600/10IMG_9463PinkParfait082023.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">PINK PARFAIT Rose</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0M_Ygv-Kgi9HwfcFWzgmM2QeS4REVAt9zcBSaOdPMxtnCUQSzKFsGlTu_xSjDTkvRC3Y0a6J54qe978sE7oZabcH8n5DlZrAwWiznwbcVhoFWf8chGZqL7_QvlRkptAP3LDAVGr2ZAQoio9OjF725KEHDptuhDXfv7wYxKzzUBn7y2a7Kv8taIqcDGY/s4032/11IMG_9476By%20Appointment%20082523.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0M_Ygv-Kgi9HwfcFWzgmM2QeS4REVAt9zcBSaOdPMxtnCUQSzKFsGlTu_xSjDTkvRC3Y0a6J54qe978sE7oZabcH8n5DlZrAwWiznwbcVhoFWf8chGZqL7_QvlRkptAP3LDAVGr2ZAQoio9OjF725KEHDptuhDXfv7wYxKzzUBn7y2a7Kv8taIqcDGY/w640-h480/11IMG_9476By%20Appointment%20082523.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A new Rose on the deck, named BY APPOINTMENT Rose</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIRSte2PKFPzo-YKNP7dRYQ32mJQtFGDeRZPC4dqty4RFnKBgeQFKmwGRaUmg17gr3jMsSv8oQCqmuDccKVh5T5hKaqv3xp-7S5UkYmUDXMxdshl-FsS8aRqY-sG0jD-PD6nVyl6CdBsnAqxFnYsCIGNvHVucuVL2sU_1dIKywffFdLaPi0HXIh-4F48/s4032/12IMG_9477Gemini082923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIRSte2PKFPzo-YKNP7dRYQ32mJQtFGDeRZPC4dqty4RFnKBgeQFKmwGRaUmg17gr3jMsSv8oQCqmuDccKVh5T5hKaqv3xp-7S5UkYmUDXMxdshl-FsS8aRqY-sG0jD-PD6nVyl6CdBsnAqxFnYsCIGNvHVucuVL2sU_1dIKywffFdLaPi0HXIh-4F48/w480-h640/12IMG_9477Gemini082923.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Always a favorite of mine: GEMINI Rose</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Some of you have asked about my health and I'm glad to report that I am doing fine, much better thanks be to God... We are even planning a couple of short trips ---so if they happen, I will have something to share with you on my Blog. </p><p>Hope you are doing great and staying healthy! </p><p>Love and Miss You,</p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><i>BETSY and GEORGE</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-59043921872269957602023-08-14T01:30:00.220-05:002023-08-14T01:30:00.151-05:00Made it to 81----somehow!!!!! <p> Dear Blog Friends, WELL--where do I begin!!!!! 2023 so far hasn't been good to me... Hopefully the next 5 months will be better. IF you follow me on Facebook, you will know all of this. BUT since many of you aren't on Facebook, you probably don't know this.... SO--here goes!!!!</p><p>You do know that from January-April 21, I was dealing with my oldest son's cancer and then death.... May and June were good since we made a short trip to Bilmore in May and then our Anniversary Trip to the Pisgah Inn in June.... BUT then came JULY.... It was definitely not my finest month!</p><p>Here's what happened: On July 7, I somehow twisted my right hip/leg and heard something pop!! I couldn't put weight on that leg and thought I had broken my leg/hip. SO--after living with the pain as long as I could, George took me to the emergency room on July 10, to make sure that I hadn't fractured anything. </p><p>They ran tests (X-rays, CTScan, CTScan using CONTRAST). Luckily my bones were fine (nothing broken) but I developed a huge Hematoma on that hip and since I am on a Blood Thinner, they were worried about that Hematoma bleeding. SO--they transferred me to the hospital where I stayed for SEVEN days. I was off of my Blood Thinner from July 10-31.</p><p>The hospital then ran more tests (including another CT Scan using CONTRAST).... The next morning, my KIDNEY levels went sky-high... What the doctors had found out was that I was deathly allergic to the CONTRAST (liquid) that was in the CTScans....That is what sent my kidney levels into orbit!!! (I have taken contrast in past with no problems --but NOT two that close together.). They filled me with fluid for 3 days to get rid of the contrast, but all of that fluid made me swell up like a huge balloon... I was miserable. (Probably gained 20 pounds with that fluid in me!!!)</p><div>SO---as my Hematoma was getting better (no problems), the kidneys now became the problem...SO---seven long days in the hospital for me!!!! Once my kidney levels (Creatinine levels) started going back to normal---I begged to go home where I could get some sleep in my own bed.</div><div><br /></div><div>I've never ever been in the hospital for more than 1-2 days in my life--so this was an experience for me, and not a pleasant one! I got home on the 17th...After that experience, I'll admit that it took me 2 more weeks at home 'trying' to get well... But by the first week of August, I began to feel better and get some energy back (FINALLY).</div><div><br /></div><div>As of today (August 13)---I am continually making improvements. I am definitely NOT ready to run a marathon ---but I am BETTER... As I tell my family/friends---it's all about 'baby steps'....</div><div><br /></div><div>One thing I do want to add: George has been incredible to help me get through all of this. I'm not sure I would have made it without him. Thanks Honey... I am so blessed to have you in my life.</div><div><br /></div><div>What I learned:</div><div>-NEVER ever let anyone put CONTRAST in my CTScan</div><div>-Here's one rule that hospitals have: </div><div><span> -They watch the patient, and the minute he/she goes to sleep, they wake him/her up to take blood pressure, vitals, blood sugar, etc. Trying to rest in the hospital is 'for the birds'.... ha ha</span><br /></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>NOW---here's some GOOD NEWS!!! On August 5th --- I celebrated my 81st Birthday... AND--my wonderful family came to visit and give me a 'party'.... We are usually traveling during my Birthday Week---so this was a wonderful alternative. I had a great great birthday---and now hope I make is for another 10 years or so!!!!! Hopefully ---NO MORE HOSPITALS for me!!!!</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Here are a few pictures from my Birthday Celebration. </span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglBPk_Yk-yYpEvCMg6ytTfH2JebL7ZEN1Q0RIGjHes4kXRGfuKEzSxHzBM19UbhnitMWVMKIuABIUcYnGlpdoCwfpmdYpxf1ckhIokJX1pfagjkBFloPr2IpgJR1uJD6JeGq7vlhentfRBSWmQfmCBxSG5lZYk6SgHh9n4Zpm3kv7RdfNgDi8pB-xQ4s/s2048/363435465_10219471915988312_974206616697229421_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgglBPk_Yk-yYpEvCMg6ytTfH2JebL7ZEN1Q0RIGjHes4kXRGfuKEzSxHzBM19UbhnitMWVMKIuABIUcYnGlpdoCwfpmdYpxf1ckhIokJX1pfagjkBFloPr2IpgJR1uJD6JeGq7vlhentfRBSWmQfmCBxSG5lZYk6SgHh9n4Zpm3kv7RdfNgDi8pB-xQ4s/w480-h640/363435465_10219471915988312_974206616697229421_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids brought me a cute little Puppy-Cake for my Birthday!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsv4r6GM3OrzHGEI7VtU7d84PSnOMz44vl3ESEqiGOGgjcc2X_NWgeSLp4khoy1UrKYIrpm1yupxbzM_U0ZgN-ldbYXivzg8Y2NBerGi-5-MGKx636wOiMYz3mC8IwI8B_nutWfclR8B8SHTYsiELuoLYG5rbelWE5BAXDNa9cSZvY92Z0AEbpnODRokg/s4032/IMG_9402.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsv4r6GM3OrzHGEI7VtU7d84PSnOMz44vl3ESEqiGOGgjcc2X_NWgeSLp4khoy1UrKYIrpm1yupxbzM_U0ZgN-ldbYXivzg8Y2NBerGi-5-MGKx636wOiMYz3mC8IwI8B_nutWfclR8B8SHTYsiELuoLYG5rbelWE5BAXDNa9cSZvY92Z0AEbpnODRokg/w640-h480/IMG_9402.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After sitting outside for awhile, we came inside and chatted and chatted. (I loved it.)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GH3foVIfdgT3XMV68oY7GgX4lrxElEzFoE20Vl5dtG0nazWVoqRGfo8BnaGtnDOrs9N75-RSAwZWIhpeKe6B9x7g9u2R39YnVpKdkKu23X9h_G9bLK633ns_nTJiGIEuxyIepzQDtGKjTGLUFW8PGLQvQu1dSIo3b4dDdq-msrn_KjpPgZcY0p_4nKY/s4032/IMG_9407.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GH3foVIfdgT3XMV68oY7GgX4lrxElEzFoE20Vl5dtG0nazWVoqRGfo8BnaGtnDOrs9N75-RSAwZWIhpeKe6B9x7g9u2R39YnVpKdkKu23X9h_G9bLK633ns_nTJiGIEuxyIepzQDtGKjTGLUFW8PGLQvQu1dSIo3b4dDdq-msrn_KjpPgZcY0p_4nKY/w640-h480/IMG_9407.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch was healthy (even though the cake was not)... ha... The kids brought lots of healthy foods for us to enjoy!!! Around the table: George, Jeff (youngest son), Dawn, Mark (middle son), Robin, and Kelly (George's daughter).</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-GftPKnS3I5OSeiEiccHYe52GjFtTqksdAEWR3ueia8s9ZIjiUWqLthdzAMl4DU-6d8aR7R7AiSrzCnOFO4u2hRB3xlFRdfXQeKpfXEz_C7kXeYYJVfsm0FuFAgM8hWc7SYjTQ5Aa7nf5fvFaxP5QzJmDA1P0BupNy2EDTrUOWM1nIuT3YNQeYWdyvw/s4032/IMG_9415.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-GftPKnS3I5OSeiEiccHYe52GjFtTqksdAEWR3ueia8s9ZIjiUWqLthdzAMl4DU-6d8aR7R7AiSrzCnOFO4u2hRB3xlFRdfXQeKpfXEz_C7kXeYYJVfsm0FuFAgM8hWc7SYjTQ5Aa7nf5fvFaxP5QzJmDA1P0BupNy2EDTrUOWM1nIuT3YNQeYWdyvw/w480-h640/IMG_9415.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gift time: I got a new wind chime... YEAH!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHWv7H8VAn7alfdIgcyVTRVEiBwmlLCxwukhrxYw3q7ALYkAr4xvBri5RggBXWOW6-fRfxH__i9tZf6bGV4exh2AxDs5kyo0oORwKB6GDl3UIecvjM9l3xfoCMpNvAJxS2GHeJHT6u5ZVJ2eK3K4iYJSjnZ1PyRXwhXGBlJzd5a61y5USUGBGDClzMuw/s4032/IMG_9419.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHWv7H8VAn7alfdIgcyVTRVEiBwmlLCxwukhrxYw3q7ALYkAr4xvBri5RggBXWOW6-fRfxH__i9tZf6bGV4exh2AxDs5kyo0oORwKB6GDl3UIecvjM9l3xfoCMpNvAJxS2GHeJHT6u5ZVJ2eK3K4iYJSjnZ1PyRXwhXGBlJzd5a61y5USUGBGDClzMuw/w480-h640/IMG_9419.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The sound is marvelous!!!! It is hanging on our deck now!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2qwOl91XvF5YkgzxgtIKh5M4x0SHq7MSBFSGl53e6nZrmp6RD4szJbJHpMgLw-Cq4Rh8cuGZKeY_RQSAZR6hIufWJfF5yv9TqtZl7xGfHmpLoY9-nLv2QWh5qLBLwbbnLsphg61x1DyPD3jpuWsU8QHVydRZQtuQ-7EWU7MwwkmTJ8O37rO69KZeUFs/s4032/IMG_9420.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2qwOl91XvF5YkgzxgtIKh5M4x0SHq7MSBFSGl53e6nZrmp6RD4szJbJHpMgLw-Cq4Rh8cuGZKeY_RQSAZR6hIufWJfF5yv9TqtZl7xGfHmpLoY9-nLv2QWh5qLBLwbbnLsphg61x1DyPD3jpuWsU8QHVydRZQtuQ-7EWU7MwwkmTJ8O37rO69KZeUFs/w480-h640/IMG_9420.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah --how sweet. It is a 'mushroom' Bird House... It is now hanging on our deck also!!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xChzfNdeWyE_AuNGGinu_1Zkr7JkoqNF6U-8HSYfpPhsmTCYPNnNoP0LkYmUMVxBDSYoLllNPVrv97UCzmaqjcq7VYuF1QKXzEGSwKIrNCceAAYfTJPlmD2BA4IU0eeQMhovLorVk4xqGI0UBFwo-XU4x43sq987xb17A0_FkFoMrAJTgu3MEBBjPfE/s4032/IMG_9425.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xChzfNdeWyE_AuNGGinu_1Zkr7JkoqNF6U-8HSYfpPhsmTCYPNnNoP0LkYmUMVxBDSYoLllNPVrv97UCzmaqjcq7VYuF1QKXzEGSwKIrNCceAAYfTJPlmD2BA4IU0eeQMhovLorVk4xqGI0UBFwo-XU4x43sq987xb17A0_FkFoMrAJTgu3MEBBjPfE/w640-h480/IMG_9425.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mama and her two babies (Jeff and Mark)... What joy for me!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCoY7b_YdS9hgirbRveo3NBl_kLL2oKS8ScdD4fv8jpWierYtsRBy0U7elABfCj-rOdithL6dtjZ5AmbEGZOL17oA6-g8vx00bI9SkPeV0gNoqpabEC96nfzded8k05WwLYk-l2bPU_qxPB0672kpLCni9Z8eAvH-TA9VWnNhoaKRoT9UHYK2KDk8xcQ/s4032/IMG_9426.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCoY7b_YdS9hgirbRveo3NBl_kLL2oKS8ScdD4fv8jpWierYtsRBy0U7elABfCj-rOdithL6dtjZ5AmbEGZOL17oA6-g8vx00bI9SkPeV0gNoqpabEC96nfzded8k05WwLYk-l2bPU_qxPB0672kpLCni9Z8eAvH-TA9VWnNhoaKRoT9UHYK2KDk8xcQ/w640-h480/IMG_9426.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this picture of all of us!!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcr3Lukja9uo1OtJMHzQXhsXBjEXVHZe-E0iVEh5vzoOHytlEd1SFF-FFRUyzqrR3crXdhi928iFDb0q8u_c9gTHm3bqzhhGh5FoZTfwIVeNbH4pdQxGePLBDX_Cu2HQzdnnLktgXedBvWJ-kJZBfN7oG3YGuGqOFh4Xw74m9h2khemLYXCsoCimLwUwM/s4032/IMG_9428.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcr3Lukja9uo1OtJMHzQXhsXBjEXVHZe-E0iVEh5vzoOHytlEd1SFF-FFRUyzqrR3crXdhi928iFDb0q8u_c9gTHm3bqzhhGh5FoZTfwIVeNbH4pdQxGePLBDX_Cu2HQzdnnLktgXedBvWJ-kJZBfN7oG3YGuGqOFh4Xw74m9h2khemLYXCsoCimLwUwM/w640-h480/IMG_9428.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I added this one just 'cause'!!! Look what Kelly did to the old Mom!!!! That must mean that I'm getting well since my HORNS are back!!!!! ha ha.... I also wondered what Mark was thinking!! His picture is hilarious!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><span><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLr_h2e_fk3ze2rtRLey5IZPHcB85XTr2UnIFG6n8Kghgwb7hnfCBieYQ42k3cdxWjFfAJ8SlPXBvk8v76xi1G-A0T1bgVTXnu-DR4nAwCHxMjgpb9r2VOcMTs4j0GhQzJ3OoWdBzwc64icoCyPWcARhfBPW6vjqesI6gnDzudCcvkfwIqEG0eAlatLDA/s2048/366004077_6865979110081566_4922508691367740838_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="946" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLr_h2e_fk3ze2rtRLey5IZPHcB85XTr2UnIFG6n8Kghgwb7hnfCBieYQ42k3cdxWjFfAJ8SlPXBvk8v76xi1G-A0T1bgVTXnu-DR4nAwCHxMjgpb9r2VOcMTs4j0GhQzJ3OoWdBzwc64icoCyPWcARhfBPW6vjqesI6gnDzudCcvkfwIqEG0eAlatLDA/w296-h640/366004077_6865979110081566_4922508691367740838_n.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally, I just must tell you a story.... See the Cardinals on my shirt??? I had to wear this shirt today because a beautiful red Cardinal flew on the top of the Bird feeders and just looked and looked at me when we were on the swing having our Devotions that morning. I knew that BERT had come to see me and to wish me a Happy Birthday. OH--how I still miss and love you, Bert. Wish you were here to help me celebrate!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>WELL Friends... That's my crazy life... I sincerely hope and pray that the next 5 months of 2023 will be better for ME.... I am looking forward to see what Fall/Winter brings me!!!!</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>I hope all of you are well and doing good.... God's Blessings on YOU!!</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><span>Hugs,</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><i>BETSY and GEORGE</i></b></div><div><span><br /></span></div>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-48402658246323780042023-07-03T01:30:00.005-05:002023-07-03T01:30:00.216-05:00Our Anniversary Trip to Pisgah Inn 2023<p> Dear Blog Friends, George and I celebrated our 22 wedding Anniversary on June 23. SO--in order to experience this special celebration, we headed to Pisgah Inn (on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina) from June 21-24.</p><p>Today I'll share just a few of our MANY photos from that trip. I put them in an order so that it would tell you a story about this year's Anniversary Celebration! I hope you enjoy the story!!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdy_jqkdKlHPHBm_WLlW_uQV2AwepF_NMnr2ugHFsj9S5b7edtsy6nlh7SG8RDboKle78eNGdPGZW3331mWQ2RgExU84bJ6q5cxomE62oL9-rr4RKIsxtw_PaqDgRNTNkx7dbMFbSBBwWFK0ucpz_wIUnIOEhUKIA8SmUBzm9VjA54XQkjzhlxISu0LZw/s4032/1IMG_8892FOGFOGFOG062223.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdy_jqkdKlHPHBm_WLlW_uQV2AwepF_NMnr2ugHFsj9S5b7edtsy6nlh7SG8RDboKle78eNGdPGZW3331mWQ2RgExU84bJ6q5cxomE62oL9-rr4RKIsxtw_PaqDgRNTNkx7dbMFbSBBwWFK0ucpz_wIUnIOEhUKIA8SmUBzm9VjA54XQkjzhlxISu0LZw/w640-h480/1IMG_8892FOGFOGFOG062223.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uh Oh... This is what we encountered when we got up that mountain!!!!!!! (And it stayed FOGGY that evening and the entire next day!!)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sImlrHLZ7q6MJMv-qxVU6ml4GQyYfuNbGMQeDXjZCYWpFtCzlaiBpcCNUfhgMQFkIKKvpTJvRPJ-CrPoU3g02slw3nuYDsEU3SKKGJPS6m4NANosfErhaYiHHf7yRYB8VVGUr06dxWPDxMfDVQ0VqqjQlsvabaEMgyZ5UoqefYeVaYuYiZ8xa-cWEjw/s4032/2IMG_8870GeorgePisgah062223.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6sImlrHLZ7q6MJMv-qxVU6ml4GQyYfuNbGMQeDXjZCYWpFtCzlaiBpcCNUfhgMQFkIKKvpTJvRPJ-CrPoU3g02slw3nuYDsEU3SKKGJPS6m4NANosfErhaYiHHf7yRYB8VVGUr06dxWPDxMfDVQ0VqqjQlsvabaEMgyZ5UoqefYeVaYuYiZ8xa-cWEjw/w640-h480/2IMG_8870GeorgePisgah062223.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a good night's sleep, there nothing better to cheer someone up than a nice big breakfast at the inn restaurant. YUM.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGzziEGNNOUbiYNPhFPf6JAiylFYqWCylpXkkT6VQ75G0NcXiGbUTSZ6auIvkT1UlBw9SHrtn6eo14rGRrA7Y9oVnwOcwm8fd-ENsy6AnEPGete7BeaQmSI8yCxP_8TMZDT2z13Q0JZ98vQSLT_GxBTl8iJ_Js6ehRPxq1RJJHucOZq_3rAaX4uEB8dQ/s4032/3IMG_8871LookingGlassFalls062223.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGzziEGNNOUbiYNPhFPf6JAiylFYqWCylpXkkT6VQ75G0NcXiGbUTSZ6auIvkT1UlBw9SHrtn6eo14rGRrA7Y9oVnwOcwm8fd-ENsy6AnEPGete7BeaQmSI8yCxP_8TMZDT2z13Q0JZ98vQSLT_GxBTl8iJ_Js6ehRPxq1RJJHucOZq_3rAaX4uEB8dQ/w480-h640/3IMG_8871LookingGlassFalls062223.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Since we couldn't see or do much from the mountain top (Pisgah is at an elevation of over 5000 feet), we headed down that mountain, and drove to Brevard to get away from the fog! Of course, we stopped to get some pictures of Looking Glass Falls... (As you know, we can't go anywhere unless we see a waterfall!!!!! ha ha ha)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzakNJDu8N6S6kkTKgcYH9ATCZR-JwzzOTeAyM1sPyaURpB0UGsMEnYrF8SWDjiFyKHsvOOpQw1LxHqYWY2-8UNOYM3UnxtLuXYv0tZTZ04cWncA9G3uB-xEbwaoWbXRfM1iW0wF_seW50g9OtI9ZuCT2VEGBaGHZdVbvmK8n4-hNqe7GCQCwStN0TXE/s4032/4IMG_8987PisgahTrip062323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzakNJDu8N6S6kkTKgcYH9ATCZR-JwzzOTeAyM1sPyaURpB0UGsMEnYrF8SWDjiFyKHsvOOpQw1LxHqYWY2-8UNOYM3UnxtLuXYv0tZTZ04cWncA9G3uB-xEbwaoWbXRfM1iW0wF_seW50g9OtI9ZuCT2VEGBaGHZdVbvmK8n4-hNqe7GCQCwStN0TXE/w640-h480/4IMG_8987PisgahTrip062323.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WOW---on the morning of our ANNIVERSARY, the fog lifted and we had a view of the mountains and valleys below!!!!!! Beautiful don't you think?</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyULc4fpFWRYIco3fNzXJhOjPNgsHgtwNIpJyOqcWnn5svYO4mre0ES3auxc6CAMj-jhJBq1UPBBxbm9IchWp3zQ2lBLcy6AHxv_rn3or4JvxGySaEWu5GBe9Bf1GV90FIMIPKGSyTw3V26M7RQdqGVtz5qZtxD22Ps9cywWDNTJPk6AcbouE6E78Bg4/s3088/6IMG_9391.B&GPisgah062323jpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyULc4fpFWRYIco3fNzXJhOjPNgsHgtwNIpJyOqcWnn5svYO4mre0ES3auxc6CAMj-jhJBq1UPBBxbm9IchWp3zQ2lBLcy6AHxv_rn3or4JvxGySaEWu5GBe9Bf1GV90FIMIPKGSyTw3V26M7RQdqGVtz5qZtxD22Ps9cywWDNTJPk6AcbouE6E78Bg4/w640-h480/6IMG_9391.B&GPisgah062323jpg.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SO we headed east along the Blue Ridge Parkway taking pictures along the way. Don't you love that sky????</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE0-BrRiE8hk5zlDQ0MnU7biGOLmctNnJL2oq8PkcTqx95ripXjgOmvL08LAk8yMWFY5uZd2phyQvG2z3a0-nelog2uIdZD6Gnq4JrV1DiwtBHpFSAnwdxxyznPwAAqCBCPV3J8xBsFHEUEZkgzQm4JZeov-vO9sLwM6HPUa95mX5skC5ZoznyZfNyrg/s4032/7IMG_8971GeorgeCraggyGardens062323.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE0-BrRiE8hk5zlDQ0MnU7biGOLmctNnJL2oq8PkcTqx95ripXjgOmvL08LAk8yMWFY5uZd2phyQvG2z3a0-nelog2uIdZD6Gnq4JrV1DiwtBHpFSAnwdxxyznPwAAqCBCPV3J8xBsFHEUEZkgzQm4JZeov-vO9sLwM6HPUa95mX5skC5ZoznyZfNyrg/w640-h480/7IMG_8971GeorgeCraggyGardens062323.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made it up to CRAGGY GARDENS (elevation about 5500 feet) --and while we were there, the fog rolled in!!! But we still enjoyed being there!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvX_R1iWR63DuXNQSEo9sBYWITjt8JaGr843NppUtHbEjBN-cDXZOnnFJWjDHzCtSPX7Z4Se65_9MTMfCdlyTM-QV84iVzvq5jW5cFbxIoi9qlJpS693dbYbYGiIgYGknaLTmeDwQ4ueGDBZ9R_2HckjU5AJ_hxFNzz9COouIYl6oJi-j2N3QUqv8YPc/s2579/8IMG_8975FlameAzaleasPisgah0622323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2579" data-original-width="2413" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvX_R1iWR63DuXNQSEo9sBYWITjt8JaGr843NppUtHbEjBN-cDXZOnnFJWjDHzCtSPX7Z4Se65_9MTMfCdlyTM-QV84iVzvq5jW5cFbxIoi9qlJpS693dbYbYGiIgYGknaLTmeDwQ4ueGDBZ9R_2HckjU5AJ_hxFNzz9COouIYl6oJi-j2N3QUqv8YPc/w598-h640/8IMG_8975FlameAzaleasPisgah0622323.jpg" width="598" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While near Craggy, I was thrilled to see two of my favorite high mountain trees. This one is named FLAME AZALEA... </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhyh_6T_B0m7yJoMAdHbnCDXTyjVwgPNkVZuUmCG65t_5cUCyLvKGHDBOwQESJ2VhzIoPLgKTyV4UZG7L2pG3jv-kwz59nz01SxX-YWvWYJJ2-A2T4qrXq7GBjlQAbfOf6brMHWKxRmRwGKUZQSF-zmrheF3RQTM1xfBfwNsBLYCQuUY_UXS0l51ULuI/s4032/9IMG_8967MountainAshCraggy062323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhyh_6T_B0m7yJoMAdHbnCDXTyjVwgPNkVZuUmCG65t_5cUCyLvKGHDBOwQESJ2VhzIoPLgKTyV4UZG7L2pG3jv-kwz59nz01SxX-YWvWYJJ2-A2T4qrXq7GBjlQAbfOf6brMHWKxRmRwGKUZQSF-zmrheF3RQTM1xfBfwNsBLYCQuUY_UXS0l51ULuI/w640-h480/9IMG_8967MountainAshCraggy062323.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is called MOUNTAIN ASH and I love it... IF we were to come back in September/October, this tree is covered with red berries! So beautiful.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfpxwX7EMAHa55Gpg_46thQvI7A2nUPtYCizbldSg2-sHI4bXVdL5lo0-3ttmdZijdzVnA_RU1cp5gabjOCWd4UuvBvyy_Ea9TU6ODD39ReHkVOa3E9gqC33fzh1RlUHcuMmLyyLmwn7rFBl4y40YPHWccW_mCGaE0r0IcvbhHmoTxSjTZfUi5NZV0bY/s4032/5IMG_9335Betsysmellingflowers062323.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfpxwX7EMAHa55Gpg_46thQvI7A2nUPtYCizbldSg2-sHI4bXVdL5lo0-3ttmdZijdzVnA_RU1cp5gabjOCWd4UuvBvyy_Ea9TU6ODD39ReHkVOa3E9gqC33fzh1RlUHcuMmLyyLmwn7rFBl4y40YPHWccW_mCGaE0r0IcvbhHmoTxSjTZfUi5NZV0bY/w480-h640/5IMG_9335Betsysmellingflowers062323.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a beautiful day along the Blue Ridge Parkway, we came back to the Pisgah Inn Restaurant for some delicious dinner. While waiting, I just HAD to smell the flowers. Their Pisgah Pasta is so delicious (<span style="font-family: Haboro; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; text-align: start;">Garlic and white wine cream sauce, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach and parmesan over al dente pasta)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-1rXhlHzUMbGAwq09fD5uQwgYGXFsDBDdqsuKWMckzoSBQ1nt3dOzJQJ7xHbEiy3cbpu8uSZoUou_jH4RQGxMrnBoiY84lNGnKRSECUOWIX84QfH30mYsRii7vI5zTw-DXzzXDxAcwl0BzmRjEHAwfr3TJsKEhVNn3FrsFUEpOU1I4tZmKugVqSdJQk/s4032/10IMG_9010PisgahRainbow062323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1-1rXhlHzUMbGAwq09fD5uQwgYGXFsDBDdqsuKWMckzoSBQ1nt3dOzJQJ7xHbEiy3cbpu8uSZoUou_jH4RQGxMrnBoiY84lNGnKRSECUOWIX84QfH30mYsRii7vI5zTw-DXzzXDxAcwl0BzmRjEHAwfr3TJsKEhVNn3FrsFUEpOU1I4tZmKugVqSdJQk/w640-h480/10IMG_9010PisgahRainbow062323.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After dinner, look what we saw!!!! Since I thought of son, Bert. so much during this trip--I think this RAINBOW was a message from him telling us Happy Anniversary and that he is doing fine... </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-Krfk46dEWcFl4hly-T_OkOHOiK8EG-PT6rduDywYfoKHlTtq9lwiZ182yCTtZ8KaMVUZOeKHahqVGihG2mlZHUjjwjpSRKGY0hipzu2DvlUYSeu_doyw3UeJqnMDodPkTKEOX3MFzQ8CjyZUD1OBALfDiAPhMtQfPSO3yaMX7AIDFmrC7Gc6SZ10vM/s4032/11IMG_9418BetsyPisgah062323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-Krfk46dEWcFl4hly-T_OkOHOiK8EG-PT6rduDywYfoKHlTtq9lwiZ182yCTtZ8KaMVUZOeKHahqVGihG2mlZHUjjwjpSRKGY0hipzu2DvlUYSeu_doyw3UeJqnMDodPkTKEOX3MFzQ8CjyZUD1OBALfDiAPhMtQfPSO3yaMX7AIDFmrC7Gc6SZ10vM/w480-h640/11IMG_9418BetsyPisgah062323.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OH ---how I loved seeing that rainbow ---and just being at Pisgah Inn with the love of my life! Happy Anniversary, Honey. Can we have 22 more years together???????</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqp7lnR0i8ZGBfqrAxxfwEooxc7k8K6mg5TaXQKcrzqt4CA2JdHBO6QV5VbDE0-w1vd_b7ZNa-nDBs2SFXJ0YtKoFNg9Dg8UgGoH6ityl42B5q_lmMkMmIj_7RjQjNLjuQY9glpNbzyIGVIumXKxTkHdmliAd3vd-3SlRh-3SBeYf_i5dYe9oiHg3EZI/s4032/12IMG_9050Pisgah062423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQqp7lnR0i8ZGBfqrAxxfwEooxc7k8K6mg5TaXQKcrzqt4CA2JdHBO6QV5VbDE0-w1vd_b7ZNa-nDBs2SFXJ0YtKoFNg9Dg8UgGoH6ityl42B5q_lmMkMmIj_7RjQjNLjuQY9glpNbzyIGVIumXKxTkHdmliAd3vd-3SlRh-3SBeYf_i5dYe9oiHg3EZI/w640-h480/12IMG_9050Pisgah062423.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What a perfect ending for a perfect day!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgGk5BQklnqm7cvz3xipsOXTca8AqP5b4qLmxf9f1hFLAI6bmUhpn4tqRFoM_Auk0Bo0Qs82MJrMiwOH6JyKaHOW_ltkmHyIZzPxw586BwmlamKMpHQ-Tk3HREmrwuE4jWghMqij9bm-24cGw-6V7G5MoFJuAt08nYt-kPbzYlidPdmf849_VV4m-srs/s4032/13IMG_9070B&GPiscahViewResturant062423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGgGk5BQklnqm7cvz3xipsOXTca8AqP5b4qLmxf9f1hFLAI6bmUhpn4tqRFoM_Auk0Bo0Qs82MJrMiwOH6JyKaHOW_ltkmHyIZzPxw586BwmlamKMpHQ-Tk3HREmrwuE4jWghMqij9bm-24cGw-6V7G5MoFJuAt08nYt-kPbzYlidPdmf849_VV4m-srs/w640-h480/13IMG_9070B&GPiscahViewResturant062423.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next morning at Breakfast, our amazing waiter took our picture!!! Look at the amazing view we had from the restaurant window!!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9jj5Vb3cDqCHAIMeEhzdaYxSg3eR0qO54-qnK6b4NpFFRjGnv-hGknQY8Ip13FOAERnYWVT7aKOto0swOFGqPo1x8gay2UuoLAJP6rBHXlXZSlSkKpD2ypeMCQsAaohMQ_bnuSmovOZI15KMza8Z0GQYasz0ASFgeiuzubhgD2_z0IQBjkJnVsBZ214/s4032/14IMG_9078PisgahCloud062423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf9jj5Vb3cDqCHAIMeEhzdaYxSg3eR0qO54-qnK6b4NpFFRjGnv-hGknQY8Ip13FOAERnYWVT7aKOto0swOFGqPo1x8gay2UuoLAJP6rBHXlXZSlSkKpD2ypeMCQsAaohMQ_bnuSmovOZI15KMza8Z0GQYasz0ASFgeiuzubhgD2_z0IQBjkJnVsBZ214/w640-h480/14IMG_9078PisgahCloud062423.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this big cloud!!!! Bert is sitting up here looking down at us! (I love you, my son, and miss you more than you know!)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaHSSMlYlJNsy07FqqSJBFoDLPamUkJjqVcqxjfbiWCg8RWnKpTf9LJqStH61mu9Wr88Oi4G4ZHBryNj7Oktk5E99ZIy8N4hBWlUa11BKnan_SFTIiPN7V-_qwod5lq5T6kkHv95Ab2fDjyi0er7rDpklEuzLW_z3TNnetth6rXQFvgPjhWKUt1Loyb8/s4032/15IMG_9059Pisgah062423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOaHSSMlYlJNsy07FqqSJBFoDLPamUkJjqVcqxjfbiWCg8RWnKpTf9LJqStH61mu9Wr88Oi4G4ZHBryNj7Oktk5E99ZIy8N4hBWlUa11BKnan_SFTIiPN7V-_qwod5lq5T6kkHv95Ab2fDjyi0er7rDpklEuzLW_z3TNnetth6rXQFvgPjhWKUt1Loyb8/w640-h480/15IMG_9059Pisgah062423.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's one last picture of a beautiful sunrise on the last morning of our trip. </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I hope you enjoyed seeing pictures from our little Anniversary Trip. Pisgah is a beautiful place --even when it is foggy!!!!! Have a great July, my friends, and Happy Birthday, America!!!<div><br /></div><div>Hugs to all,</div><div><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><i>BETSY and GEORGE</i></b></div><div><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-71496504106192264942023-06-12T01:30:00.001-05:002023-06-12T01:30:00.145-05:002023 IRISES in our Yard<p> Hello Blog Friends, With all of the 'life issues' going on in my life in April and May (actually January-May), I realized that I hadn't shown you some of our pretty Irises in bloom this Spring... </p><p>Hope you are doing well and staying healthy these days. I had two Iron Infusions this past month to help my Anemia... (I'll let you know if they work!!!!).... </p><p>Enjoy the pictures (all taken in late April/early May)... </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTz2cIO1B-UIkjUamXC6w-g6dg5zrSaqaQQ0qz70glHSFi5TJCpByTriwfGDMJVaF_ibg43szzlEdKY_WBBNAHd5Lyo8_zW9yeXJbpZEwglA-fWpiJj-9QUayZOYC_8ZifPiffY0ATxGw88MUkCxI-VOgxMswyKsfGTqgQp6Sgq2vkIGPCH3VES1V/s2048/Bountiful%20Harvest%20Iris050223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijTz2cIO1B-UIkjUamXC6w-g6dg5zrSaqaQQ0qz70glHSFi5TJCpByTriwfGDMJVaF_ibg43szzlEdKY_WBBNAHd5Lyo8_zW9yeXJbpZEwglA-fWpiJj-9QUayZOYC_8ZifPiffY0ATxGw88MUkCxI-VOgxMswyKsfGTqgQp6Sgq2vkIGPCH3VES1V/w640-h480/Bountiful%20Harvest%20Iris050223.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bountiful Harvest</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP05OSjTh9Ho1kFhUmIK036PoWItctzuXKb9wCCX6GP9b8MEDBCRMAbPyEcb_IvNOW1SclgZ9xl8q1U7UwSSjEPsgc8sEIvNamZ1a4KEaHpfWvYdgiIt3jpHCdZEyAUWid4WCLDTFjcmhU6ecPh5kQx4Af-pRk9yyXnpfJtjwf5bfJJPDTSTKdnymu/s4032/IMG_8176Electric%20Shock050223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP05OSjTh9Ho1kFhUmIK036PoWItctzuXKb9wCCX6GP9b8MEDBCRMAbPyEcb_IvNOW1SclgZ9xl8q1U7UwSSjEPsgc8sEIvNamZ1a4KEaHpfWvYdgiIt3jpHCdZEyAUWid4WCLDTFjcmhU6ecPh5kQx4Af-pRk9yyXnpfJtjwf5bfJJPDTSTKdnymu/w480-h640/IMG_8176Electric%20Shock050223.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Electric Shock</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpXoDLOYABM8SgxS2QJmH7zPDe9YeeblX0tL4yq1uL7iY0W25r2KhiAIuhv30OTtM3LfltKPcANbSxgGiWN8MRXgH-tCLWAlnsUOg_l5fsyVdsjIkPlLMPmI0LQ9xHIBb2SHlbaqq20vNRGtmNgUz04BO0Acu6IQAJatAx7iacRHU3xfKN5rgSsMv/s4032/IMG_8181SecondFiddle050223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpXoDLOYABM8SgxS2QJmH7zPDe9YeeblX0tL4yq1uL7iY0W25r2KhiAIuhv30OTtM3LfltKPcANbSxgGiWN8MRXgH-tCLWAlnsUOg_l5fsyVdsjIkPlLMPmI0LQ9xHIBb2SHlbaqq20vNRGtmNgUz04BO0Acu6IQAJatAx7iacRHU3xfKN5rgSsMv/w480-h640/IMG_8181SecondFiddle050223.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second Fiddle</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaq1u_Z3f1pEUBYqYc7JP_vtjbIaxUpp8xKHUv2R3JeYIFGSfifgXFgydgaANhQthG9g9mT7Shd2Q6eABJtPhVipHEb9guSJTRrBfMcXfkeHWfeP2kJ1nW2O-Qz4x7z49x7DofqPfaWCNvF1OqodtLnSl-ixkeqg4L3k7xhEnQ90bwklHDFo84oFQO/s4032/IMG_8186GardenGrace050223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaq1u_Z3f1pEUBYqYc7JP_vtjbIaxUpp8xKHUv2R3JeYIFGSfifgXFgydgaANhQthG9g9mT7Shd2Q6eABJtPhVipHEb9guSJTRrBfMcXfkeHWfeP2kJ1nW2O-Qz4x7z49x7DofqPfaWCNvF1OqodtLnSl-ixkeqg4L3k7xhEnQ90bwklHDFo84oFQO/w480-h640/IMG_8186GardenGrace050223.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garden Grace</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dWLtHzifKZnXzuDiRIV9L-PVSFq1tWepdqlhUTE_41xWcMAUj2ONDdxIO6jkK6hNt4Dl9I8u3ZNcf4CUKHq73CO5MQMc6sScW05ndBdDS0tpDY9CJM-YsEojcaS0teDom9pYEloJguUwCmIxAx9cmxTlgcp73CHpQzkRP_0P5nlJX9AMxm3vR4o2/s4032/IMG_8189Goodnight%20Kiss050223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4dWLtHzifKZnXzuDiRIV9L-PVSFq1tWepdqlhUTE_41xWcMAUj2ONDdxIO6jkK6hNt4Dl9I8u3ZNcf4CUKHq73CO5MQMc6sScW05ndBdDS0tpDY9CJM-YsEojcaS0teDom9pYEloJguUwCmIxAx9cmxTlgcp73CHpQzkRP_0P5nlJX9AMxm3vR4o2/w480-h640/IMG_8189Goodnight%20Kiss050223.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goodnight Kiss</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyb6xV2CaadF103xuP7ehpmTP8gFX25rRgLYV4K2BoPZUaD8flT3wBa1hYKZRXmR7ymjQjw9nMQgrsnSN0h4py5w4-_SrJe3QZMZPvgrZMhFIquI9irHwQSNm1RXNiC05pwWvRnzYBbOxUsxnb8xuNB4OrVWPreNJQoTjzA-QLZAhRrTt6kjqaMdj/s4032/IMG_8205Feedback050223.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguyb6xV2CaadF103xuP7ehpmTP8gFX25rRgLYV4K2BoPZUaD8flT3wBa1hYKZRXmR7ymjQjw9nMQgrsnSN0h4py5w4-_SrJe3QZMZPvgrZMhFIquI9irHwQSNm1RXNiC05pwWvRnzYBbOxUsxnb8xuNB4OrVWPreNJQoTjzA-QLZAhRrTt6kjqaMdj/w480-h640/IMG_8205Feedback050223.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feedback</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fRwixcRPoHyVujHo_n07a183gtrSwradeHBwOk1vHMYHGAJt_Njx3BFPNZGMZUzLxvlgdOQqnPZka0-UDtkB7yEkYee0sgM-gpj4eoQFHQkDw2D6SD51XiZgRMU1YGpSgj3nq_nQXyh7W3W9ugG7ft5PDVoWqA5u2DiT06t07oTbomlZOg8yCIBY/s4032/IMG_8230PaprikaFono050723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6fRwixcRPoHyVujHo_n07a183gtrSwradeHBwOk1vHMYHGAJt_Njx3BFPNZGMZUzLxvlgdOQqnPZka0-UDtkB7yEkYee0sgM-gpj4eoQFHQkDw2D6SD51XiZgRMU1YGpSgj3nq_nQXyh7W3W9ugG7ft5PDVoWqA5u2DiT06t07oTbomlZOg8yCIBY/w640-h480/IMG_8230PaprikaFono050723.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paprika Fono</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTUUAdke5SscUHh90YlUWczrT8jIpHLTJw0fplteHeHd8P0zQLhai4ae0G_i1hKAHec1I33M8pshjose9CB9fWU3rwR8fK7rUlKkibt70iqcFEHzzm1IRIZkIdgXnIV0clX9_mL6hsoWFB0Szc_qlLnj1ZpGLCsgk9vCPVqVD8ymlltz8A8qdo-u8/s4032/IMG_8233Pinkness050723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTUUAdke5SscUHh90YlUWczrT8jIpHLTJw0fplteHeHd8P0zQLhai4ae0G_i1hKAHec1I33M8pshjose9CB9fWU3rwR8fK7rUlKkibt70iqcFEHzzm1IRIZkIdgXnIV0clX9_mL6hsoWFB0Szc_qlLnj1ZpGLCsgk9vCPVqVD8ymlltz8A8qdo-u8/w640-h480/IMG_8233Pinkness050723.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pinkness</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWyXpwrvy_zoU2qPabtPnornmlpAFOH46XuXlMvMEoR3QmQd05dItxnPfU7e_tlZGoYQLAymk0qpYmXEkWt3Z85zGD9rHoMx9BnxFILuk69wigk10MYm2tXvaVEX3LYuYxMKExWOqaOjLlfaTVxcIGhDfVCeE6NRqwJf01fOy8TzdT-T_w3bnQm4J/s4032/IMG_8241LovetheSun050723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWyXpwrvy_zoU2qPabtPnornmlpAFOH46XuXlMvMEoR3QmQd05dItxnPfU7e_tlZGoYQLAymk0qpYmXEkWt3Z85zGD9rHoMx9BnxFILuk69wigk10MYm2tXvaVEX3LYuYxMKExWOqaOjLlfaTVxcIGhDfVCeE6NRqwJf01fOy8TzdT-T_w3bnQm4J/w640-h480/IMG_8241LovetheSun050723.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the Sun</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4CduiydWXOw946AayaCcVEtqP_82Jm6QZXvVvUYdEj8Rs9ne-amgqMy4kEa960vawD31bLy-OMpRttFmA1mQLq6bVVIITAaT76Sh16ElpvTlKx8z6SBnq8JYuSiHuxHaYC9_HFFqspq2RWGbVhRgvsP2liUhb_7DcxvtrbeMcPkG31AbDp1c8vbx/s4032/IMG_8244OrangeHarvest050723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4CduiydWXOw946AayaCcVEtqP_82Jm6QZXvVvUYdEj8Rs9ne-amgqMy4kEa960vawD31bLy-OMpRttFmA1mQLq6bVVIITAaT76Sh16ElpvTlKx8z6SBnq8JYuSiHuxHaYC9_HFFqspq2RWGbVhRgvsP2liUhb_7DcxvtrbeMcPkG31AbDp1c8vbx/w640-h480/IMG_8244OrangeHarvest050723.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orange Harvest </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8CxN6NvGlEuZJjAnvI1S-kgZjGRCKxYlk5DqwVmcFG9qCx3-236vGkLxXkf6MThXpBSMmGSXxFxIlNjUX7TTfPXnWsmnMI0HXubN0f1eKxPK60JbbpRAEoR9dyH46WfJI2o7M5oMkOSvaDhxrmTuV9mqOPBh8EczrWEWQcEji9BEMUj5RgwHmt5x/s4032/IMG_8261PicasaMoon050723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8CxN6NvGlEuZJjAnvI1S-kgZjGRCKxYlk5DqwVmcFG9qCx3-236vGkLxXkf6MThXpBSMmGSXxFxIlNjUX7TTfPXnWsmnMI0HXubN0f1eKxPK60JbbpRAEoR9dyH46WfJI2o7M5oMkOSvaDhxrmTuV9mqOPBh8EczrWEWQcEji9BEMUj5RgwHmt5x/w640-h480/IMG_8261PicasaMoon050723.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picasa Moon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2iVASarJhL-Caq_r8hHbbEqZqKKHUMB4c7hxB3-D-UhPFa22ZHTZ6GhderVSyBCFBe4QPZOdSJUVXNGAVJiA5qW88Q8vb97r_QOEb_JKq5JB-y_eUtLIb2Jp6w9m_dLuFc_Msio7ogae73sEwxtdPjgcNuVABInzFC1VPc-UB1e9SotTpdKlEFEo/s4032/IMG_8263ColorWatch050723.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm2iVASarJhL-Caq_r8hHbbEqZqKKHUMB4c7hxB3-D-UhPFa22ZHTZ6GhderVSyBCFBe4QPZOdSJUVXNGAVJiA5qW88Q8vb97r_QOEb_JKq5JB-y_eUtLIb2Jp6w9m_dLuFc_Msio7ogae73sEwxtdPjgcNuVABInzFC1VPc-UB1e9SotTpdKlEFEo/w640-h480/IMG_8263ColorWatch050723.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color Watch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Well---do you have a favorite????? Every year, I choose something different... Last year, it was Bountiful Harvest and Orange Harvest... I still love those but this year, I choose Love the Sun and Picasa Moon. That yellow color of Picasa Moon just shines up our yard! BUT--I also love Second Fiddle (unique) and Goodnight Kiss (which we have had for several years). Besides these 12---we had a total of 36 different varieties this year!!!! The deer don't like the Irises --so we get a good crop each year.</p><p>Have a great week, my Friends and God's Blessings on YOU and YOURS.</p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><i>BETSY and GEORGE</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-9324142720120581522023-06-01T14:10:00.004-05:002023-06-01T14:10:46.245-05:00More Beauties from Biltmore (5/17/23)<p>Hello Blog Friends, Hope you are not tired of seeing our Biltmore pictures!!!!! If you are, then I'm sorry since I am showing you more today... What is interesting for me is looking up the names for some of these gorgeous flowers.... Sit back and enjoy!!!!!! See how many names you knew!!!!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2oTosh7Y8p9HDCH2aT-SxuKp6eI2p9P6QDU_ikNBg_IweGNq5-nwwBOcpS5LKI77Ny1Osmml-j4VBp2nzPa1ZfB8BKClAh5X82V3UdQcCXq-f_EqVi7gpoyXK7mVDchZSGgJr95SfkT_XSYG4s0p0bcfEzhyPfF_c6ItIaGmVHRuecSbxbI72E5K/s4326/Begonias-Biltmore%205:17:23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2090" data-original-width="4326" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2oTosh7Y8p9HDCH2aT-SxuKp6eI2p9P6QDU_ikNBg_IweGNq5-nwwBOcpS5LKI77Ny1Osmml-j4VBp2nzPa1ZfB8BKClAh5X82V3UdQcCXq-f_EqVi7gpoyXK7mVDchZSGgJr95SfkT_XSYG4s0p0bcfEzhyPfF_c6ItIaGmVHRuecSbxbI72E5K/w640-h310/Begonias-Biltmore%205:17:23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wax Begonias of all colors </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsaBsiMQXnoubcCcGFx9SEZlnuoVD3Ect06LAWW-zHGYSCFDMaEbU1oQi2kMX7K4ItpsU9Wa5OC6JVM79Sv0pesKQOLc1iJcefVTtTpwSEOh8TATAAkd50tKkCAGUMwv_jz2ARSsyjIXyD9KhLQrVjFV_xM_dB8JdABJCfYtdiG6bSBHaRWWrCPET/s4348/Biltmore%20051723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="4348" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsaBsiMQXnoubcCcGFx9SEZlnuoVD3Ect06LAWW-zHGYSCFDMaEbU1oQi2kMX7K4ItpsU9Wa5OC6JVM79Sv0pesKQOLc1iJcefVTtTpwSEOh8TATAAkd50tKkCAGUMwv_jz2ARSsyjIXyD9KhLQrVjFV_xM_dB8JdABJCfYtdiG6bSBHaRWWrCPET/w640-h298/Biltmore%20051723.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The one on the left is called a Rex Begonia (I had no idea this was in the Begonia family), and the on the right is called a Blushing Bromeliad.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkZJFisfFHo52FnxUe5fQyn9mhbosbfbFbOgSIxJajJmjG6TOFvxUz7CNgxXdiwUXUXFg-M_P_a17D63HWPJ_bi-iTybErXvSt1vdJptRQAasW2xn2M0fKj5h8WU9oLYZ5VaeKrHFWWS7f5Zl1CQ5DrTKzm-w-huAfsWVD6dE4oh4QdW4OAmG_4AU/s4314/Orchids%20Biltmore%20051723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2092" data-original-width="4314" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkZJFisfFHo52FnxUe5fQyn9mhbosbfbFbOgSIxJajJmjG6TOFvxUz7CNgxXdiwUXUXFg-M_P_a17D63HWPJ_bi-iTybErXvSt1vdJptRQAasW2xn2M0fKj5h8WU9oLYZ5VaeKrHFWWS7f5Zl1CQ5DrTKzm-w-huAfsWVD6dE4oh4QdW4OAmG_4AU/w640-h310/Orchids%20Biltmore%20051723.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Biltmore Conservatory is known for its many Orchids. Here are only three: Left--Moon Orchid; Middle--Renanthera Orchid; Right--Crimson Cattleya</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQp1TMFI96XNUU8yc9lNMECqqSb6PX5qYCIONFHKMdsZV_DiX9DNStpSMD3dueWw-yLw2ZI-fiKc3ZgAZgTWQLx6AERT6eXyeQTf7OCCrAxFMeDW2NjmWkOdicOOgr11TWVNtSdOZZNvhglaqne77RjYbyCyJjM1TPu0WJ6kRIJLsT3r3ZIwuJWyo/s4032/IMG_8391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidQp1TMFI96XNUU8yc9lNMECqqSb6PX5qYCIONFHKMdsZV_DiX9DNStpSMD3dueWw-yLw2ZI-fiKc3ZgAZgTWQLx6AERT6eXyeQTf7OCCrAxFMeDW2NjmWkOdicOOgr11TWVNtSdOZZNvhglaqne77RjYbyCyJjM1TPu0WJ6kRIJLsT3r3ZIwuJWyo/w480-h640/IMG_8391.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White-spotted Calla Lily</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOW6uiTi-YrryA3NHO_WEYAR4cp2suOXWovea6I4JpYfkgvZtZRRtlS30FJlyxcdC7pUw4GAYmzjOJlONwdng-6ZzqdZodjBNP2DEPctrFo5NLUSBNqZh_4BOLTXMqz9km1ECmMgpzL9bUQv1brUKAl7bdJaf9K6IxBvk174Tab1XFTF0kkyFKhly/s4032/IMG_8394.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOW6uiTi-YrryA3NHO_WEYAR4cp2suOXWovea6I4JpYfkgvZtZRRtlS30FJlyxcdC7pUw4GAYmzjOJlONwdng-6ZzqdZodjBNP2DEPctrFo5NLUSBNqZh_4BOLTXMqz9km1ECmMgpzL9bUQv1brUKAl7bdJaf9K6IxBvk174Tab1XFTF0kkyFKhly/w480-h640/IMG_8394.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lantana</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BA9SVXDbIahIOEG6_BLaezfWhQI1TUpqSE79Fs3bzy8sv7iZZGExxQ26vuspv39zR1vLOhwtO0Cmrw9g2p8W3vXfgjiK9RTAkm3jaN9drC8sg1uTPrWuMBVD8gVyphZHoShkZLavAfyJQOfXN7xBBD6QlJijS-d7rQQOyOaYWw82PcudDSQoNiaz/s4032/IMG_8399.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BA9SVXDbIahIOEG6_BLaezfWhQI1TUpqSE79Fs3bzy8sv7iZZGExxQ26vuspv39zR1vLOhwtO0Cmrw9g2p8W3vXfgjiK9RTAkm3jaN9drC8sg1uTPrWuMBVD8gVyphZHoShkZLavAfyJQOfXN7xBBD6QlJijS-d7rQQOyOaYWw82PcudDSQoNiaz/w480-h640/IMG_8399.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bigleaf Hydrangea</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcJjr88mhwOk44SrjuH9fxoVlApr-oZjNJsZYpwAn2cq9TCvCehv1yO7YdKPnRegHjolnMDAvhfoZkFEXDFscvGPIJMVJ_2VH5SlPlPIfcmPvfb09gztd59QJVoFNZ-ABbr-LNu_RvqMTPLFAs2-4CuHd91-NliCc0vzWP-d9nbPrRc8KXO5rbBKV/s4032/IMG_8400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcJjr88mhwOk44SrjuH9fxoVlApr-oZjNJsZYpwAn2cq9TCvCehv1yO7YdKPnRegHjolnMDAvhfoZkFEXDFscvGPIJMVJ_2VH5SlPlPIfcmPvfb09gztd59QJVoFNZ-ABbr-LNu_RvqMTPLFAs2-4CuHd91-NliCc0vzWP-d9nbPrRc8KXO5rbBKV/w480-h640/IMG_8400.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peace Lily (Don't you love this name?)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvg3OhIeWczdET-butoQUj1vzn_TJufALaaJHXcrW9ctJy_RuKFTcZocSXbIY67n3rFd1saCCXH0deF1YIx246ByQYgZUMg6zAHN4GVF9-P0WR68OkmJCO1JYzSa0TtenEitN0naPW9WgchiL5OJ8T04lboiQ7pW2UFsj0nfpi22xdoAOr2jXi1JD-/s4032/IMG_8422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvg3OhIeWczdET-butoQUj1vzn_TJufALaaJHXcrW9ctJy_RuKFTcZocSXbIY67n3rFd1saCCXH0deF1YIx246ByQYgZUMg6zAHN4GVF9-P0WR68OkmJCO1JYzSa0TtenEitN0naPW9WgchiL5OJ8T04lboiQ7pW2UFsj0nfpi22xdoAOr2jXi1JD-/w480-h640/IMG_8422.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">China Rose Hibiscus</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>How many did you know???? I'll admit that I have no idea the names of ANY of the Orchids... To me, an Orchid is an Orchid.... ha ha</p><p>*********************************************</p><p>I'll close with one of my favorite photos taken of Bert (about a month before he died). This was his last trip with his two brothers/wives ---taken on March 26, 2023 (he died on April 21)... They enjoyed a weekend together in Folly Beach, South Carolina. Son Jeff took this picture of Bert---early in the morning while waiting for the sunrise... I see this picture and it brings tears to my eyes. I wonder what he was thinking that morning?????? Bert knew he was going to die, and maybe he was asking God to take him to that beautiful place called Heaven... He was READY --even though the rest of us didn't want to lose him so quickly... I AM glad that he didn't suffer and that he is in a better place... BUT??????? </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5QBT_AZYMVKMsodM4FAd2IP9FLjqZRNaT8UeEWJyEJIvf7ls5Rlyws1tZU4tgc7FBqv9Q4N7I_hqVlCuI2ZQw5OINFaJpK9Mt4UrVeQZa30QYehE9GJBi6f4Yai0gDZSF1AjWv7hzCbib3lr-fn2zJrLQwK8T9F-URhMS9OCuMC-5x5CLAa0r7p4/s2048/Bert032623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5QBT_AZYMVKMsodM4FAd2IP9FLjqZRNaT8UeEWJyEJIvf7ls5Rlyws1tZU4tgc7FBqv9Q4N7I_hqVlCuI2ZQw5OINFaJpK9Mt4UrVeQZa30QYehE9GJBi6f4Yai0gDZSF1AjWv7hzCbib3lr-fn2zJrLQwK8T9F-URhMS9OCuMC-5x5CLAa0r7p4/w640-h480/Bert032623.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh---how I miss him!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-10128381644607829132023-05-23T01:30:00.002-05:002023-05-23T10:26:29.299-05:00"What we Saw" at the Biltmore Estate on May 17-18, 2023<p> Dear Blog Friends, George and I finally got to Biltmore (first time since Christmas) on May 17-18, 2023... As most of you know, we have season's passes and love to go several times during the year to see all of the different events and blooms... On this little trip, these are some of the things which we saw!!!! Biltmore was beautiful---and was a little trip we both desperately needed (after our rough 3 months dealing with son Bert's cancer and death)...</p><p>SO today, I have chosen to share with you several things which we saw during this visit!!! Hope you enjoy my post and hope you can get to Biltmore sometime to enjoy it for yourselves!!! (By the way, these pictures are only a SMALL portion of what we saw and did... I took about 200 pictures!!!! ha)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrO4L8-wJdYLGayK6BPmnpk4V4fK4SdUsqYKiuJWFUNh23cl7ZrF_FA3lkxhpxwVS5eyWL_sYfKyvpFJB01mrpZmc1mS_5cWndVqqI0iMWuloqUyrCc00kWh5RkQahOQr1gu8JI6FeZeeLzAc1_2NmuS4qUysux6gzyzG6EfYdQc5dcK7dVGQ6oOGb/s4032/1IMG_8384.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrO4L8-wJdYLGayK6BPmnpk4V4fK4SdUsqYKiuJWFUNh23cl7ZrF_FA3lkxhpxwVS5eyWL_sYfKyvpFJB01mrpZmc1mS_5cWndVqqI0iMWuloqUyrCc00kWh5RkQahOQr1gu8JI6FeZeeLzAc1_2NmuS4qUysux6gzyzG6EfYdQc5dcK7dVGQ6oOGb/w640-h480/1IMG_8384.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Biltmore ---'MY' Home (of course!!!!!!! ha)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGn2c9PfZIY9K7Z8KbBv09k3tyCO_gT7Jrn1xNNsmAKlu4sJtD71QjEMRa1BuLh63FZem5IKBYBLVxs3M6L9yeRJ9IfCpEqfC9n7ecehes1K3Vlp50I0XY2tAPHbMoKbFuQJN-CvVS_ZuQOmDD2K_F1mPU9Dwwkh3CS6wW4lmO0t4yo77QrIwEQXhm/s4032/2IMG_8362.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGn2c9PfZIY9K7Z8KbBv09k3tyCO_gT7Jrn1xNNsmAKlu4sJtD71QjEMRa1BuLh63FZem5IKBYBLVxs3M6L9yeRJ9IfCpEqfC9n7ecehes1K3Vlp50I0XY2tAPHbMoKbFuQJN-CvVS_ZuQOmDD2K_F1mPU9Dwwkh3CS6wW4lmO0t4yo77QrIwEQXhm/w480-h640/2IMG_8362.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">George and I --taken at the Lagoon at Biltmore --across the water looking up toward the back of the BIG house!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUj1bz59C_cpVhnAoGjOhq8CcSEs_FVhjPCmhoHPEyX7ulivRyS7Qj-TkpBuqGnxBQmNd0ZN_cnQl0H-wHpGWvwClwXFwZ0eZo-MFB7Dlvdg5XypoIRRaC-dDdDECVdtEDdahj7RP0V1jIY3UYa0LdMyFGIkrHz4bVyBwqNpmZrjlSlZfZ8hMp6fXb/s4032/3IMG_8346.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUj1bz59C_cpVhnAoGjOhq8CcSEs_FVhjPCmhoHPEyX7ulivRyS7Qj-TkpBuqGnxBQmNd0ZN_cnQl0H-wHpGWvwClwXFwZ0eZo-MFB7Dlvdg5XypoIRRaC-dDdDECVdtEDdahj7RP0V1jIY3UYa0LdMyFGIkrHz4bVyBwqNpmZrjlSlZfZ8hMp6fXb/w640-h480/3IMG_8346.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Kousa Dogwoods are in full bloom and are all over the grounds at Biltmore. Gorgeous!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCYK1b_Yv6Stp_vz27zO4gGQvbCOlBn8sMaJVmn-JYyIWttZnwIKYPy5i-CbKiVCjfMhVnQATreerES4G4hcZnSUYzNjXari50j1lzLpM3GIRWIl8MxskMIqIkC2_ay6LoP4Io5Izh3lusxKYWI1-XEG0GMQIpiCj5Zj1OTQtu8qI4QBGfy4FQN5M/s4032/4IMG_8381.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCYK1b_Yv6Stp_vz27zO4gGQvbCOlBn8sMaJVmn-JYyIWttZnwIKYPy5i-CbKiVCjfMhVnQATreerES4G4hcZnSUYzNjXari50j1lzLpM3GIRWIl8MxskMIqIkC2_ay6LoP4Io5Izh3lusxKYWI1-XEG0GMQIpiCj5Zj1OTQtu8qI4QBGfy4FQN5M/w480-h640/4IMG_8381.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I loved seeing all of the Rhododendrons in bloom while we were there.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLOvFe0x9WrMlEjt1BzH4dHmPPXKk2OVGnMZ9V_eqehHI1tsmvP3k6EHvryK3Qe1SzOCDiQr8UVOmZGl9g2eLC5J0CgEklH4MsFPuUmZPZHYkqBCdQoHii-AUUi1pq2rVqzcZvSZO1atfCYTd5RGEWs01g4Q7sfzOD5l0xqA0pQPWFaRV5Oybe-Ff/s4032/5IMG_8495.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLOvFe0x9WrMlEjt1BzH4dHmPPXKk2OVGnMZ9V_eqehHI1tsmvP3k6EHvryK3Qe1SzOCDiQr8UVOmZGl9g2eLC5J0CgEklH4MsFPuUmZPZHYkqBCdQoHii-AUUi1pq2rVqzcZvSZO1atfCYTd5RGEWs01g4Q7sfzOD5l0xqA0pQPWFaRV5Oybe-Ff/w480-h640/5IMG_8495.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND the Mountain Laurels were showing off all of their beauty!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkmHIyuSVWjO0TBCHeVCQLcMFkDngJN2n7mJUmaYDsQ7w_26QNdpEOfk_jfhIdG6sDNJi2tO4bNNNhqFtZQ6Tn6-ujB-9yCuEAayLamg0xv8P0pvTYHiEoq-U5DlgNR1P1vPlKs7IZjMJM6X-MtLxansgFEPFlW5koDl1kI0dL0dV9J93noz7gwoO/s4032/6IMG_8349.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnkmHIyuSVWjO0TBCHeVCQLcMFkDngJN2n7mJUmaYDsQ7w_26QNdpEOfk_jfhIdG6sDNJi2tO4bNNNhqFtZQ6Tn6-ujB-9yCuEAayLamg0xv8P0pvTYHiEoq-U5DlgNR1P1vPlKs7IZjMJM6X-MtLxansgFEPFlW5koDl1kI0dL0dV9J93noz7gwoO/w640-h480/6IMG_8349.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across the lake not far from the waterfall; I loved the reflections in the water.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAd88bVuwnKTBVlpK_o0bSkoaSvUvBmwFmeNxWUg2Qho7Uhr8_Rvkz5Kq9I5zDOza4H7ft5eZwTD2aasoMjWjeVPcBHHzsV9N-1_6PX6I4xGA1G_IhKPTpAJj5kqnoE1l6UI-RjGM2Ho2KjcJ6O1y9MG0G-CsOty5vDVI98p1jREO9105Rvf-eJROu/s4032/7IMG_8353.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAd88bVuwnKTBVlpK_o0bSkoaSvUvBmwFmeNxWUg2Qho7Uhr8_Rvkz5Kq9I5zDOza4H7ft5eZwTD2aasoMjWjeVPcBHHzsV9N-1_6PX6I4xGA1G_IhKPTpAJj5kqnoE1l6UI-RjGM2Ho2KjcJ6O1y9MG0G-CsOty5vDVI98p1jREO9105Rvf-eJROu/w640-h480/7IMG_8353.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is something I have never seen at Biltmore!!! Be sure and read the sign!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkCUIDapMylHatiO4Bh_LHgwpzeOt4LgyhqXNcrNhe0RyO-4s2vwcyaj6ua06Gooe7caOvw0x6Y2BpAnfERIO6vDrHjzjv-FLOmQ_4VAOcfonkXYuFtrNqPyHkpH59Lt-B3UJYsFU3UJPtwCyHRCteHUu_760In00Y-lW1BVhfBsZV8zmodeBIMZU/s4032/6IMG_8349.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkCUIDapMylHatiO4Bh_LHgwpzeOt4LgyhqXNcrNhe0RyO-4s2vwcyaj6ua06Gooe7caOvw0x6Y2BpAnfERIO6vDrHjzjv-FLOmQ_4VAOcfonkXYuFtrNqPyHkpH59Lt-B3UJYsFU3UJPtwCyHRCteHUu_760In00Y-lW1BVhfBsZV8zmodeBIMZU/w640-h474/6IMG_8349.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the Rhododendrons in bloom across the lake?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDZMYkiODbcIP-xrE84h-NJ_OPZUSc8Pi3L3_4_C2Sb0p5RAEMOuEw2kQJmwhCoEum17uyFyQw0nxaPWrKNc0sD9gtQ9sgOEqYH1C63s9XZ_wDwR9TBfedm7pC-yykEUQXwbo1TGe_fpgz-w6ii1U36MORYqy5LsO5s3QhtP0LvKGuhp_JyHUCZCh/s4032/8IMG_8431.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioDZMYkiODbcIP-xrE84h-NJ_OPZUSc8Pi3L3_4_C2Sb0p5RAEMOuEw2kQJmwhCoEum17uyFyQw0nxaPWrKNc0sD9gtQ9sgOEqYH1C63s9XZ_wDwR9TBfedm7pC-yykEUQXwbo1TGe_fpgz-w6ii1U36MORYqy5LsO5s3QhtP0LvKGuhp_JyHUCZCh/w640-h480/8IMG_8431.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful flowers inside the Conservatory</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJqRohcwS1NplgeOwrV2sMpd5CXUDxM8amlbzkwDnbxxpUsT-SKsSwFUb4u08nPf3_rh3uUNgdsCwccYKklH6zn-IVgEK_k1coFADskde369LBWcT1au61eJP0Ad5CM2gU9QIjZ2ALNIvQcdg0iq8p9-BVVSC-R8gOf3yhUzfO9ibKFX8yBX6Lt1u/s3254/9IMG_8546.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2439" data-original-width="3254" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYJqRohcwS1NplgeOwrV2sMpd5CXUDxM8amlbzkwDnbxxpUsT-SKsSwFUb4u08nPf3_rh3uUNgdsCwccYKklH6zn-IVgEK_k1coFADskde369LBWcT1au61eJP0Ad5CM2gU9QIjZ2ALNIvQcdg0iq8p9-BVVSC-R8gOf3yhUzfO9ibKFX8yBX6Lt1u/w640-h480/9IMG_8546.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was interesting to watch the Biltmore Black-Smith. He was so personable and fun to listen to and watch.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9H9auUKv46zhSae2NmDQtZsUupaCLFKOx1FvN_XWL7yo1TlIycRtnXK6pCdTFLXhdIDfeSFJtc78LigZexUV8hgys9DZwf7H2OtYsRiXCpG-3VZvBhuPvNAXukYVAtq8ioyos6lIl52zvnJjnIsUDn865xDk0vh9EE-f_T4ZkWR_SKH7xHRXE_Z55/s4032/10IMG_8580ChihulyWineryBiltmore051823.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9H9auUKv46zhSae2NmDQtZsUupaCLFKOx1FvN_XWL7yo1TlIycRtnXK6pCdTFLXhdIDfeSFJtc78LigZexUV8hgys9DZwf7H2OtYsRiXCpG-3VZvBhuPvNAXukYVAtq8ioyos6lIl52zvnJjnIsUDn865xDk0vh9EE-f_T4ZkWR_SKH7xHRXE_Z55/w480-h640/10IMG_8580ChihulyWineryBiltmore051823.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And my favorite thing to show you: a beautiful Chandelier hanging in the Winery by none other than CHIHULY. Isn't it awesome????</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Hope you enjoyed seeing my photos... As you can tell, we had a great time!!!! Several of you have asked how we are doing. We are OKAY.... I miss Bert TERRIBLY and think about him constantly. BUT--he would not want me to sit around and mope and be sad. SO---we are keeping on living the best life we can!!!! It's all about ATTITUDE!!!! </p><p>Bert's 60th Birthday will be on July 18. The family will scatter his ashes in the Smoky Mountains sometime that week...</p><p>Hope you are doing well. I'll try to do a better job of blogging and staying in touch. </p><p>Much Love,</p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><i>BETSY and GEORGE</i></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br />Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-39159867644373013032023-05-01T01:30:00.015-05:002023-05-01T01:30:00.135-05:00Family Celebration honoring son, Bert, who died on 4/21/23<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU5Ho0Zuqf2gthJ0AA2dSN-9VJBImHLtxv5UOZ7HAcpTox0MrKhBvNk2D13lKlgHksLgewP-RGQ6Ve9_NgdQwPgtslB2tNNIfJC209bttxAFINLvna3QNQTDx0LtJsxOTmy8vQlFT-hHBCg3fsXwzoCz1eyCddb2G1Xtldp_1Z-P8t8TnGx4-l0kvT" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU5Ho0Zuqf2gthJ0AA2dSN-9VJBImHLtxv5UOZ7HAcpTox0MrKhBvNk2D13lKlgHksLgewP-RGQ6Ve9_NgdQwPgtslB2tNNIfJC209bttxAFINLvna3QNQTDx0LtJsxOTmy8vQlFT-hHBCg3fsXwzoCz1eyCddb2G1Xtldp_1Z-P8t8TnGx4-l0kvT=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bert Wilhite (Being crazy; Picture taken in 2018)<br />July 18, 1963- April 21, 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hello Blog Friends, Bert opted to have an outdoor celebration ---and not a traditional morbid and sad service... It worked out well--and it's the type of 'service' I want when I pass away...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">SO----<span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">Twenty family members got together on Saturday, April 29, at Cades Cove in the Smoky Mountains for a Celebration of Life for Bert...It was awesome and was a time of healing for all of us. We laughed and cried as we told stories about Bert. We also enjoyed a terrific picnic lunch.</span></span><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">We had had rain for the past few days but Saturday was gorgeous. I told my sons that Bert 'sent' us the beautiful weather. I'm sure he enjoyed hearing the stories that we all told!!!! I am so blessed to have a fabulous family --and Saturday was definitely a day of HEALING. Thanks be to God. (The picture was taken about 2018---and I'm sure that expression on his face was him listening to our crazy stories!!! ha)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); font-family: helvetica; white-space: pre-wrap;">I was scared when we planned the </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">celebration thinking that it would be too hard for me. HOWEVER --I loved it and it was pure healing for me. Thanks be to a loving God who takes good care of us. AND--knowing that Bert is in heaven which has to be a beautiful place, and knowing that he is now out-of-pain is a blessing. </span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank You for being so kind and compassionate to me through these past THREE months. Bert had one of the worst kinds of cancer ---so it's a good thing, although I miss him terribly, that he only lived with cancer for those three months...</span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;">Love to ALL, </span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(228, 230, 235); white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 26.4px;"><i>BETSY and GEORGE</i></b></div></div>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-37495490195902363102023-04-23T11:12:00.000-05:002023-04-23T11:12:47.651-05:00Death of my Son<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6F-h1S6wrkqMy1oL7mVdN6GqO7WfEycvGfvfk9Oa-jMOElgVpel-Yqd1iLeSEts1MM_HgybhwDiCL3kr-SSHjhJQNZuOplC_DqdEP2DdjtzB_0xjNFLfLF2LdqwOTca6TiHDBWmM92UEgKZUGz-170QbjmF0XHJumpxfLioItdmOm00_QxXXJk1BA/s1924/342938356_168955759429765_2002471580012646284_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="1924" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6F-h1S6wrkqMy1oL7mVdN6GqO7WfEycvGfvfk9Oa-jMOElgVpel-Yqd1iLeSEts1MM_HgybhwDiCL3kr-SSHjhJQNZuOplC_DqdEP2DdjtzB_0xjNFLfLF2LdqwOTca6TiHDBWmM92UEgKZUGz-170QbjmF0XHJumpxfLioItdmOm00_QxXXJk1BA/w640-h516/342938356_168955759429765_2002471580012646284_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p> Melvin Bertrand Wilhite III (known as Bert to the family/old friends and Tre to new friends)</p><p>July 18, 1963 --April 21, 2023</p><p>Thank You to ALL who have sent so many prayers and so much love not only to Bert--but to our entire family. These past 3 months have been so difficult, and let me just say how much I HATE CANCER. God must have big plans for Bert since he took him from us WAY too quickly.</p><p>I have said this so many times, but my other two sons, Mark and Jeff, couldn't have been anymore loving and helpful to Bert through this journey. I couldn't have made it without them. SO--a huge thank you for my sons and their families.</p><p>And I cannot write this without saying thank you to my ROCK, George. He has been with me constantly through this journey, and has given me more love than any one person deserves. Thank You to my Sweetheart.</p><p>These past 3 months, Bert and I have had some great talks about his life. He has lived several places and experienced life in ways that many of us never have. I'm sure I will be sharing more about these experiences over the next several weeks.</p><p>As a strong Christian, I know that Bert is in a beautiful place and is totally out of pain. He died peacefully with the family surrounding him. He is now in heaven with his father (who died in July of 2022).</p><p>But--I will admit that I miss him TERRIBLY. We have been texting each day (several times) with his Mama asking him how he felt... He would always text back telling me he was fine (even when he wasn't). I almost picked up my phone this afternoon to text him. BUT--He can't text me back now... It HURTS so much....</p><p>I miss you Sweet Boy. I will see you again someday in Heaven. (Picture of my 'awesome' son was taken in 2021 on a family picnic celebrating his brother Jeff's 50th Birthday)</p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-17826680278740193982023-04-03T01:30:00.003-05:002023-04-03T08:19:49.625-05:00A MARCH 2023 UPDATE<p> Dear Blog Friends, I thought I'd better give you a March Update since I haven't written lately. First of all, I do want you to know that George and I are fine--for two old people!!! We are slowing down but enjoying life!!!!! Today I'll share a few pictures from THREE March events you may have missed (unless you follow me on Facebook)...</p><p>FIRST was our little trip to Cades Cove (in the Smokies) to celebrate George's 81st BIRTHDAY on March 9.</p><p>SECOND-- shows you some of our DAFFODIL collections in our yard. The Daffodils must love our rainy weather since they have really put on a show this past month.</p><p>THIRD-- was our little spur of the moment trip to KENTUCKY (March 25 and 26). We seldom go anywhere much anymore --so this was a nice change for us, and we NEEDED it.</p><p>Hope you enjoy the pictures!!!!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJmVYrILIVbxUhOV8PuBZxyw8QqNpFw6zsmi7pfTcdQpYQScWV8fMDaXnVJq7Uza2P3P9wxqzgYFxtZ1f8nWX92Jkcv7-wedhtrkEDsYHfnyTBY_biES4kJYhnMUy49yQk2TaoqRhAGrFmE_x0eR8hW0ark_YKvI9o4LVyNY50YUB5vlejDb9GiFG/s2048/334663308_3511203412491547_7605954512709175529_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJmVYrILIVbxUhOV8PuBZxyw8QqNpFw6zsmi7pfTcdQpYQScWV8fMDaXnVJq7Uza2P3P9wxqzgYFxtZ1f8nWX92Jkcv7-wedhtrkEDsYHfnyTBY_biES4kJYhnMUy49yQk2TaoqRhAGrFmE_x0eR8hW0ark_YKvI9o4LVyNY50YUB5vlejDb9GiFG/w480-h640/334663308_3511203412491547_7605954512709175529_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Birthday Boy enjoying some ice cream at Cades Cove in the Smokies</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_tYauCL5nRvnTRAsr-5TLBLkdxHg13yMYx86oltzsza5PcfxGyCWgmGJ10RvYmXOuKSUNH4WH3O4nf4M8npD-O8QglhgOzAX97sXm9_j3uaskXCVzZfV6cs0k0eClsf5ySB4vCAvpTAn2uxHGKdrOYaAMm3WIhxHHDoEh_oGRA1SiU99aqw727pb/s1152/335070931_962592001763939_179410812436479512_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1152" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf_tYauCL5nRvnTRAsr-5TLBLkdxHg13yMYx86oltzsza5PcfxGyCWgmGJ10RvYmXOuKSUNH4WH3O4nf4M8npD-O8QglhgOzAX97sXm9_j3uaskXCVzZfV6cs0k0eClsf5ySB4vCAvpTAn2uxHGKdrOYaAMm3WIhxHHDoEh_oGRA1SiU99aqw727pb/w640-h480/335070931_962592001763939_179410812436479512_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this picture that George took on his Birthday --showing the silky water at the Sinks in the Smokies.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9o7O3AF4cpmXlWi-UFCsvKTcj3i9yVR5ryIKICLM05z_ucDOwJ6z_X0lpfHQFtFTJDpX_LpQ9J6tUtdjVVJct-botF1hoIu36xfofzBvEwTjovXkxowajHFyMQKstsEhGsv0S0CGRTYp9W2WiETtNYfmMEoD64GLA_SaB3QeEZIEv5u7zT9B4wS8H/s2048/335475238_964688861648123_5723663034574259580_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9o7O3AF4cpmXlWi-UFCsvKTcj3i9yVR5ryIKICLM05z_ucDOwJ6z_X0lpfHQFtFTJDpX_LpQ9J6tUtdjVVJct-botF1hoIu36xfofzBvEwTjovXkxowajHFyMQKstsEhGsv0S0CGRTYp9W2WiETtNYfmMEoD64GLA_SaB3QeEZIEv5u7zT9B4wS8H/w640-h480/335475238_964688861648123_5723663034574259580_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Two very happy people enjoying George's Birthday at Cades Cove in the Smokies.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKkMKVA47vRAMo0YhN8GVZceL_J91eEaaPhexOf8pAo3fTIMoNIxjpyJRY7e_Tpg09i7ArMK1JuKuK1SMSDb2oJ3gF1bobV5cKkewnURXgdOu23eeYf-0LJi2UNUomZ8_1pONRmWRmpa5Q708eYyg-4MjshItw-C5nnpRqNijjf6_KW1lCk5PJaG5/s1215/336997307_224785746743127_607176156521142145_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1215" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKkMKVA47vRAMo0YhN8GVZceL_J91eEaaPhexOf8pAo3fTIMoNIxjpyJRY7e_Tpg09i7ArMK1JuKuK1SMSDb2oJ3gF1bobV5cKkewnURXgdOu23eeYf-0LJi2UNUomZ8_1pONRmWRmpa5Q708eYyg-4MjshItw-C5nnpRqNijjf6_KW1lCk5PJaG5/w640-h338/336997307_224785746743127_607176156521142145_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daffodils in our Yard, March 2023</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoxbrcq-Eetl21pShAVgfr19bhLngZFhwosXOEHOb5lARGGqfIE55kweNmqTgnIvfffkmVeyzwGa-DzFxfT41lUCzwjbEm32aOZV-S76FfnmV_p1fFSQveUj7fAC3C7-Ogi4MwErOWqO45OjliY9D-zMZLwbp2PgPHBnc5gxuQoGVHb0QsVYZejQW/s1281/337013025_1018973929081619_3584749231751936282_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1281" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRoxbrcq-Eetl21pShAVgfr19bhLngZFhwosXOEHOb5lARGGqfIE55kweNmqTgnIvfffkmVeyzwGa-DzFxfT41lUCzwjbEm32aOZV-S76FfnmV_p1fFSQveUj7fAC3C7-Ogi4MwErOWqO45OjliY9D-zMZLwbp2PgPHBnc5gxuQoGVHb0QsVYZejQW/w640-h360/337013025_1018973929081619_3584749231751936282_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These little Daffodils were given to us many years ago by George's sweet Daddy.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fOfY1-RXu4OTGES6j8CCYXGHyFo_XNNfksI2XNVkqbVi7J6Ij1niheG05B2lxWQyRRHG0doO6Eq6mqzYRGLufZk6dYX7itIfLkz-IcPVeK0kvSSbn4XHiFZQsyH4McdRKxjMrb67XRvLholLtbyWGAopd0DO8xo0JUyiCY7AlIb9fArF4VGGGU11/s1193/337106952_236803192129531_6644161788114104443_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1193" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8fOfY1-RXu4OTGES6j8CCYXGHyFo_XNNfksI2XNVkqbVi7J6Ij1niheG05B2lxWQyRRHG0doO6Eq6mqzYRGLufZk6dYX7itIfLkz-IcPVeK0kvSSbn4XHiFZQsyH4McdRKxjMrb67XRvLholLtbyWGAopd0DO8xo0JUyiCY7AlIb9fArF4VGGGU11/w640-h322/337106952_236803192129531_6644161788114104443_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More pretty Daffodils in our yard; We have so many different varieties.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJK_unPApf-mpd5iKRh9SVwcMeelioXCbL7LfXhwM59bXTuQ6Kn29Bmeo-hqUvWOCxL59o1qyYbKqZTZB6H1sd9_f30wt9cA9nHB7hrAbXk2EqsTj7r02GFoqqIzIS6uHWb9X3nZ5tDTAJXaar7xv51ix1YpRlNNCGrq0DixFD1Ajuzidq5K08Pq9/s4032/IMG_7888Pinnacle032523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJK_unPApf-mpd5iKRh9SVwcMeelioXCbL7LfXhwM59bXTuQ6Kn29Bmeo-hqUvWOCxL59o1qyYbKqZTZB6H1sd9_f30wt9cA9nHB7hrAbXk2EqsTj7r02GFoqqIzIS6uHWb9X3nZ5tDTAJXaar7xv51ix1YpRlNNCGrq0DixFD1Ajuzidq5K08Pq9/w640-h480/IMG_7888Pinnacle032523.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is from the PINNACLE at the Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in Middleboro, KY.. You can see the little quaint town of Cumberland Gap below. We love to visit the Pinnacle every time we get near that area, but this time --the high winds and cold temperatures made it more difficult to take pictures.... </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtNIrN4Xuk04EERLmKU0KfTWkew7RTdBp_ueY13vr2m9f6bPPlSngWcEMMcSuA1lrcmEdeAjpt92m5n5aDM6lEwbfdY5EMnEHSIG-SGaz2h7STdXI21BMDMQnUFIa7oRVkSnmzDi6PlNCMKS9nUHfK5wRAfmbOB3w-XQMrmBaCBqlUxXQT_VtSHWr/s4032/IMG_7944SunsetPineMountain032523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtNIrN4Xuk04EERLmKU0KfTWkew7RTdBp_ueY13vr2m9f6bPPlSngWcEMMcSuA1lrcmEdeAjpt92m5n5aDM6lEwbfdY5EMnEHSIG-SGaz2h7STdXI21BMDMQnUFIa7oRVkSnmzDi6PlNCMKS9nUHfK5wRAfmbOB3w-XQMrmBaCBqlUxXQT_VtSHWr/w640-h480/IMG_7944SunsetPineMountain032523.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the balcony of our room at the lodge at Pine Mountain State Resort Park, we enjoyed watching the sun disappear behind the mountain. NOTE the colors in the sun's rays!!!! I called it a Sun-Bow!!!!! ha</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLORXSzAVfFrcn-aEQaK8a5V1fCrRgb2Q0A4Wb1mpaNcSRzI-6w6tSXV3hlnv9vEfwodR4SX52OfHY8UBouhAbl3sb347cK-G5eiSt_km3kiSMy4MYmH2Xz7ZxOK5PePfm5PA197N1isRNdoOuFAGcucJSkKwXd6IKr23AN7DW_xtI8OV0sD18aJox/s4025/IMG_7985PineMountainStatePark032623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1876" data-original-width="4025" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLORXSzAVfFrcn-aEQaK8a5V1fCrRgb2Q0A4Wb1mpaNcSRzI-6w6tSXV3hlnv9vEfwodR4SX52OfHY8UBouhAbl3sb347cK-G5eiSt_km3kiSMy4MYmH2Xz7ZxOK5PePfm5PA197N1isRNdoOuFAGcucJSkKwXd6IKr23AN7DW_xtI8OV0sD18aJox/w640-h298/IMG_7985PineMountainStatePark032623.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another beautiful photo of the fantastic Kentucky mountains, taken from the lodge at Pine Mountain State Resort Park</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-95yumBRN5DOKlWcLSyih_YPn8RrrzVWzWSZtjD48wky606VPPV6GuRO_4gFeu2xWY9aO4v4UMBqIrfqxMx-wwvNpX0OnQBaQMz601yN01DnrVkudqL3l-x3DTt5wZ1dHckFk-I6w0ReySc_P23_TSxZQtedkxsm9E148O9sdzW_Q6UPC2EP4ODH/s4032/IMG_8930B&G032623.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-95yumBRN5DOKlWcLSyih_YPn8RrrzVWzWSZtjD48wky606VPPV6GuRO_4gFeu2xWY9aO4v4UMBqIrfqxMx-wwvNpX0OnQBaQMz601yN01DnrVkudqL3l-x3DTt5wZ1dHckFk-I6w0ReySc_P23_TSxZQtedkxsm9E148O9sdzW_Q6UPC2EP4ODH/w640-h480/IMG_8930B&G032623.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The next day, on our way home, we stopped at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park. The waterfall was dirty but beautiful after all of the rains we have had.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeTMstPrRZwRYPrJGAYDP10-xnijaBDo3iGi-jY0OG3oo80kTbYZg_RW5EZaX6UfEZil5MSMhPMo0IsjWK6YYV0dSz5oFdIzW8G2fvJ0zxnCtlTXbwNjhPhduk5ejPIr7KDrMm_4ollqnonXGzKVoxf8izdYybWbtaaIi2n0Z_NuarTTcya-ZxP0I/s4032/IMG_8053Bert032923.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpeTMstPrRZwRYPrJGAYDP10-xnijaBDo3iGi-jY0OG3oo80kTbYZg_RW5EZaX6UfEZil5MSMhPMo0IsjWK6YYV0dSz5oFdIzW8G2fvJ0zxnCtlTXbwNjhPhduk5ejPIr7KDrMm_4ollqnonXGzKVoxf8izdYybWbtaaIi2n0Z_NuarTTcya-ZxP0I/w480-h640/IMG_8053Bert032923.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Finally, an update on son BERT who has terminal cancer: </p><p>March 1st-- Bert had his last visit with Palliative Care.</p><p>March 2nd-- Bert had his last visit with the Oncologist</p><p>March 10--Bert was evaluated by HOSPICE care.</p><p>March 13-- HOSPICE took over his care. We (the family) are very pleased with Hospice so far. They visit him often, have taken over his medications and have them delivered to his home the next day after being ordered, and have given the family much information about cremation, giving his organs for research, etc. They have taken a lot of responsibility off of the family --AND they are keeping him out of pain.</p><p>Right now, Bert is doing remarkably well. Even with this terrible cancer --he has been healthy in all other ways (which really is helping). He still cannot eat/drink much since the cancer is in his throat and has destroyed his taste buds... The Radiation treatments HELPED shrink the big tumor but in the process, he has struggled swallowing and eating solid foods... Hospice has provided some healthy 'clear' drinks for him which help him get the necessary calories.... Because of his lack of hunger and being able to taste, he is losing weight plus the fact that he doesn't have much energy. BUT--he'll tell you if you ask that he is doing FINE... Bless his heart...</p><p>I took this photo last Wednesday (March 29) when we took Bert to the Soup Kitchen for lunch. He was able to eat 1/2 cup of Curried Chicken soup and drink some water. He took the rest home to eat that night for his dinner.... </p><p>I'm so proud of him and his wonderful attitude. As I said before, we don't know how long we will have this wonderful guy on this earth, but every day we do have him is a BLESSING...</p><p>HAPPY EASTER to ALL!</p><p>Love,</p><p><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif;"><i>BETSY and GEORGE</i></b> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-47057382615840201482023-02-18T20:56:00.001-06:002023-02-18T20:58:49.928-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasAdiqZY_cHs4jLilk6-BkfEJq-jkR-ep_q4cmdHPTrjyh05IA2OKNYvQNfFAu1jfyvJFrpyBPjs4cDaNJl96XuCHcC9Z1r_Njr9DeOrsCtZsdtWhA_eL2HyyzSeemX3lkYF-HFBn6clhl6EX9olalQa5Hp0Q1yZUMq4o5r2iX5HuFXWurBySeRC0/s980/331919643_2199296710266795_6811123050899655853_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="980" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasAdiqZY_cHs4jLilk6-BkfEJq-jkR-ep_q4cmdHPTrjyh05IA2OKNYvQNfFAu1jfyvJFrpyBPjs4cDaNJl96XuCHcC9Z1r_Njr9DeOrsCtZsdtWhA_eL2HyyzSeemX3lkYF-HFBn6clhl6EX9olalQa5Hp0Q1yZUMq4o5r2iX5HuFXWurBySeRC0/w640-h532/331919643_2199296710266795_6811123050899655853_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">Update on Bert’s</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue";">cancer</span></span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;">:</span></p>
<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">-On January 24---Bert (my eldest son, age 59) went to the doctor with a ‘knot’ on his neck. This was the beginning of a new journey for our family. After some preliminary tests, the doctors suspected CANCER from the beginning, but they weren’t sure. SO many many tests including an MRI, several CTScanes, 2 biopsies, etc.. were performed.. (At first we all were hoping that he had a more common Thyroid Cancer which is easy to cure... That didn’t happen!)</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">-Finally, on February 2nd, the bad news came. Bert not only has cancer. He has a VERY rare, life-threatening, no cure cancer named STAGE IV ANAPLASTIC THYROID CANCER. This particular cancer travels fast throughout the body. Bert already has some cancer spots on his lung. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">-After several days of devastation, I finally shared Bert’s story on February 9th on Facebook and on the 11th on this Blog... It was hard --but the outpouring of love and support and prayers was (and continues to be) fantastic. I am glad that I have so many wonderful friends. (NOT sure what I would do without all of you and my wonderful family.)</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">-Since the 9th, Bert continues to have many appointments and tests. We are so glad that he is getting great care at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. He has seen and continues to see a variety of specialists while dealing with his cancer and treatment. Besides his PCP doctor, he now has a Thyroid Doctor, an Oncologist, a Radiation Oncologist and a Palliative Care Doctor. All of these doctors work together as a team. Amazing and Awesome!</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">-Bert is not married and his son lives in Florida. His father died in July this past year. SO--his two brothers and I are his only close relatives. George and I drive over to see Bert at least once a week, and his brothers are the ones taking him back and forth to all of his appointments. Those two sons are the ones keeping Bert in their homes now (since they don’t want him to be alone). Thanks be to God for these amazing sons, Mark and Jeff, and their supporting wives, Robin and Dawn. Without them, I’m not sure what we could do at this time in our lives.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">-Since Bert’s tumor in his neck is growing fast, that team of doctors is moving quickly to help him and keep him comfortable. Right now, Bert struggles with a very stiff neck, and cannot turn his head to the right now. He struggles with eating and is mostly on liquids or very soft foods now. He has trouble sleeping and has a raspy throat. So far though, there are no breathing problems.</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">-He began some Radiation Treatments on Feb. 15, and will have these treatments for 10 or more days to see if they are shrinking the tumor some.. (Did I tell you that they cannot remove the tumor since it is wrapped around all of those nearby glands? That would cause even more problems for Bert.)</p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">-On Feb. 15, George and I took Bert to see the Palliative Doctor... That was such a great experience for Bert and for me. This caring, compassionate doctor talked to Bert to get his ‘wishes’ for his future. We even talked about Hospice... As a family, we are most concerned for Bert’s comfort with a lack of suffering through his last days. We do not know how long we will have this sweet boy on this earth but we don’t want him to suffer... This is all in God’s hands. </p>
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<p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">-As a Mom, I truly don’t know how anyone can go through this without God in their lives. All of us in the family have a lot of faith, and that faith is what is carrying us through this journey. Another thing which helps me tremendously is that Bert has an incredibly great attitude. He has accepted what is happening to him and never complains. God Bless this wonderful son of mine. Please continue praying for all of my family --and especially Bert. Thank You.</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Love to all,</p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); color: #ff8200; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 24.200001px;"><i><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">BETSY and GEORGE</span></i></b></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-47652815563577998222023-02-11T10:12:00.003-06:002023-02-18T20:58:00.969-06:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQp_6emZ907W88Ga_vBvRW2yp7lC0tJqmc7HasVS4q0L4tA-Z1imLm77x-DjUWkoRHOTZkHFYWHULbW7NVw5edK8p5ekbCVzCiI774fC1QUBE84SeFEU_GxY1nWEmqUBYBi_o0kJMmk6xKBzhC1NSM3T3EFXdzEkldzWgq2bpeQOSCHwrsGoA_Ks5/s981/Bert%202022.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="981" data-original-width="648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsQp_6emZ907W88Ga_vBvRW2yp7lC0tJqmc7HasVS4q0L4tA-Z1imLm77x-DjUWkoRHOTZkHFYWHULbW7NVw5edK8p5ekbCVzCiI774fC1QUBE84SeFEU_GxY1nWEmqUBYBi_o0kJMmk6xKBzhC1NSM3T3EFXdzEkldzWgq2bpeQOSCHwrsGoA_Ks5/w422-h640/Bert%202022.png" width="422" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Dear Blog Friends, Many many PRAYERS needed. See this cute little blue-eyed boy ????? His name is BERT (although he goes by Tre these days) and he is my oldest (of 3) sons... He is only 59 years old, and was diagnosed recently with a very RARE and DEADLY Stage IV Thyroid Cancer with NO CURE.. </span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">This cancer is one of the worst cancers since it grows very fast and then spreads all over one’s body. Usually Thyroid Cancer is the ‘simple’ cancer which can be treated and cured. Not this one. This cancer is named ANAPLASTIC THYROID CANCER.</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">As you can imagine, this is devastating news to me and to our family. It came up suddenly since we have only been dealing with this since Jan. 24. I spent two days crying my heart out --and finally, with lots of love from my husband, have been able to turn it over to God. I have told several friends --but just haven’t been able to tell this publicly until now... (Makes it real).</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Bert has a large mass/tumor on his thyroid and surrounding glands. He also has spots on his lung. They can’t surgically remove that tumor since it is wrapped around other surrounding glands; and removing it may do even more damage. Right now the doctors’ primary interest is to give him radiation to try to shrink that tumor.</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We are not sure how long we will have this precious boy (man) on this earth with us since that cancer grows and spreads so quickly--but George and I and the family will love and keep him as happy as possible for these next months/years. The picture above was taken this past year while Bert and Mark were at a University of Tennessee football game.</span></p>
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<p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">I will say that my other two sons (Mark and Jeff) have been fantastic through this past month (taking Bert to doctor’s appointments, keeping him in their homes, etc.). I don’t know what I’d do without Mark and Jeff and their beautiful supportive wives (Robin and Dawn). Thanks for your prayers and thoughts. If you have questions --message me or text me at 931-200-5933. Today, tell your loved ones how much you love them, since none of us know how long we will be on this earth. God’s Blessings to all of you.</span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Much Love,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif;"><i><span style="color: white; font-size: x-large;">BETSY and GEORGE</span></i></b></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-37713030448940400752022-12-27T11:31:00.001-06:002022-12-27T11:31:26.827-06:00Beauty at Biltmore, December 2022<p> Dear Friends, Hope you had a blessed Christmas this year. Although the weather kept us from seeing the family on Christmas, George and I had a very nice Christmas here at home, in front of the fireplace...</p><p>The Arctic Cold Front which hit most of the country is finally winding down. BUT--since Thursday, Dec. 22, the ice/snow/high winds shut our area down for several days. They were telling people to stay home and not try to drive. They didn't scrape the roads for several days --and since we are on a big hill, there was no way we could go anywhere...Today will be the first day that our temperature will go above freezing. Hopefully things are beginning to get back to normal for us now!!!</p><p>The best news to come out of that 'winter blast' was the fact that we had snow on the ground on Christmas Day!!!! That doesn't happen very often here... You know that I loved that!!!!</p><p>BUT---today, I'm going back to Dec. 14 when George and I attended "Christmas at Biltmore" to show you more beauty in the big house (mansion). The house is always gorgeous especially this time of year. But--this year they outdid themselves with the decorations. I showed you the Hearth Decorations --and now I'll show you some of the beautiful Christmas trees in the house. Hope you enjoy them!!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lIwyKw3DAFqX4alaljyUWduSivT4tLWYNQcZ5f3aOypSq_XTSBdqsltje-z8N216am8MDBHG5rwFZGK92GI8wgbljnQOEccAtRVqd6yRRmGlA0PhGYdnAjWAw9Yn1pEpf45sr9y_BV0EWznHAEFcuUOEtsGiQguuUEhMX_11QVVfu7yvTXU9si9u/s4032/IMG_7410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lIwyKw3DAFqX4alaljyUWduSivT4tLWYNQcZ5f3aOypSq_XTSBdqsltje-z8N216am8MDBHG5rwFZGK92GI8wgbljnQOEccAtRVqd6yRRmGlA0PhGYdnAjWAw9Yn1pEpf45sr9y_BV0EWznHAEFcuUOEtsGiQguuUEhMX_11QVVfu7yvTXU9si9u/w480-h640/IMG_7410.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The LARGEST Tree at Biltmore--over 30 feet tall</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBP5NhPQveuWl5dkeh01cP3F3ac1wTZ-c5cZPynPTSCpyRfpaYwYFBJnnUe7ZO29Gk7nVPs5UZSaeqoTGAhdpfh9ThOZwVIfyyX7ibGqaYwtoia_3q9QogEhWuZGtzAgMBO_K32O_DVBsKdORIv5DIGPIsN1q0NCRY3xmnjrpQqpxh5Trq42kyM705/s4032/IMG_7413.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBP5NhPQveuWl5dkeh01cP3F3ac1wTZ-c5cZPynPTSCpyRfpaYwYFBJnnUe7ZO29Gk7nVPs5UZSaeqoTGAhdpfh9ThOZwVIfyyX7ibGqaYwtoia_3q9QogEhWuZGtzAgMBO_K32O_DVBsKdORIv5DIGPIsN1q0NCRY3xmnjrpQqpxh5Trq42kyM705/w480-h640/IMG_7413.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Mama Tree and her children!!!! ha</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhos3ESAsLWZiaqrUKlCG4WRxdp9KmvPv0yf-oVQkYBYJUc3xnwmEYLPBd-ZFOfOT6MPMTPurdCfnFlufOufFMub-12mEewXF9k3h93cUh8bLaadaKoq5NutAYDCmhhQTBB6CdULgppqfjP7r60h8Kofq7p7rUPyeRv-ppcUwThW-qrsFXkbBkPbw1G/s4032/IMG_7428.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhos3ESAsLWZiaqrUKlCG4WRxdp9KmvPv0yf-oVQkYBYJUc3xnwmEYLPBd-ZFOfOT6MPMTPurdCfnFlufOufFMub-12mEewXF9k3h93cUh8bLaadaKoq5NutAYDCmhhQTBB6CdULgppqfjP7r60h8Kofq7p7rUPyeRv-ppcUwThW-qrsFXkbBkPbw1G/w480-h640/IMG_7428.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the top of this tree.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jZR62Cny4uJuHV4pgfd4FM-R_-qIbSLLM-FeA18NPUpqnXc7Re8TXUladnyl-315eUyuRqYmHqt6JHPBdoNcfu-_z5wBny2TRMwvZ3iYZ5xJcB-IZrzOeDPshqNcYcu-c0_W183lFuZAwZAg0qWzeGGKhinzjGMadTZuC4V9We1jshh1FbcDlVai/s4032/IMG_7438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9jZR62Cny4uJuHV4pgfd4FM-R_-qIbSLLM-FeA18NPUpqnXc7Re8TXUladnyl-315eUyuRqYmHqt6JHPBdoNcfu-_z5wBny2TRMwvZ3iYZ5xJcB-IZrzOeDPshqNcYcu-c0_W183lFuZAwZAg0qWzeGGKhinzjGMadTZuC4V9We1jshh1FbcDlVai/w480-h640/IMG_7438.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was one of my favorite trees since I love the reds and greens together.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYq9oWVHD26LOSDt5lg3ohl7h2kvg8YR8Izijs27Xb-kkacpG0n9JNQ-AvCP9-fvcjU3D8ED0jS3pYcPGLwTERdUYabftlBRYRrmUVzI559gbyfXzn64E6OUjuFza7R9BfYYKRqcUjvO-WjBoHGQIYorPRLcFfxxYnAt9KkRmlxxTmbzZqkR66xRRS/s4032/IMG_7450.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYq9oWVHD26LOSDt5lg3ohl7h2kvg8YR8Izijs27Xb-kkacpG0n9JNQ-AvCP9-fvcjU3D8ED0jS3pYcPGLwTERdUYabftlBRYRrmUVzI559gbyfXzn64E6OUjuFza7R9BfYYKRqcUjvO-WjBoHGQIYorPRLcFfxxYnAt9KkRmlxxTmbzZqkR66xRRS/w480-h640/IMG_7450.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a smaller tree---but I love the decorations and the top of the tree.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0HzcFDiYnglG2cLQmH634T_FLSOga2jV17KCESQJUcAvEVe6Mf7vUDdOt71oCtxpv4jWkzw4Hu8fhkLTfnlZGYQj9PNVafGoHFj-O3ejR7Ewpg02yjyDiXE-_9SjsR_V6eyqVlM47rH5ELvWxiEEyu60RQnPahn_l54xa7RHB7KjBSl1dmAQANCL/s4032/IMG_7462.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0HzcFDiYnglG2cLQmH634T_FLSOga2jV17KCESQJUcAvEVe6Mf7vUDdOt71oCtxpv4jWkzw4Hu8fhkLTfnlZGYQj9PNVafGoHFj-O3ejR7Ewpg02yjyDiXE-_9SjsR_V6eyqVlM47rH5ELvWxiEEyu60RQnPahn_l54xa7RHB7KjBSl1dmAQANCL/w480-h640/IMG_7462.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this tree since it reminds me of my childhood --when we used to cover our tree with ICICLES!!!!! ha ha</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga4I9IqvL2xVvpvUTzJ_u71LLQfoFmcejXViIF76AwHew_keMvBubOGwOuc4Y4fBPo_Wqf6OaQp-OP2qeEuj-FQsEjzsegWJ_ZEEInhB3ob1Ja4rpNW9SvGPtMDkgnDyVyO5qElJ86Ul0B0kgI2LoLdO4Y0WUwHIxeVcV4grmB8E8IEfAv_uqwfic/s4032/IMG_7473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjga4I9IqvL2xVvpvUTzJ_u71LLQfoFmcejXViIF76AwHew_keMvBubOGwOuc4Y4fBPo_Wqf6OaQp-OP2qeEuj-FQsEjzsegWJ_ZEEInhB3ob1Ja4rpNW9SvGPtMDkgnDyVyO5qElJ86Ul0B0kgI2LoLdO4Y0WUwHIxeVcV4grmB8E8IEfAv_uqwfic/w480-h640/IMG_7473.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the big ornaments and that star on top!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HYKSdMEL-linplF61T60dGN2bTeWQmq9xKMH3INHQbO98Ew-csfwPC2kpwj219fMVXxxgteOYN-eR-Ptlw3oF2CdstxVPdRttnN91uAhS4fYsWwC0PZaIt9UE_C4uXMLmv855NBxHxDg7JAk-6x5s3rCOyz40krkIJuhZdoJkNKzCf2Kkfp36_cg/s4032/IMG_7476.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HYKSdMEL-linplF61T60dGN2bTeWQmq9xKMH3INHQbO98Ew-csfwPC2kpwj219fMVXxxgteOYN-eR-Ptlw3oF2CdstxVPdRttnN91uAhS4fYsWwC0PZaIt9UE_C4uXMLmv855NBxHxDg7JAk-6x5s3rCOyz40krkIJuhZdoJkNKzCf2Kkfp36_cg/w480-h640/IMG_7476.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just another gorgeous large tree</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTYsjlEWlopWw0bhE7UOuAxRh8U10ksQ8BagXhxsNlhjy-LCuYZTO0CG8JS_bXHk9eiMKJq_V6_taHPGLOpbjJC4CEZkul80rM4ossnCyZCuBjgfjJS1ChOFCas7FYKyD-LHjtHkz8BZd2dpsARDpJazc0K9ug0kBPHmcJZUKTrv2pgUiuc5HykMX/s4032/IMG_7515.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTYsjlEWlopWw0bhE7UOuAxRh8U10ksQ8BagXhxsNlhjy-LCuYZTO0CG8JS_bXHk9eiMKJq_V6_taHPGLOpbjJC4CEZkul80rM4ossnCyZCuBjgfjJS1ChOFCas7FYKyD-LHjtHkz8BZd2dpsARDpJazc0K9ug0kBPHmcJZUKTrv2pgUiuc5HykMX/w480-h640/IMG_7515.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aren't these pretty???? I like the emphasis on WHITE.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoILadlKDh3IGI_gBr77Mjm9p_mWhKVS-QafhM9O0odKOEIE9eax0YQy7jkofGZ_CWnJWSHwiBkUOW7MuixYmODP4AFMqSJvy55z-owvDwCwJDd3J9o_-sYBSmW5BtUEZEWmiVyAb4cYWBplV0AFOdo3Wu6h3GoW9joGk8K0qF6ggNyL_mdBAdPFZ/s4032/IMG_7400.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoILadlKDh3IGI_gBr77Mjm9p_mWhKVS-QafhM9O0odKOEIE9eax0YQy7jkofGZ_CWnJWSHwiBkUOW7MuixYmODP4AFMqSJvy55z-owvDwCwJDd3J9o_-sYBSmW5BtUEZEWmiVyAb4cYWBplV0AFOdo3Wu6h3GoW9joGk8K0qF6ggNyL_mdBAdPFZ/w480-h640/IMG_7400.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of my favorite trees this year since it is all about BIRDS!!!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEJw61Sxbn2bZjz8djR8vw_hyyVBrQMF1hDOT1N6HkX5qUdp-qvPsGxEWieVXkkLppPFHeRhuwEKUZuiuvJIfzZ7o5NO9nV_9ffI92xrplCBMhMUQ8j3ZUZ7Xyt71OfZ12KcDWyZVEH_o0S-vKGin4Au6uvRTYmLY5jyXkqU06zeQiSNEX_2itesP/s4032/IMG_7517.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEJw61Sxbn2bZjz8djR8vw_hyyVBrQMF1hDOT1N6HkX5qUdp-qvPsGxEWieVXkkLppPFHeRhuwEKUZuiuvJIfzZ7o5NO9nV_9ffI92xrplCBMhMUQ8j3ZUZ7Xyt71OfZ12KcDWyZVEH_o0S-vKGin4Au6uvRTYmLY5jyXkqU06zeQiSNEX_2itesP/w640-h480/IMG_7517.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After leaving the big house, I captured this picture of the big trees in the front of the home.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>I have MORE ---but these are some of my favorite trees. Do you have a favorite?</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope all of you are doing well ---and I wish for you HAPPINESS, JOY, LOVE, GOOD HEALTH, and PEACE in 2023.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hugs,</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b><i>BETSY and GEORGE</i></b></span></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-83400884600485392752022-12-25T13:45:00.000-06:002022-12-25T13:45:17.710-06:00MERRY CHRISTMAS 2022<p> MERRY CHRISTMAS from our home to yours 12/25/22</p><p>Much Love, Joy, Happiness, Good Health, and Peace!</p><p>BETSY and GEORGE</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxpLgF3g6g1QJPUWLaBRpbqlF8qa56UBqaLc2gYqanR5jfp7b9JDFg65bNFKSbs3xcl0GpxCJQASFSkk94XCHqjhXZNzoXfjMhxDdaB5qbel7otLWAdbppfxhQfXpjsQqegQjeElaZJr9QSWs9uCwx0527IBys1olzLZ34ntdwcR34zu6ZtVgRhY_/s4032/IMG_6424.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxpLgF3g6g1QJPUWLaBRpbqlF8qa56UBqaLc2gYqanR5jfp7b9JDFg65bNFKSbs3xcl0GpxCJQASFSkk94XCHqjhXZNzoXfjMhxDdaB5qbel7otLWAdbppfxhQfXpjsQqegQjeElaZJr9QSWs9uCwx0527IBys1olzLZ34ntdwcR34zu6ZtVgRhY_/w480-h640/IMG_6424.HEIC" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picture taken, 12/25/21</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-63565601029019375872022-12-19T01:30:00.002-06:002022-12-19T09:45:56.998-06:00Christmas at Biltmore 2022, Fireplace Hearth Decorations<p> Dear Friends, As most of you know, one of George's and my traditions each year is to attend Christmas at Biltmore every December. This year, due to horrible weather, we almost didn't go. But--we finally decided we would go and see what we could. What a fantastic decision!! This year's decorations in the 'big house' were some of the best we've ever seen.... We were there on December 14, 2022. </p><p>As you can imagine, we took many pictures... It's hard to know what to share because it is all so gorgeous. But some of my favorites each year are the decorations on the HEARTHS above the fireplaces in many of the rooms. SO--since this year's hearths are some of the best ever, I decided to share a few with you today. You'll have to pick a favorite --but I guarantee, that may be hard. They are all beautiful in their own way.</p><p>Hope you enjoy seeing them!!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzFCWQ7F1FrKc_MUdq8_AgNoU9G8PLD2h9RLOEjKjY9bTFLgIpMb0mACYXFW54ijMVxtTLj-RdXXu0WUthOFgIn3UDB1OuGNOBRQC5HKIivX2IZilkZ0Mo9Wh0po8Pg-xWw-DQIsLkvMdvCIW_skMbZZ-nPrxvx7Spnjai2KjuOrhDayUlO0DrVUK/s4032/IMG_7402.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzFCWQ7F1FrKc_MUdq8_AgNoU9G8PLD2h9RLOEjKjY9bTFLgIpMb0mACYXFW54ijMVxtTLj-RdXXu0WUthOFgIn3UDB1OuGNOBRQC5HKIivX2IZilkZ0Mo9Wh0po8Pg-xWw-DQIsLkvMdvCIW_skMbZZ-nPrxvx7Spnjai2KjuOrhDayUlO0DrVUK/w640-h480/IMG_7402.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmE6Aac58KvXiGY8L1F4biGHw4JO0RNqP5liKy7itsNENl3-GgSxFvomLO6IKzs3HIxcspfCNCMV59T7XTnKEMWIgOnCF3Dm5dg1e_A4bHMb3QWndEi-1GqjU-DVOQskLReUhJ8AMHlhy3CBg7pAlo7mrZ7V-aIxl1Dc7ifpkDXIYwBteJklruevv/s4032/IMG_7414.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIV4vSxvq3FNFxj_T1vL2Y1QSvNf8a23_J0BxdMWct-jdy5KeB2qX1yUwJANcap4B11Em7pfer_jwTKZH4equ-gSN8Zt7-31A8GBR5rcu2dMpGmKorisDZ2BewqZwL8e-aK84rVspcTuc6AXEdfAOG_BItMqE75N8mwcm_ezAGzDdifFT0QN4aolt/w640-h480/IMG_7513.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>SO---what do you think???? "Christmas at Biltmore" always MAKE Christmas more special for us and I'm so glad we went. Even standing in the rain didn't seem too bad once we got inside. <div><br /></div><div>Hope you are having a wonderful Christmas season.. Remember the reason we are celebrating. Jesus was born. Hallelujah ...</div><div><br /></div><div>Love to all and MERRY CHRISTMAS.</div><div><br /></div><div>Betsy and George<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-87218639118577035432022-12-12T01:30:00.005-06:002022-12-12T01:30:00.236-06:00Christmas Letter 2022<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIowjq67u98cCTdTmtL-VJlFhBS8MTlbcXXXN7ZIKbcpppoKJBeGldNf4moSSkyoHPlJAb0837wT_r-nnCTL4LFxiJ7_w07YyczW8AVBvtZ9FNWm_lRz6VhsD7xapGvmj-Hgof5Q5phfk5jFwVQTQVrbPv5hrMNDhq-HPS3ZztX9bh6hwyLsL7ebM8/s982/BetsyGeorgeChrismas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="982" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIowjq67u98cCTdTmtL-VJlFhBS8MTlbcXXXN7ZIKbcpppoKJBeGldNf4moSSkyoHPlJAb0837wT_r-nnCTL4LFxiJ7_w07YyczW8AVBvtZ9FNWm_lRz6VhsD7xapGvmj-Hgof5Q5phfk5jFwVQTQVrbPv5hrMNDhq-HPS3ZztX9bh6hwyLsL7ebM8/s320/BetsyGeorgeChrismas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Merry Christmas 2022</span><p></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Dear Friends, This is my first Christmas letter in many years… When George and I first got married, I wrote Christmas letters for several years… I don’t know why I stopped —but in lieu of Christmas cards this year, I decided to send our Christmas Greetings to you via Facebook and my Blog. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Overall, 2022 has been good to us. Healthwise we both struggle (not because we are old or anything!!!! Ha ha)—but I’m happy to say that we have had no MAJOR problems. George still has his Degenerative Disc Disease and suffers with pain in his back and right leg.. My heart has been behaving nicely this year (which is a good thing). BUT—my neuropathy problems in my legs and back keep me in pain a lot these days making it hard for me to walk…. Right now, both George and I are ‘enduring’ that pain —and keep putting one foot in front of the other each day. We neither one are willing to ‘give up’…. SO—overall we feel blessed, even if we both use canes continuously now!!!! </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The highlight for both of us this year was celebrating our 80th birthdays!!!! George turned 80 in March and we took a trip to Florida to visit his son and family. What a marvelous visit!!!! Then for my 80th Birthday in August, George took me to one of my very favorite places: Cass Railroad in West Virginia where we rode the old steam engine train to the top of the mountain and back… I was in 7th Heaven!!!!! (My Dad worked for the railroad —so I have always loved trains.)</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Our kids are all doing well—and both George and I are so proud of all of them.. George’s son/family lives in Florida; His daughter lives in Nashville, Tennessee and recently took a fantastic trip to Ireland; My eldest son lives in Knoxville, Tennessee; My middle son and his wife live in Maryville, Tennessee (and are hosting the family on Christmas Day); and my youngest son and his wife live in Dalton, GA (and they hosted the family at their home on Thanksgiving Day). Between George and me, there are 7 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren… Two of these Great Grands were born in 2022 —so our family continues to grow. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">We had two sad events this year. One was the death of my daughter-in-law’s father in Georgia, and the other was the death of my son’s father (my ex-husband) in North Carolina. Two births and Two deaths in 2022!!! That is LIFE!!!</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">George and I have taken several short trips this year (family trips/events, to Biltmore, Fall Creek Falls, etc.).. We took three longer trips (but not as long as the trips we used to take). Our three major trips taken annually are: Mt. Nebo State Park in Arkansas in February, Pisgah Inn in North Carolina in June (to celebrate our Anniversary), and Ocean Isle Beach in North Carolina in December. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">One more highlight of 2022 was another tradition that George and I celebrate. That is attending “Christmas at Biltmore” in December. This event ‘makes’ Christmas so very special for us each year.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Merry Christmas to ALL and God’s Blessings on each of you for an awesome 2023!</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Betsy and George </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-83216758520322969162022-11-23T21:25:00.001-06:002022-11-23T21:26:26.794-06:00Happy Thanksgiving 2022Dear Blog Friends, I'm just stopping by to wish you and your families and friends a very happy THANKSGIVING. Whatever you do, just take a minute and thank God for all of your blessings. <div><br /></div><div> George and I will be driving to Georgia for a Family Thanksgiving Dinner. It will be a great day for us since spending time with family is something we all should be thankful for. <div><br /></div><div> God's Blessings, </div><div><br /></div><div> Betsy and George
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Can you believe it: a Post two weeks in a row?????? ha .... I won't guarantee this will continue but who knows????? I'm much slower these days --and Blogger keeps changing and making it harder for me!!! It's not as much fun as it used to be. Facebook, on the other hand, is much simpler and more enjoyable now for this old woman... Oh Well... I've lost a lot of Blog friends since I don't Blog much --and that makes me sad. BUT--I do love you all and love hearing from you.</p><p>Last week I posted pictures from our trip to see the colors in the mountains... SO--today I'll share pictures taken from here at home and in our Fairfield Glade area. It was (gone now and the trees are bare) a beautiful Fall for this entire area this year... Hope you enjoy the pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gWk8UxkasziNYczlOFE9nrV-lHZT6zA9jh3AOWlALPRXIJjFLW8pyogXglzEBYMu4W9WyBLVeRwo3yfI9naove17Wo3D_0optT2gaFPDzhkMuNY_A_VNBB-DdaNl5E0JXMS5ppuBFy8QdJ7dzOx6K_f2l298J6Bn1Bz-4ly7RxmdsQdMygG3_LSW/s2048/1Dogwood%20100422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gWk8UxkasziNYczlOFE9nrV-lHZT6zA9jh3AOWlALPRXIJjFLW8pyogXglzEBYMu4W9WyBLVeRwo3yfI9naove17Wo3D_0optT2gaFPDzhkMuNY_A_VNBB-DdaNl5E0JXMS5ppuBFy8QdJ7dzOx6K_f2l298J6Bn1Bz-4ly7RxmdsQdMygG3_LSW/w480-h640/1Dogwood%20100422.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first to bloom each year, our Pink Dogwood 10/4/22</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsShHOH-dsw4gH1ScRr4MHCLj3T3DwqdtoLuknIV5a1_uufD6WUub0lCrxl411bNzA7qw48MCeseRnURytTw5-wcLd4FQDoJ_oKarZoPtt1LbCzWpBQjYpL56GWKJxej_3HnrmNiDLxXvx5iTEUW5phaAIXpvDnaH8JtsRfI-PAxdy2jCaxlRMyc0/s3192/2IMG_6329RedMapleYard100422.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3192" data-original-width="2413" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsShHOH-dsw4gH1ScRr4MHCLj3T3DwqdtoLuknIV5a1_uufD6WUub0lCrxl411bNzA7qw48MCeseRnURytTw5-wcLd4FQDoJ_oKarZoPtt1LbCzWpBQjYpL56GWKJxej_3HnrmNiDLxXvx5iTEUW5phaAIXpvDnaH8JtsRfI-PAxdy2jCaxlRMyc0/w484-h640/2IMG_6329RedMapleYard100422.jpg" width="484" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The REDS of Fall always bloom early! This is the beautiful Red Maple tree in our yard. 10/4/22 </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREtcGZXps5gkUUFyrWkH9MQ05UfKGxiZ9TqbYWUm2G0ka65RP7p40xG8Mu8vKbScMDXpldqJeftVMOKr081eZ-5cS8w0GjPzO8nIm7Q3Y-ttSbzTl_UoEUbiJwK2Q7BoYJ86xWPYADjr5ioLKHh2cOwtJwejFRBlH7yoCwY4XPGLhRt-C2WknKIZu/s2048/3Red%20Maple%20in%20Yard%20100922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREtcGZXps5gkUUFyrWkH9MQ05UfKGxiZ9TqbYWUm2G0ka65RP7p40xG8Mu8vKbScMDXpldqJeftVMOKr081eZ-5cS8w0GjPzO8nIm7Q3Y-ttSbzTl_UoEUbiJwK2Q7BoYJ86xWPYADjr5ioLKHh2cOwtJwejFRBlH7yoCwY4XPGLhRt-C2WknKIZu/w480-h640/3Red%20Maple%20in%20Yard%20100922.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another picture of our Red Maple (from below looking up at the blue sky). 10/9/22</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrPQi76mvyn7zaXIiH9YvhfEoFO2NZkIWq5xKW-PIFQ4r5YY0Pdl-HFe7o8X4uCFm3s-HPOplm5dJavsW6PbnLonibBkjQC5AxwaRO0YpO7XCJS-ACigquo1ZLFeYQKXWGxjq-TtuXqXWRsre9ZRkpYs_QYYxShQPOl-XD1jRcBXcdNG7k4jmjsoI/s2048/4Colorful%20tree%20in%20area1101022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRrPQi76mvyn7zaXIiH9YvhfEoFO2NZkIWq5xKW-PIFQ4r5YY0Pdl-HFe7o8X4uCFm3s-HPOplm5dJavsW6PbnLonibBkjQC5AxwaRO0YpO7XCJS-ACigquo1ZLFeYQKXWGxjq-TtuXqXWRsre9ZRkpYs_QYYxShQPOl-XD1jRcBXcdNG7k4jmjsoI/w480-h640/4Colorful%20tree%20in%20area1101022.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A colorful tree in our area 10/10/22</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hd46Fu8m7avgCfoR923nfgoHdz-rD7wYY1t-pvCQDWUNIyqRQ3UfFWv5sDZQK9EGgte9UWiy8kF7kmHzJmJ2EFhJTSxlIUSNRZxVjlmuyD0faXpyzJ6J7b0qdQFFauddtUIfQN6VISqZPiqGlx_KoHN5OnstnjeV8KjFHSoaa2wImtzXuMwtd7jd/s2048/5OrangeTreeArea101022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hd46Fu8m7avgCfoR923nfgoHdz-rD7wYY1t-pvCQDWUNIyqRQ3UfFWv5sDZQK9EGgte9UWiy8kF7kmHzJmJ2EFhJTSxlIUSNRZxVjlmuyD0faXpyzJ6J7b0qdQFFauddtUIfQN6VISqZPiqGlx_KoHN5OnstnjeV8KjFHSoaa2wImtzXuMwtd7jd/w480-h640/5OrangeTreeArea101022.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I love the oranges of Fall. Tree in our area 10/10/22</span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrP6dlRFEp7IzeH2gpswNdZ3t2YCGl8vmjHjTqYynvhPNSRniZ-LHhOpcahyXQROuQEEtYz0Euh9ow_YCvHBQbAEIxtubEmMACTe1w_pwE6W9M6qG9V0Z1-M6fV3UVqmk7pI5qB6pPN9t1zvu6ZveqJNK1R4Ssw4skQDcCJrzJ_EcPBCGVjJqiRyof/s2271/6IMG_6477FairfieldGlade101322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1735" data-original-width="2271" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrP6dlRFEp7IzeH2gpswNdZ3t2YCGl8vmjHjTqYynvhPNSRniZ-LHhOpcahyXQROuQEEtYz0Euh9ow_YCvHBQbAEIxtubEmMACTe1w_pwE6W9M6qG9V0Z1-M6fV3UVqmk7pI5qB6pPN9t1zvu6ZveqJNK1R4Ssw4skQDcCJrzJ_EcPBCGVjJqiRyof/w640-h488/6IMG_6477FairfieldGlade101322.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More trees in our area; I love the mixtures of colors. 10/13/22</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFVUZa-JuULqY30Ys9ANgcgTG4P6vayyI-Q2wopFnI0jov4Fffq8wY2-QMDZzYn-tXZ5T3rOEOWqbCbC2hFg-xhaNkbi4X5MJwOZerurp5hDoqTINjz5pDFAT3mZQDWYX1OcJFWTxm_1_OlK1JCd4KQ78eFYJrnqn5Gd35o3p17DRkJViWHw1Mvsu/s4032/7IMG_6473FairfieldGlade101322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEFVUZa-JuULqY30Ys9ANgcgTG4P6vayyI-Q2wopFnI0jov4Fffq8wY2-QMDZzYn-tXZ5T3rOEOWqbCbC2hFg-xhaNkbi4X5MJwOZerurp5hDoqTINjz5pDFAT3mZQDWYX1OcJFWTxm_1_OlK1JCd4KQ78eFYJrnqn5Gd35o3p17DRkJViWHw1Mvsu/w480-h640/7IMG_6473FairfieldGlade101322.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Beautiful Golf Course, near our home 10/13/22</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzL0JDiDD_PQXlnyRI9FZb7CHR6MH3dsdos8GRLIADQHdhNZ6SusC9VuHJWuh9xonmcf6v9TCoHZTu5L0ArKUDebaMaMpMh983fFZJg78zXdm5gk4H4Xp-Y1ZCrOhT-X-06VR0ENmVJORcewPY2edLTy-UHcoCpD8f-66-p_LWI6Y6p9bjcGRQgAu/s4032/8IMG_6502Backyard101622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzL0JDiDD_PQXlnyRI9FZb7CHR6MH3dsdos8GRLIADQHdhNZ6SusC9VuHJWuh9xonmcf6v9TCoHZTu5L0ArKUDebaMaMpMh983fFZJg78zXdm5gk4H4Xp-Y1ZCrOhT-X-06VR0ENmVJORcewPY2edLTy-UHcoCpD8f-66-p_LWI6Y6p9bjcGRQgAu/w640-h480/8IMG_6502Backyard101622.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Gorgeous backyard with all its trees in Fall; NOTE the 2 deer in the picture. There were 3 but one is to the right of my picture! 10/16/22</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uGxQwd2-koKqGZT9kkJa49HwdTmRcm97nmPdA31CK1nQOb7qva9VPckkBaxRdTY1Aioj8xWXCz_puxEBjGCYaoVv5YsQIzH0hQbBjE79nri1hFLsMHOkNznmtCdeOhMChjauJd0tKniZtYN3zXx3W5rBwtYhYNghkDJeqv6MSySfBMiW_j3Fmxn9/s4032/9IMG_6512BackYard101722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-uGxQwd2-koKqGZT9kkJa49HwdTmRcm97nmPdA31CK1nQOb7qva9VPckkBaxRdTY1Aioj8xWXCz_puxEBjGCYaoVv5YsQIzH0hQbBjE79nri1hFLsMHOkNznmtCdeOhMChjauJd0tKniZtYN3zXx3W5rBwtYhYNghkDJeqv6MSySfBMiW_j3Fmxn9/w640-h480/9IMG_6512BackYard101722.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of Fall that we enjoyed from our deck 10/17/22</td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXmeDz3aIeN7ybkmcEEE7nUFGw8E4vTqhwzVY5wukXWtOsoqDw2rDVGH4xx_yepSbOUMBtabTqWAAlNDYwYGJSEo6nlLgkR-6Otj1AsDfmVG7PhEl5FtcnGLqn1ozDBw26orY9nNckrE8ZfJLGZ_oqxbMRTg3EUtSbU1a5_iM60rGdbqZbpHm8wn2/s4032/10IMG_6514BackYard101722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXmeDz3aIeN7ybkmcEEE7nUFGw8E4vTqhwzVY5wukXWtOsoqDw2rDVGH4xx_yepSbOUMBtabTqWAAlNDYwYGJSEo6nlLgkR-6Otj1AsDfmVG7PhEl5FtcnGLqn1ozDBw26orY9nNckrE8ZfJLGZ_oqxbMRTg3EUtSbU1a5_iM60rGdbqZbpHm8wn2/w640-h480/10IMG_6514BackYard101722.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love sitting on the deck looking up at the colors. 10/17/22</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJFzQ2d40quzKTYSdhSZTTdoqShf694MkJLPQgMmosR6N4VEHcGc3synq5a7ZCByfDPa5R2cP4HZFYOq4mDFLbiw6lnm6KTV5wUXCcisKFUZ8hlyQiDIfv6mFezr6Z-wIFsgHpkhgw2VWZZlS1OD0p0cYjl8psFPrvDZV2-6RWj0QlE39WP8vw5xY/s4032/11IMG_6985NorwayMaple102622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipJFzQ2d40quzKTYSdhSZTTdoqShf694MkJLPQgMmosR6N4VEHcGc3synq5a7ZCByfDPa5R2cP4HZFYOq4mDFLbiw6lnm6KTV5wUXCcisKFUZ8hlyQiDIfv6mFezr6Z-wIFsgHpkhgw2VWZZlS1OD0p0cYjl8psFPrvDZV2-6RWj0QlE39WP8vw5xY/w480-h640/11IMG_6985NorwayMaple102622.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our large yellow Norway Maple tree in our upper side yard. These maples are some of the LAST ones to turn colors in the Fall.. 10/26/22</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dyRqwFzNFuJdRQbmfIOvwgmG59aYBgBjFj-ZKJC0jqq9td71kjm0zqVRXq-SbF4KoHtsi5GaEunwRNesyZfmLcM_s_JZpDPo8KtDOQ_JBKtYnFmoiiPo1W6yCw5Bm8QNBzVoAdvMLn-HmH52bNL2SdxtbRoy02M1U5vH3Qi0uP7YTbloECFwhBvR/s4032/12IMG_6978Home102622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dyRqwFzNFuJdRQbmfIOvwgmG59aYBgBjFj-ZKJC0jqq9td71kjm0zqVRXq-SbF4KoHtsi5GaEunwRNesyZfmLcM_s_JZpDPo8KtDOQ_JBKtYnFmoiiPo1W6yCw5Bm8QNBzVoAdvMLn-HmH52bNL2SdxtbRoy02M1U5vH3Qi0uP7YTbloECFwhBvR/w640-h480/12IMG_6978Home102622.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Sweet little home 10/26/22</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> <p></p><p>Well---as I say every time I post a Blog, this is enough pictures for this post!!!!!! We had a beautiful Autumn this year and I love showing off the Fairfield Glade area including our home... </p><p>Hope you had a beautiful Fall also (unless you live in Australia and are enjoying Spring now)... ha</p><p>Have a great week. </p><p>Love to all,</p><h1 style="caret-color: rgb(252, 232, 178); color: #fce8b2; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><i style="color: #ffa400;">Betsy💝💛💚💕</i></h1><p><br /></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-13837455881368363602022-11-07T01:30:00.034-06:002022-11-07T01:30:00.246-06:00Our FALL COLORS trip to the Mountains 10/19/22 and 10/20/22<p>Dear Blog Friends, Welcome to NOVEMBER. Our October here in Fairfield Glade was a gorgeous month when it comes to seeing lots of beautiful colors as the leaves changed. The colors were beautiful here in the Glade --but I always love to see the colors dotting the mountains every year when possible. SOOOO---On October 19 and 20th we took a short trip to see the colors in those mountains. First we drove across the Cherohala Skyway (between Tellico Plains, TN and Robbinsville, NC). We spent the night in Cherokee, NC and that next day we drove across the Smoky Mountains (between Cherokee, NC and Gatlinburg, TN). Then on the way home --we drove on the Foothills Parkway (between Wears Valley, TN and Townsend, TN).</p><p>What a great trip we had seeing colors most all of the way. We were almost too late to see vivid colors on the TOPS of the mountains ---but at the middle and lower elevations, they were beautiful. Today I will share 12 pictures (4 from Cherohala, 4 from the Smokies, and 4 from the Foothills Parkway). Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!!!!!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQakqkAoPCot1kWWy_S7nE8Wy_8L9j_Z-Ov3ijX1zO_Qyx7MTifjdVIxgb50s38gTgpfY8wXOmm_thkhTMKLUzu69z1FM2jSsc__kHjffj_DOcM_7cFY7ZD1ThCEBOR3Yviat7NCKyKsVmC-9FiIUjOL2Llk5-NGjqinvi42_S2utDh6KifBXIubk/s4032/IMG_6569Cherohala101922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIQakqkAoPCot1kWWy_S7nE8Wy_8L9j_Z-Ov3ijX1zO_Qyx7MTifjdVIxgb50s38gTgpfY8wXOmm_thkhTMKLUzu69z1FM2jSsc__kHjffj_DOcM_7cFY7ZD1ThCEBOR3Yviat7NCKyKsVmC-9FiIUjOL2Llk5-NGjqinvi42_S2utDh6KifBXIubk/w640-h480/IMG_6569Cherohala101922.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Come and take a ride with us along the Cherohala Skyway.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB179g2RKUD7xOay25PB0p5dBc8-4nWplE76qdTBQ4cCQNelMR0VUCx2gMRXjGf8kfnpuvOGsYcct98F_F8bi7lk1i4nUPOtmZnFhtFMprTeeQP5HQgdhYGXvst47SC2RrZ8TyMZnIlWcxgjkmhAT6nalSL16v8Rm4JCLepsbEmk8DNB5_NEvxedCB/s4032/IMG_6652Cherohala101922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB179g2RKUD7xOay25PB0p5dBc8-4nWplE76qdTBQ4cCQNelMR0VUCx2gMRXjGf8kfnpuvOGsYcct98F_F8bi7lk1i4nUPOtmZnFhtFMprTeeQP5HQgdhYGXvst47SC2RrZ8TyMZnIlWcxgjkmhAT6nalSL16v8Rm4JCLepsbEmk8DNB5_NEvxedCB/w640-h480/IMG_6652Cherohala101922.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">God's Paintbrush along the Cherohala Skyway</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtRF7bH9RS7smxCqmwRewTSAgdtdto2t-yD73saUVXV7aGsulBCkUmwzqyP6rQVspf5-YR2jZfdgUA2fdsES1e2OWlp512eZMzIUqShPN4q4irtwG19po_bW6vgpyo-GplXQyR7ZYnW1jt4B-8bPFwvgSJVLkSCtVet8VHHnCLJOqw0n6jS4bdf0H/s4032/IMG_6659Cherohala101922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVtRF7bH9RS7smxCqmwRewTSAgdtdto2t-yD73saUVXV7aGsulBCkUmwzqyP6rQVspf5-YR2jZfdgUA2fdsES1e2OWlp512eZMzIUqShPN4q4irtwG19po_bW6vgpyo-GplXQyR7ZYnW1jt4B-8bPFwvgSJVLkSCtVet8VHHnCLJOqw0n6jS4bdf0H/w480-h640/IMG_6659Cherohala101922.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorites are always the reddish/oranges of Fall (along the Cherohala)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG5ZcNpEZgvntW7tL_9XJmQrXRM5Xil14v47D_H5MVt7uu5cP7AcPBpQGpFADoDcQPDKTtMGNh0q_B_RpcesJfoVbav0JW5KQji34aEHHQ7H22StLugYRcX8IOzqG75b8ucQFD9uoKqC_4dMVRbvmwswUnrxmzH0Da2m_gjptDbpWT760lh6FPBgb/s4032/IMG_6680Cherohala101922.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibG5ZcNpEZgvntW7tL_9XJmQrXRM5Xil14v47D_H5MVt7uu5cP7AcPBpQGpFADoDcQPDKTtMGNh0q_B_RpcesJfoVbav0JW5KQji34aEHHQ7H22StLugYRcX8IOzqG75b8ucQFD9uoKqC_4dMVRbvmwswUnrxmzH0Da2m_gjptDbpWT760lh6FPBgb/w480-h640/IMG_6680Cherohala101922.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Fall Colors looking across the lake (along the Cherohala)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYgWbcL_BgHabe7MELCHnb6nlsfnwe4fq8oa3hQq88oSSAOdwByMOiL98B46o7-m7vvaPi2e8CMu7vVhyokehzZPSm9VJnG0O82tgwZgP4Ch6ba_64wffNrMUWeqrFWwEpPXCJO6weq2JizyQP-iqY3Zp-3U4ntYTtHyDRnm7YGcyiEpZv7pooJp0/s4032/IMG_6723Smokies102022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLYgWbcL_BgHabe7MELCHnb6nlsfnwe4fq8oa3hQq88oSSAOdwByMOiL98B46o7-m7vvaPi2e8CMu7vVhyokehzZPSm9VJnG0O82tgwZgP4Ch6ba_64wffNrMUWeqrFWwEpPXCJO6weq2JizyQP-iqY3Zp-3U4ntYTtHyDRnm7YGcyiEpZv7pooJp0/w480-h640/IMG_6723Smokies102022.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the Smokies the next day; This one got my attention because of the swirls in the sky. The angels must be dancing!!!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFr258tiMK7Znd4c4l-iTdO7Si-bpiBtcQbwI2LhiYp-swMxjxNAttVB_hnSldoBE0uUOPy6YtWHQcsrkV6o-aKKEV_sCplEHX_cQlff_Iy9IpDYp3T5kNOxABLavtseb-DcGHGPiLX6kgENE8VwAZJgnIxG6285hjnrFlDtVr3h7Y-VvHBogpIAn/s4032/IMG_6748Smokies102022%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFr258tiMK7Znd4c4l-iTdO7Si-bpiBtcQbwI2LhiYp-swMxjxNAttVB_hnSldoBE0uUOPy6YtWHQcsrkV6o-aKKEV_sCplEHX_cQlff_Iy9IpDYp3T5kNOxABLavtseb-DcGHGPiLX6kgENE8VwAZJgnIxG6285hjnrFlDtVr3h7Y-VvHBogpIAn/w640-h480/IMG_6748Smokies102022%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More pretty sky pictures; One thing I love about the Smokies is all of the layers and layers of mountains.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52OTDzwoZP-BxxsRFgVTDMVPQq7oBWkyNDZAGqdC9C59kqYA-gbnEqlq6qUrycDbHRvXXRMzouZ04A7dJdvUTuvQwB2kHBHl5oFdFGJ3evDLO10ZDHAy8gu9cKhwZ4DSe6gEqXE2gauxgErK5qKRoY52QYtcvDZYldbMxf9p7DLFTsnal8ewJ4yio/s4032/IMG_6776Smokies102022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52OTDzwoZP-BxxsRFgVTDMVPQq7oBWkyNDZAGqdC9C59kqYA-gbnEqlq6qUrycDbHRvXXRMzouZ04A7dJdvUTuvQwB2kHBHl5oFdFGJ3evDLO10ZDHAy8gu9cKhwZ4DSe6gEqXE2gauxgErK5qKRoY52QYtcvDZYldbMxf9p7DLFTsnal8ewJ4yio/w640-h480/IMG_6776Smokies102022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Reds may be gone but I love the yellows and rusts here in the Smokies.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Av8PqhTZ-lRvHazfi_GEFBXP7A4IaIcFY0wlWSYZdgBDaky3TqGSCVSmDH4wQOlcH8H_hakV_FVrFdqOQE7-sSaukJBOuTe0GJVJWCGIT84BS7_APy0d-AuRxA9SHXjUk2CIsHNeEPN7f7Tq__jEYgqGmmPjqVKyA_jk54Dohx8dQbwOSE0FpAzs/s4032/IMG_6779Smokies102022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Av8PqhTZ-lRvHazfi_GEFBXP7A4IaIcFY0wlWSYZdgBDaky3TqGSCVSmDH4wQOlcH8H_hakV_FVrFdqOQE7-sSaukJBOuTe0GJVJWCGIT84BS7_APy0d-AuRxA9SHXjUk2CIsHNeEPN7f7Tq__jEYgqGmmPjqVKyA_jk54Dohx8dQbwOSE0FpAzs/w640-h480/IMG_6779Smokies102022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taken in the Smokies near the top of the mountain (near Newfound Gap)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1Zi9gG2Q7L4B5IV4aUJxF90qHrGDEhN3jw2LcjTtKhEcCtea8ZHAgaAA3S_DSQGr69P0SONmxmzF1JK5NAR-QvQjhH90HBqF88HZUPnf8RuDFDR0CeD2Orpu1xQSXBenQJ5cUPOp42cDHBd7uL47oytBHePWiKbu9FYHprP-ZPWjMS3XADaZ7ks9/s4032/IMG_6883FoothillsPkwy102022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji1Zi9gG2Q7L4B5IV4aUJxF90qHrGDEhN3jw2LcjTtKhEcCtea8ZHAgaAA3S_DSQGr69P0SONmxmzF1JK5NAR-QvQjhH90HBqF88HZUPnf8RuDFDR0CeD2Orpu1xQSXBenQJ5cUPOp42cDHBd7uL47oytBHePWiKbu9FYHprP-ZPWjMS3XADaZ7ks9/w480-h640/IMG_6883FoothillsPkwy102022.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More colors along the Foothills Parkway (at a lower elevation); Looking across Wears Valley with the Smoky Mountains in the distance!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70zG2g7f-d2ldAdwmm0njdwsyofUhHjy5ZILv_Qpn7XRPO3StQSyXn9RwqoBzYzIPHz3kFoSJnxMJc_nNwcvDp4iOSjTzM7eUC4FWORj8LtNWD3MaXls2_IGpMuzu8fhbrnV07CdS9Db44Gn8muj-wGSoEOB49E6m0mW5L3kEp5qDQfJTK6WUqpkT/s4032/IMG_6897FoothillsPkwy102022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj70zG2g7f-d2ldAdwmm0njdwsyofUhHjy5ZILv_Qpn7XRPO3StQSyXn9RwqoBzYzIPHz3kFoSJnxMJc_nNwcvDp4iOSjTzM7eUC4FWORj8LtNWD3MaXls2_IGpMuzu8fhbrnV07CdS9Db44Gn8muj-wGSoEOB49E6m0mW5L3kEp5qDQfJTK6WUqpkT/w640-h480/IMG_6897FoothillsPkwy102022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From inside our car, you can see how pretty our drive was along the Foothills Parkway.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ib9lJLiVOUgVFkjhf1r1wXmhdNV3gZbu_tUOvHp4xTEMKHhWgy7Dk39wrOuEovo6MNyfzaDUFTHLSx0CeXra9qM4Kup9hOjAvF3CXTVcBh-P65xZdtSZwqt7oJvAkqJ_u1VvgoS0ln6LNk654gKBe6FLSXo9-HC44eJmY7Ak-Llf8-EoG6DBD_Qw/s4032/IMG_6943FoothillsPkwy102022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Ib9lJLiVOUgVFkjhf1r1wXmhdNV3gZbu_tUOvHp4xTEMKHhWgy7Dk39wrOuEovo6MNyfzaDUFTHLSx0CeXra9qM4Kup9hOjAvF3CXTVcBh-P65xZdtSZwqt7oJvAkqJ_u1VvgoS0ln6LNk654gKBe6FLSXo9-HC44eJmY7Ak-Llf8-EoG6DBD_Qw/w640-h480/IMG_6943FoothillsPkwy102022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's one of those orange-ish Maple Trees along the Foothills Parkway.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_Fx-b4EnIQ3QHHUfAs346zILoml2onWJ2Cch3yywjAK_9yluHw7I3zBIIEVvO6olbku1Cx7-cQPgF52Zj-n8wrgX05hV8ThosSw9bi1cFSrVVK-we6GbzstnHrQe7gt6M8dAf2rbeHvOVUXI6Lxhvcex9csOLUkQtrSj2nM5rdKdE1MZzkeJwwqk/s4032/IMG_6950FoothillsPkwy102022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_Fx-b4EnIQ3QHHUfAs346zILoml2onWJ2Cch3yywjAK_9yluHw7I3zBIIEVvO6olbku1Cx7-cQPgF52Zj-n8wrgX05hV8ThosSw9bi1cFSrVVK-we6GbzstnHrQe7gt6M8dAf2rbeHvOVUXI6Lxhvcex9csOLUkQtrSj2nM5rdKdE1MZzkeJwwqk/w640-h480/IMG_6950FoothillsPkwy102022.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On more picture showing the glorious Fall Colors along the Foothills Parkway</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Hope you enjoyed seeing my pictures on our little trip to see the Fall Colors in the mountains. I am blessed to have taken this little venture. Of course I did a lot of Oohing and Ahhhhing... You may have heard me!!!!!!!! ha</p><p>I have a group of pictures taken here at home, in our area which I hope to post soon. The 'home' pictures are different in that I can show individual trees showing off their colors... </p><p>Hope things are doing GOOD with you and hope you've been able to get out and enjoy the beauty all around you. </p><p>Hugs,</p><h1 style="caret-color: rgb(252, 232, 178); color: #fce8b2; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><i style="color: #ffa400;">Betsy💝💛💚💕</i></h1><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-29587857735363514142022-10-03T11:08:00.000-05:002022-10-03T11:08:01.155-05:00Autumn through the Years in Fairfield Glade<p> Dear Friends, Welcome to October!!!! As I say every month, where is the time going???? I cannot believe that September is over.... Soon it will be Christmas! (Mercy)....</p><p>We haven't had much Fall color so far this year in our area (Fairfield Glade, TN)---so I had fun going through my old photos and picking out one for each year to share (2003 - 2021). I put the pictures in order, according to the year. Every year brings different coloring due to the weather --and some years the colors are MUCH better than other years.. ENJOY!!!!</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceZ-gmTxJDgJELMPOtezWXV6GSxH2uh_LUpisWRTfnKsZGcObK5We8KXGABX2etBTKloP7ovhM991OOfKacKgnET0dsS3JfXHytSOz6cPHZ1eVYrEC9HEPkY5LCNfPjJpnlvECr51TgVfXafkUFnn1qkdO-kEHrAxEJpy5FJgGiJIbzCLXy7p56FB/s800/1FallII03maple.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhceZ-gmTxJDgJELMPOtezWXV6GSxH2uh_LUpisWRTfnKsZGcObK5We8KXGABX2etBTKloP7ovhM991OOfKacKgnET0dsS3JfXHytSOz6cPHZ1eVYrEC9HEPkY5LCNfPjJpnlvECr51TgVfXafkUFnn1qkdO-kEHrAxEJpy5FJgGiJIbzCLXy7p56FB/w480-h640/1FallII03maple.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the gorgeous MAPLE Trees which bloom in our area (2003)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCH0rlqtV-hqwa2elCPgaQ43YYWAQ18b2uZ3SSG2mNwS83140GG2wZ_lhnOYNHBKlXXDPlJq4eeUF2W6bwINp3w3TQAXsOIQxfTvDrVLfEGrwtmPHSiHnCIRVcB0LFu6ptNSXEzy9bWtsWVcds7Yy_CEz6zzYX3rmQFWkTVzG-20K1qB9TZrt2gkyi/s864/Fall2004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="864" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCH0rlqtV-hqwa2elCPgaQ43YYWAQ18b2uZ3SSG2mNwS83140GG2wZ_lhnOYNHBKlXXDPlJq4eeUF2W6bwINp3w3TQAXsOIQxfTvDrVLfEGrwtmPHSiHnCIRVcB0LFu6ptNSXEzy9bWtsWVcds7Yy_CEz6zzYX3rmQFWkTVzG-20K1qB9TZrt2gkyi/w640-h480/Fall2004.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our little front yard (Oh how it has changed) (2004)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cl8INmOKVoL3bAPcGrsS-1w-9WOlrJbgk598Sw35KbOzRIHEGkkuRm_X-7t5EhH-7sBZn_FaJs6RIjQRGAXbN6Y1bnRjsg0suMVU14DOdH8FgqL0oyeAal6_hbY-YfB3EUOdwI8SqQqj3uFKLeF4Td2-wa3Ovb7yPH-q-vsbQco0r4cqMnS6CD8M/s800/2Fall2005GCc.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cl8INmOKVoL3bAPcGrsS-1w-9WOlrJbgk598Sw35KbOzRIHEGkkuRm_X-7t5EhH-7sBZn_FaJs6RIjQRGAXbN6Y1bnRjsg0suMVU14DOdH8FgqL0oyeAal6_hbY-YfB3EUOdwI8SqQqj3uFKLeF4Td2-wa3Ovb7yPH-q-vsbQco0r4cqMnS6CD8M/w640-h480/2Fall2005GCc.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking on one of the Golf Courses here in the Glade (2005)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekOVpsOEDhW3mp1Rs82gIXMvCoMta5NU7gxpBs4OJCIkwnium5zFaVSnIjuWJCdcDrIFnvh2xbrV2HWPzZKC0iH_1yG_LiOoeppB3uFKZCd3lUHCg1u_pog3Qwuud4B04PSzUkV1swP-f6T93UHiFGq7_QS8YgdLJ7m-B4YdXljzEiIiIJyT-Pr2g/s800/3YardFall2006.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekOVpsOEDhW3mp1Rs82gIXMvCoMta5NU7gxpBs4OJCIkwnium5zFaVSnIjuWJCdcDrIFnvh2xbrV2HWPzZKC0iH_1yG_LiOoeppB3uFKZCd3lUHCg1u_pog3Qwuud4B04PSzUkV1swP-f6T93UHiFGq7_QS8YgdLJ7m-B4YdXljzEiIiIJyT-Pr2g/w480-h640/3YardFall2006.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our back yard, when the sun illuminates the leaves (2006)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNiXgL83D_EjK96WNqBi12EQA_bKQvLcKDb0QuXSiy6Nu_Sg6JyyT2GgkAZBMfTzX3N2NEv9w1bqCJqB8s6KpC9-hl_dEY1qtAqx1zZ1S-c6EFl7u66NSNo5SE1hQr_qWnoOeQoxhTanh9XGzR5KbtjNB_qW16No_TURyTfjJqqEqnzLzTyCxPbwo/s800/4IMG_1696Fall%202007.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNiXgL83D_EjK96WNqBi12EQA_bKQvLcKDb0QuXSiy6Nu_Sg6JyyT2GgkAZBMfTzX3N2NEv9w1bqCJqB8s6KpC9-hl_dEY1qtAqx1zZ1S-c6EFl7u66NSNo5SE1hQr_qWnoOeQoxhTanh9XGzR5KbtjNB_qW16No_TURyTfjJqqEqnzLzTyCxPbwo/w640-h480/4IMG_1696Fall%202007.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gorgeous day to walk in our neighborhood (2007)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtnZzAdPPy8Zq3WF4QLYI4Qsn617-fHUuDcEjn8nQdf6vd35isButo5sxlcHB0lC1hUyj_fN_b2f87I5FjYj1USa4euc3i9Lfh1etRRVojpV_2dU5dUJ_nZxrNyhoocwO5jn0yYVP0SpkqXiGPvdnMjDPWbohzf3vNJXZc4hPefec5JmYFEFXpcIF/s800/5IMG_4523Fall2008.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtnZzAdPPy8Zq3WF4QLYI4Qsn617-fHUuDcEjn8nQdf6vd35isButo5sxlcHB0lC1hUyj_fN_b2f87I5FjYj1USa4euc3i9Lfh1etRRVojpV_2dU5dUJ_nZxrNyhoocwO5jn0yYVP0SpkqXiGPvdnMjDPWbohzf3vNJXZc4hPefec5JmYFEFXpcIF/w640-h480/5IMG_4523Fall2008.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the lakes in Fairfield Glade (2008)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MKIGPj6iBzWa2Tp0Q6uTusHnOvIkHuknXstn_CaVnYhBFJJZ70J2IWtmqS4oklZQhS0RajiGQIAXS5Nz3SAemsUmVMNK73H6dlWBn6DTVesNa67rwFeExx-etjNW1bAHh7nrnoRYv7yXtm9kkhbwDrHtG-Tan_MQ9YJVey1m4CHd9GduFO5aImCB/s900/6S6304100Fall2009.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MKIGPj6iBzWa2Tp0Q6uTusHnOvIkHuknXstn_CaVnYhBFJJZ70J2IWtmqS4oklZQhS0RajiGQIAXS5Nz3SAemsUmVMNK73H6dlWBn6DTVesNa67rwFeExx-etjNW1bAHh7nrnoRYv7yXtm9kkhbwDrHtG-Tan_MQ9YJVey1m4CHd9GduFO5aImCB/w426-h640/6S6304100Fall2009.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then there are the YELLOWS of Fall (2009)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK6KJkofTYlhTOTKC82pdOd6jvLZES80iOSdYwjIvgxTpvTzqsmh8mXv8Li3_joAXQvt1VPbwXbQyyRun5Q2VDnxN6NOwjeaqrDwQyQpD6E0zUpSEGJA1_LYQLawaajEjzPIOMribcmJ5rY6haO1xYlK76OGno71BLX_XLTYFW2dr_irgtg4hJ1cC/s640/7MamaDeerBabiesFall2010.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="640" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDK6KJkofTYlhTOTKC82pdOd6jvLZES80iOSdYwjIvgxTpvTzqsmh8mXv8Li3_joAXQvt1VPbwXbQyyRun5Q2VDnxN6NOwjeaqrDwQyQpD6E0zUpSEGJA1_LYQLawaajEjzPIOMribcmJ5rY6haO1xYlK76OGno71BLX_XLTYFW2dr_irgtg4hJ1cC/w640-h458/7MamaDeerBabiesFall2010.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have a love/hate relationship with the deer. Taken from our deck; (2010)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwK6_2-_SOV-AcBqNGddTPoklmDql6-__Qpz12EiMSkrq03xGJO_2vN0Hsxjtp9hM5uOrf3yfN0HSU9EOZfivpE6oRrzqpVcqJRHokakrlBdA5XOPBx7_kgTzUeC4FRwSyfUupPm0T-Eg2Wak_koVE7Iik3zuaf7RufoxT0DYKdzIcIbw1m9drmYO/s1152/8IMG_2871%202pseFall2011.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1152" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwK6_2-_SOV-AcBqNGddTPoklmDql6-__Qpz12EiMSkrq03xGJO_2vN0Hsxjtp9hM5uOrf3yfN0HSU9EOZfivpE6oRrzqpVcqJRHokakrlBdA5XOPBx7_kgTzUeC4FRwSyfUupPm0T-Eg2Wak_koVE7Iik3zuaf7RufoxT0DYKdzIcIbw1m9drmYO/w640-h426/8IMG_2871%202pseFall2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reflections in the lake during the late-afternoon sun (2011)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdq6IdF7w4SgESeFXFtT1PcKUKq5l34B52rEAn1af956VrtZV-ix0ujh_JTr3auw2x5I9VLoJZdti7lvDCWkl38Dyeeq4LKJ4aeqYcSP8AZQnGqgYONgSEEvJWN4zAYwVlGx7lDKc1fH8hGwoX5bq6vC0U6qGrN7VJY_QJf3NX6e0ZLj6RsoTkycQ2/s640/9IMG_2675pseFall2012.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdq6IdF7w4SgESeFXFtT1PcKUKq5l34B52rEAn1af956VrtZV-ix0ujh_JTr3auw2x5I9VLoJZdti7lvDCWkl38Dyeeq4LKJ4aeqYcSP8AZQnGqgYONgSEEvJWN4zAYwVlGx7lDKc1fH8hGwoX5bq6vC0U6qGrN7VJY_QJf3NX6e0ZLj6RsoTkycQ2/w640-h428/9IMG_2675pseFall2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The blue skies and sunshine bring out the Fall colors. (2012)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFP9NJBPKKWrgidMrnna5vQN0sBJHl3BN_sOAyXA3XzyJ_-RFocTCr9RLzSpmOeolwzZK-OivERj7osOkvB-wItitHmP8zmDXOrvohtGwL7-Gt3bvc0fNog9mrAFLNCipDwGBPBcBhPRpXAuxybll1SSiFgPvKOIzPVSlNpRGFxGWSLWYASRbmxH-/s640/10IMG_3689pseFallYard2013.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFP9NJBPKKWrgidMrnna5vQN0sBJHl3BN_sOAyXA3XzyJ_-RFocTCr9RLzSpmOeolwzZK-OivERj7osOkvB-wItitHmP8zmDXOrvohtGwL7-Gt3bvc0fNog9mrAFLNCipDwGBPBcBhPRpXAuxybll1SSiFgPvKOIzPVSlNpRGFxGWSLWYASRbmxH-/w640-h428/10IMG_3689pseFallYard2013.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across our front yard (2013)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eoYMFqJ2wPHmtzDX5OzTS6HGSR08OJN8jhRCyLffaaunTmlv_S5j-uBPv8SsKuWCCnm42PIeQPcYydNQPY9BaYAzGS6OU6iTa2ilMaAChdbzEeYd2PbU_vq8jz7JcoIe2xobT1T1YfMIzIOUrA4ygRmT98LV1Vk64yM2Ay2lT8QvhAQw4KPT_VwU/s1152/11IMG_5714YellowGoldTree102814.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eoYMFqJ2wPHmtzDX5OzTS6HGSR08OJN8jhRCyLffaaunTmlv_S5j-uBPv8SsKuWCCnm42PIeQPcYydNQPY9BaYAzGS6OU6iTa2ilMaAChdbzEeYd2PbU_vq8jz7JcoIe2xobT1T1YfMIzIOUrA4ygRmT98LV1Vk64yM2Ay2lT8QvhAQw4KPT_VwU/w426-h640/11IMG_5714YellowGoldTree102814.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From our deck, looking at the beautiful Oak tree (2014)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WRy91kgpQfvj3Acd6S0m-WT4iY50VrgT5baiD786pg3gBM8CkjDCBJKwqnUn2OFS-cJhOv12oBkV5ISYfuoxxfilY8WAiB418FQjsMBt2rfmJMw_5U1nW1jObdLgbcLMpSqw3uPQ_GDu_PdXob39SvPem3ICiHjblJzCAfD9SHFo0nGQZJi_6Bk2/s640/12IMG_1752PinkFALL2015.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5WRy91kgpQfvj3Acd6S0m-WT4iY50VrgT5baiD786pg3gBM8CkjDCBJKwqnUn2OFS-cJhOv12oBkV5ISYfuoxxfilY8WAiB418FQjsMBt2rfmJMw_5U1nW1jObdLgbcLMpSqw3uPQ_GDu_PdXob39SvPem3ICiHjblJzCAfD9SHFo0nGQZJi_6Bk2/w480-h640/12IMG_1752PinkFALL2015.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the few PINK colors in our yard (2015)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiio-eJJLI1-tZ3MH13-oft2wSXzN1yKsL5ZAOhJaDsCYBTJJb9rDUC9V_YVmhIINTxXx30Gahyazqif_bsqUJH4VfSjqmflnB6RK3walIdt0iSC6mzRIbOgylJ2Ka7oWwnVKKrzBHC0fZ4I4m2eZhgBT5Rr92G42kra3mPinAAZ1FEM4sWDd2NoC/s640/13IMG_2237HomeInFall101616.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiio-eJJLI1-tZ3MH13-oft2wSXzN1yKsL5ZAOhJaDsCYBTJJb9rDUC9V_YVmhIINTxXx30Gahyazqif_bsqUJH4VfSjqmflnB6RK3walIdt0iSC6mzRIbOgylJ2Ka7oWwnVKKrzBHC0fZ4I4m2eZhgBT5Rr92G42kra3mPinAAZ1FEM4sWDd2NoC/w640-h428/13IMG_2237HomeInFall101616.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Home in Fall (2016)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENkr0piTiDMupyPejKFEFBaoSPbCTnRCizWdx2hJg65dmZX8t0AIWDe1KZ-VRi3HTytXfUcrGE4hdzKQLFfoShOO8LiBHCOZKP1qZHyfsVVvF2Wi8zRWI9UXLenzgvwsCC9NS00Y-ih5F92sC3irpo4mhFnUJNUTNo1DoSoAvxPi70gPgUee4hfc3/s640/14IMG_0539SideYard110417.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENkr0piTiDMupyPejKFEFBaoSPbCTnRCizWdx2hJg65dmZX8t0AIWDe1KZ-VRi3HTytXfUcrGE4hdzKQLFfoShOO8LiBHCOZKP1qZHyfsVVvF2Wi8zRWI9UXLenzgvwsCC9NS00Y-ih5F92sC3irpo4mhFnUJNUTNo1DoSoAvxPi70gPgUee4hfc3/w426-h640/14IMG_0539SideYard110417.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side Yard (including the pink Dogwood leaves) (2017)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmHdUA3bDEYN3qa_-SInWsFLfqCEYsovjVaI4Tpn1hCHOj76KI-nu3Gb4fIPcxf_SrFNShk-_FDlqj-nxwQmEujjtKj9hieSFDUWKK65LgtZ4ZHQkXYHgoD4r32suqaERJZZXiK5JSoK0Y68xOy6VYbIj6A0O_3nT6fhW4MIE-LgxpJzFUfcuDjeW/s640/15IMG_6403LutheranChurchFALL103018.gif" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmHdUA3bDEYN3qa_-SInWsFLfqCEYsovjVaI4Tpn1hCHOj76KI-nu3Gb4fIPcxf_SrFNShk-_FDlqj-nxwQmEujjtKj9hieSFDUWKK65LgtZ4ZHQkXYHgoD4r32suqaERJZZXiK5JSoK0Y68xOy6VYbIj6A0O_3nT6fhW4MIE-LgxpJzFUfcuDjeW/w480-h640/15IMG_6403LutheranChurchFALL103018.gif" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful tree at the Lutheran Church nearby (2018)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hvquXFKDovpaPXMb9REA5xYoFakqVN9HiBlm3VTG-qaQb5A68l6mHfNMSNoZHppY5PL8p-3bkmk9jvB94lvL8xD_Lrbllo6_7McVML4Dkho9bhdbvxrFWUtkBbHkAi5iydRmcNOU2gDD6isOR4OOHfnToY_0I1yB6JqWk22gEfEYuJ7h9evhD78d/s640/16IMG_9933FallColors110119.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4hvquXFKDovpaPXMb9REA5xYoFakqVN9HiBlm3VTG-qaQb5A68l6mHfNMSNoZHppY5PL8p-3bkmk9jvB94lvL8xD_Lrbllo6_7McVML4Dkho9bhdbvxrFWUtkBbHkAi5iydRmcNOU2gDD6isOR4OOHfnToY_0I1yB6JqWk22gEfEYuJ7h9evhD78d/w640-h428/16IMG_9933FallColors110119.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful colors from the late afternoon sun (2019)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicV1gGBCOvNZrAEPVX_iYT2PQD4C__W8N90gHemBnIwel0r7Hkd6v4vL_cTeJkGuVKaMJkb2VK2COCzbBytfWmatBgXinFOLRjsZskEgfaPox403kTqyKzRPdGi8r-wmeUiGmPBqyT76u-r5LJOsCBw6Vs8ladbQ05AJp5zURz_a7_Ryw4HIJD76KF/s4032/IMG_4685.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicV1gGBCOvNZrAEPVX_iYT2PQD4C__W8N90gHemBnIwel0r7Hkd6v4vL_cTeJkGuVKaMJkb2VK2COCzbBytfWmatBgXinFOLRjsZskEgfaPox403kTqyKzRPdGi8r-wmeUiGmPBqyT76u-r5LJOsCBw6Vs8ladbQ05AJp5zURz_a7_Ryw4HIJD76KF/w480-h640/IMG_4685.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our side yard Norway Maple tree; one of the last ones to turn colors (2020)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBarlpMFVY5z4MAVXXA1wkx0ZMFa6mMt3g6aNYbCxmMEc5qdiAq7MpP1OogpuNi-JMTcGjPldFs0echW1Jw59VnNxt9vGjGsO5ZLlgt1W_R8ZMt9RZdC20m0s60BKA-RbY2OwRCjwIpiKcKD32m0EAcfDmu8mxsyzkjCcMyHa3Vw2jG7hqM0TeuZ4/s639/17IMG_2990DogwoodInFall2021.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="639" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBarlpMFVY5z4MAVXXA1wkx0ZMFa6mMt3g6aNYbCxmMEc5qdiAq7MpP1OogpuNi-JMTcGjPldFs0echW1Jw59VnNxt9vGjGsO5ZLlgt1W_R8ZMt9RZdC20m0s60BKA-RbY2OwRCjwIpiKcKD32m0EAcfDmu8mxsyzkjCcMyHa3Vw2jG7hqM0TeuZ4/w640-h426/17IMG_2990DogwoodInFall2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our beautiful Pink Dogwood showing off its Fall colors (2021)</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Don't you love ALL of these different colors? The dark oranges are some of my favorites. AND --of course, there are the brilliant red colors and the golden yellows... One that is unique is the almost PINK one!<div><br /></div><div>What are some of your favorite things about Fall besides the colors? I love the smell of Fall, the cooler temperatures, fires in the fireplace, putting on my sweats, college football (ha), hot Chili for dinner, walking in the leaves as they crunch under my feet, ETC.....</div><div><br /></div><div>Hope you enjoyed some of these photos? Hopefully I will share some of our 2022 Fall Pictures soon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hugs,</div><h1 style="caret-color: rgb(252, 232, 178); color: #fce8b2; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><i style="color: #ffa400;">Betsy💝💛💚💕</i></h1><div> <br /><p><br /></p></div>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-36207263148228124912022-09-23T13:12:00.001-05:002022-09-23T13:12:29.998-05:00Do You like the color PINK???? I have it for you today!!!!!<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dear Blog Friends, I thought I'd better get a Blog Post published before the end of the month!!! Where does time go??? The OLD folks here (other than getting older by the day) are doing OKAY... George is using a cane constantly due to his Degenerative Disc Disease in his back, which affects his leg. But --so far, he's managing and can still get outside and take care of the flowers... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am doing better after tearing my right hamstring in my leg... I went through several days of not being able to walk and with much pain. Now --I am better and the pain is almost gone. All I need is some ENERGY... ha ha</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Even though we lost MANY Roses this Summer (due to deer damage), we still managed to have had a lot of different roses blooming at least once. We still took pictures and I'm amazed to say that I have at least one picture of 67 different Roses that have bloomed here since May (with more hopefully to come before the first Frost). </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We are getting our deck extended on one side --so that George can bring even more of his beautiful roses in containers to the deck this next year!!!! This area is more shaded ---so the roses may not to be as healthy as they are in the full sun in the front yard. BUT--hopefully they will be more protected on the deck... </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Today, I'll share just a small group of these ROSES. Since we have had a lot of PINK Roses this year, I started with that group and ONLY chose the pink ones which I took pictures of in JULY... Hope you enjoy this group!!!!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dwPS4hNr1VLNN0h1_pcdpu3vDYpdkOjbuYA7TYAl61EuQUNdFjwKDzCTkh3DZzpuU9Jo2MRhdixh56nEBadzzLEBWkz8eriWljOG-UQWibOUx2J4jSbqr69YdVs7Vcdwya75kZDHw-lC7Fl6N6a-YcgCFPAP3K1vxJ6PDOsd8gvFAbb2gUJ3Z4PW/s4032/IMG_5205TiffanyRose070222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dwPS4hNr1VLNN0h1_pcdpu3vDYpdkOjbuYA7TYAl61EuQUNdFjwKDzCTkh3DZzpuU9Jo2MRhdixh56nEBadzzLEBWkz8eriWljOG-UQWibOUx2J4jSbqr69YdVs7Vcdwya75kZDHw-lC7Fl6N6a-YcgCFPAP3K1vxJ6PDOsd8gvFAbb2gUJ3Z4PW/w640-h480/IMG_5205TiffanyRose070222.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiffany Rose --7/2/22</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZzFA-PClmGLMX4X_oxYPXMDxUgFn-gBjEX0oEUA5QfRWOovJYYUvA5W2EG4VVevTz3btFiXZXsb_ZO6wvO44IS3vvGW1mwdVYiFMUUaaHDRRUv2022KsDjLizMIl-NDpqJq8b_47qMm_r3DEW3vMJiRfxl6FhB_JdlWarBQyX8i4ttz6_pyESpsT/s4032/IMG_5410PinkPeaceROSE070822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZzFA-PClmGLMX4X_oxYPXMDxUgFn-gBjEX0oEUA5QfRWOovJYYUvA5W2EG4VVevTz3btFiXZXsb_ZO6wvO44IS3vvGW1mwdVYiFMUUaaHDRRUv2022KsDjLizMIl-NDpqJq8b_47qMm_r3DEW3vMJiRfxl6FhB_JdlWarBQyX8i4ttz6_pyESpsT/w480-h640/IMG_5410PinkPeaceROSE070822.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink Peace Rose 7/8/22</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgaDZbPyAypFkhePaICfonYZ5W6wxADo-kshrw0eZM3dJeq8r3IJC2_P6Kjt_r4pCYrA7_O20Ei4I4RaMP2xftqizbbaN3xMtGoRC00PsqTGt-mu6LeWX1wrlB1LdORnqntNttzshKMpHZscdzYLUYt8l23sjLFYV2kNs74T3wJ30G8Ob8lsAFNVT/s4032/IMG_5476PerfumeFactoryROSE071222.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibgaDZbPyAypFkhePaICfonYZ5W6wxADo-kshrw0eZM3dJeq8r3IJC2_P6Kjt_r4pCYrA7_O20Ei4I4RaMP2xftqizbbaN3xMtGoRC00PsqTGt-mu6LeWX1wrlB1LdORnqntNttzshKMpHZscdzYLUYt8l23sjLFYV2kNs74T3wJ30G8Ob8lsAFNVT/w480-h640/IMG_5476PerfumeFactoryROSE071222.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfume Factory 7/12/22</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxmjw6lzFF5lN_wRtgcWuyUT0K1ufh2mR3Ne_bWtdGVLlVoOAmTZHMLgKtOqaxjXofj4hvoweKAw58Uc7NUvhONd3dyxctH9BNxRVt3hl4oyLLNOSLbFeE1u2SUhJN14CSvE8OtZBeadg15ZmohoC1i4NBkUW0jr5Em1iAed1mcjqy3pkGqL8Y7jQ/s4032/IMG_5638CaliforniaDreaminRose071822.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxmjw6lzFF5lN_wRtgcWuyUT0K1ufh2mR3Ne_bWtdGVLlVoOAmTZHMLgKtOqaxjXofj4hvoweKAw58Uc7NUvhONd3dyxctH9BNxRVt3hl4oyLLNOSLbFeE1u2SUhJN14CSvE8OtZBeadg15ZmohoC1i4NBkUW0jr5Em1iAed1mcjqy3pkGqL8Y7jQ/w640-h480/IMG_5638CaliforniaDreaminRose071822.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">California Dreaming 7/18/22</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQC4n31Wei_tXE3N3zVZ5kfnPRAVHolSEzSAUifhwiSalI3kRO2qXl5eVIAb1HQAcwYEkDwrTuz_OzzSovVYMJwD2vEPKeEFuJme0RaaT_VOVwMxpJUXnCaxaZW2XYh0fOfc3JQvTe4BNpJgzq4n7zxV-bA9E_X044ThFqFa08L4cdNx--n6kY2JB/s4032/IMG_5688GeminiROSE72122.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQC4n31Wei_tXE3N3zVZ5kfnPRAVHolSEzSAUifhwiSalI3kRO2qXl5eVIAb1HQAcwYEkDwrTuz_OzzSovVYMJwD2vEPKeEFuJme0RaaT_VOVwMxpJUXnCaxaZW2XYh0fOfc3JQvTe4BNpJgzq4n7zxV-bA9E_X044ThFqFa08L4cdNx--n6kY2JB/w480-h640/IMG_5688GeminiROSE72122.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gemini Rose 7/21/22</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXj248o6LUcMULjKdpriy_0da32WzT4N7H4JZCTeaSc0kgiof1LCPpQEKbj8D1fEl5hVBKTUV7m8iJcovmxDwLZAC9JJqB7hXaRF39FRAh6giPgB1YrZG7YkvuDNGw4dmCr7Lx1LmEX6GbinPO6a0vTWQdqqlnpWm3KcZvF4nHGWPk0cMtpecz0nKe/s4032/IMG_5789QueenElizabethRose072722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXj248o6LUcMULjKdpriy_0da32WzT4N7H4JZCTeaSc0kgiof1LCPpQEKbj8D1fEl5hVBKTUV7m8iJcovmxDwLZAC9JJqB7hXaRF39FRAh6giPgB1YrZG7YkvuDNGw4dmCr7Lx1LmEX6GbinPO6a0vTWQdqqlnpWm3KcZvF4nHGWPk0cMtpecz0nKe/w480-h640/IMG_5789QueenElizabethRose072722.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen Elizabeth Rose 7/27/22</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPirptpsS5sFBAp-HlZJYnJJYoF24BvMb2V6VVmQyTiPcgXVA-K2jWEKRdMg-khektu5zXiGV9OBIT-ZhMIV6MlagtyahZufgXcjvjoZlb1Wkia6u8Yt8D4NOpIcgMO6yIwFTcYgUBzpwXS_pSRYqnj1Ymgh0jgr6W1gS5vrugpcG9NGcmMhq_eoR8/s4032/IMG_5795SheerMagicRose072722.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPirptpsS5sFBAp-HlZJYnJJYoF24BvMb2V6VVmQyTiPcgXVA-K2jWEKRdMg-khektu5zXiGV9OBIT-ZhMIV6MlagtyahZufgXcjvjoZlb1Wkia6u8Yt8D4NOpIcgMO6yIwFTcYgUBzpwXS_pSRYqnj1Ymgh0jgr6W1gS5vrugpcG9NGcmMhq_eoR8/w480-h640/IMG_5795SheerMagicRose072722.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheer Magic Rose 7/27/22</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now that it's Autumn --we won't see many PINKS around... We finally had a very cool night (in the 40's) last night for the first time. SO--maybe our trees will begin to change leaf colors soon IF this cool weather continues...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Enjoy all of the pinks today. Do you have a favorite? Sheer Magic is truly as magical as one can get. Perfume Factory smells AWESOME... The other one I love is California Dreamin'.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hope you are having a fantastic day. If not, change it!!!!!!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Hugs,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><h1 style="caret-color: rgb(252, 232, 178); color: #fce8b2; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><i style="color: #ffa400;">Betsy💝💛💚💕</i></h1></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915113069723845995.post-67075285804998766412022-08-12T13:25:00.003-05:002022-08-12T13:29:11.525-05:00An 80th Birthday to Remember<p><span style="background-color: #444444;">Dear Blog Friends, On August 5, 1942, a daughter was born in the small town of Big Stone Gap, Virginia. After having two sons, her Mom and Dad were excited to see this little girl in their lives. Little did they know what a crazy, silly girl they would raise. </span>This silly girl is now EIGHTY years young (as of Friday, August 5) and still as crazy and silly as ever!!!! She has had and is still having a wonderful life.</p><p>SO--about 6-8 months ago, my sweetie (George) asked me what I wanted to do on my 80th Birthday. Without hesitation I said that I wanted to go to West Virginia and ride the little train back to the top of the mountain. Now you might scratch your head and ask what is so special about riding a train!!!???</p><p>WELL--those memories go WAY back to my childhood. My Dad worked for the Interstate Railroad in Andover, VA almost all of his adult life. Big Stone Gap is in the far southwestern part of Virginia, and is in a coal mining area. And every chance I got, I'd beg Daddy to take me to work with him so that I could see (and ride on) the little steam engines as they worked in the 'train yard' nearby the offices where Dad worked. I absolutely loved every second of it. </p><p>SO--when we first visited Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia (2011), I fell in love with every single aspect of riding that little train....Hearing that 'whistle' sends chills up my spine... Hearing the Chug Chug Chug sounds as that little engine worked hard to "PUSH" us up up up the mountain... AWESOME!!! </p><p>Here's a Story in Pictures telling about my 80th Birthday this year. Hope you enjoy it! (Wonder what I'll choose to do on my 90th???????)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIBHdDmeUgIN5twWE1bspEEIiOWQZVYg05Qp-eWQ3LaZ-Qrd1NJ4MHtKAdbhBGuLvAccNl_WxTJSLR6TO1mvDBx60IJgYNd_q-YpfssTsZTMgu2zEVtMijoeAOMd_Epbgs_Wb1zg8Eb5MHuSCGzFrht2L_-0sxOuyC33Uwz50kNbJ_mKSwuN3moum/s4032/1IMG_5977.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPIBHdDmeUgIN5twWE1bspEEIiOWQZVYg05Qp-eWQ3LaZ-Qrd1NJ4MHtKAdbhBGuLvAccNl_WxTJSLR6TO1mvDBx60IJgYNd_q-YpfssTsZTMgu2zEVtMijoeAOMd_Epbgs_Wb1zg8Eb5MHuSCGzFrht2L_-0sxOuyC33Uwz50kNbJ_mKSwuN3moum/w640-h480/1IMG_5977.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was our steam engine that took us up that mountain. They stop twice on the 4 hour excursion to take on water... Interesting to watch!!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhGNigrBpOd8aEZAVmilaM6WIF9e_dWDxzBndV9aJFJVlp1YUVfGcn53JnbmTunJcj646sOvoDG3gjsA8vnWW6tSiLSkq0-a3zNoLLiMkMqq0CewqS9ho1R4YnoPE6pM5ZwU80aAzsB41EcXEdQVmm-TKkgsO6VeSGbvcjq2ZD2YwjlR4JjuUGEN4/s4032/2IMG_5976.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhGNigrBpOd8aEZAVmilaM6WIF9e_dWDxzBndV9aJFJVlp1YUVfGcn53JnbmTunJcj646sOvoDG3gjsA8vnWW6tSiLSkq0-a3zNoLLiMkMqq0CewqS9ho1R4YnoPE6pM5ZwU80aAzsB41EcXEdQVmm-TKkgsO6VeSGbvcjq2ZD2YwjlR4JjuUGEN4/w640-h480/2IMG_5976.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was our train. George and I were in the back car (far right in the picture) --so that we can see <span style="text-align: left;">as the train pushes us up the mountain.<br /><br /><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSVQn26IRYBm77RxYal3-fqQ-4yMLP1txPyLaRSBJ_aRWPq4xXjvsso-zThA6tgL25e7fYbwSyO-ag_tQVTwK_UdFD_A-2_MAa-Y9qADakSQz-KOp2f_6ypFSAIaT08l3ynBIuKMTsuiUAw7Z3D3aDWUWwuT_iu1S_FMb56kt4nXrF5CgSKm0Xkro/s4032/3IMG_5860.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSVQn26IRYBm77RxYal3-fqQ-4yMLP1txPyLaRSBJ_aRWPq4xXjvsso-zThA6tgL25e7fYbwSyO-ag_tQVTwK_UdFD_A-2_MAa-Y9qADakSQz-KOp2f_6ypFSAIaT08l3ynBIuKMTsuiUAw7Z3D3aDWUWwuT_iu1S_FMb56kt4nXrF5CgSKm0Xkro/w480-h640/3IMG_5860.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is my Sweetheart --who brought me on this wonderful trip. The young man in the red shirt is the Brakeman. He worked hard --and we enjoyed watching him work to make sure the brakes were in good condition. <br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9WqcrY8BUM2rdcFJvlDNftyA3wKdV-MKW8a2aM32NiDBBJ303xqVcN49nDWzsaN9d0Br8Pz4bEm3Pr6wff3OTLnokeY_epbgFyHkCAWOzlSWPQlUQ7ceyvCBxxBSzpIrr7sH66kYM7VArzNsdd2BPwQJldw4ybVlS-KsP_3jYVJOw_EioUhbSqvl/s4032/4IMG_8127Betsy080522.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG9WqcrY8BUM2rdcFJvlDNftyA3wKdV-MKW8a2aM32NiDBBJ303xqVcN49nDWzsaN9d0Br8Pz4bEm3Pr6wff3OTLnokeY_epbgFyHkCAWOzlSWPQlUQ7ceyvCBxxBSzpIrr7sH66kYM7VArzNsdd2BPwQJldw4ybVlS-KsP_3jYVJOw_EioUhbSqvl/w480-h640/4IMG_8127Betsy080522.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you think this old 80 year old woman is HAPPY to be on the train?????<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLu_eO62tD9BzR6m0wyZmaOnfXEKu9OjqcGGULKBvq18c39cF3uowqlWqbzge8d-Cen5EtDwVfLPCFyPB2kv_lnWZWh68pl_F_HNaKN6daHFBRbM1FfjrlPl72ilQO4uZTjahtblRtttvd76FsCO3p3dFQ9ACCqqRAhuYPuU6gti2jRd8YZKQBlbpJ/s4032/5IMG_5885.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLu_eO62tD9BzR6m0wyZmaOnfXEKu9OjqcGGULKBvq18c39cF3uowqlWqbzge8d-Cen5EtDwVfLPCFyPB2kv_lnWZWh68pl_F_HNaKN6daHFBRbM1FfjrlPl72ilQO4uZTjahtblRtttvd76FsCO3p3dFQ9ACCqqRAhuYPuU6gti2jRd8YZKQBlbpJ/w480-h640/5IMG_5885.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the entire train... We love the open air cars. I don't think George nor I sat down much at all during the 4 hour trip!!!! I was just too excited!!!<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbLlF5Al1L7N_5e9sqT5_jtcxplis7CPKrM3k61jNu8NtruJcUo8yoTkaAJhTS0pA2ZdgyhO8gaSUFJU1Ph7iVGrjVsV3nqj9Iuo2rKOjNExlWqx_LPf9xVP6A26kgsRM2izZ0w1MgC2me4MWyj1eF2VFMTlXbjr_s4uv3LWAS5kGCIUXPwzqPivl/s4032/6IMG_8130GE.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbLlF5Al1L7N_5e9sqT5_jtcxplis7CPKrM3k61jNu8NtruJcUo8yoTkaAJhTS0pA2ZdgyhO8gaSUFJU1Ph7iVGrjVsV3nqj9Iuo2rKOjNExlWqx_LPf9xVP6A26kgsRM2izZ0w1MgC2me4MWyj1eF2VFMTlXbjr_s4uv3LWAS5kGCIUXPwzqPivl/w480-h640/6IMG_8130GE.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a zoomed in picture of that engine --as it worked hard pushing us up up up that mountain. Loved hearing the whistle and hearing the Chug Chug Chug!!!!<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia42MokgCe7Y3ySnFIoerFNXR87r-cgu5lZ_wPxMWpAucU275w_XrgsO9pIIc8HOp6oASbydauHJjJKome4DVNUXc0--jQhixLuI2oLHEg7l_w4EuGJZg54DBJe1hXuUq6gGVqpVQ2HSw1t6_Hvrruw75XTCYwD-yD6XT73kh8zzC3KADAWrXnQC1X/s4032/7IMG_5895.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia42MokgCe7Y3ySnFIoerFNXR87r-cgu5lZ_wPxMWpAucU275w_XrgsO9pIIc8HOp6oASbydauHJjJKome4DVNUXc0--jQhixLuI2oLHEg7l_w4EuGJZg54DBJe1hXuUq6gGVqpVQ2HSw1t6_Hvrruw75XTCYwD-yD6XT73kh8zzC3KADAWrXnQC1X/w480-h640/7IMG_5895.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guess what it is doing???????? RAINING!!!! First time it has rained on our 3 visits to Cass Railroad!! But we didn't let rain dampen our spirits..<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGiQFmziZpmrzBoC7Tr2WlOw7RiUoSFZXrebmd33O0pY6nuw4cZDExv5K16F3txh8oynMX5MDjnI5cRLkCFRinf1T2sXyIu_dAopedb2vDEprGzt4VU9hw1mFxdWy4Zb7NWxn-CS_eoCafjZDgrtF5HDJ6ftLuTIrYUBYaOFtFSqRKBrjPWlQjB3E/s4032/8IMG_5956.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAGiQFmziZpmrzBoC7Tr2WlOw7RiUoSFZXrebmd33O0pY6nuw4cZDExv5K16F3txh8oynMX5MDjnI5cRLkCFRinf1T2sXyIu_dAopedb2vDEprGzt4VU9hw1mFxdWy4Zb7NWxn-CS_eoCafjZDgrtF5HDJ6ftLuTIrYUBYaOFtFSqRKBrjPWlQjB3E/w640-h480/8IMG_5956.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The views got more and more beautiful as we kept getting higher in elevation. I snapped this picture 'between' the rain storms...</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQr_gTjRF4MxsBK0HZ9jYF4YYqNzZ1_6AE4G14SU9W-rVZA7TRckoHv8HyDa7PAgF9BW06e-Yp6ivf67oiQUI3Be154HeIg9dWPygq3AN5gs_Wq72Ju8m5fSUhn2LQkO5JVq3TwtKTuJbBbq_UyIPSN7VFTLaBK3E124HbtyCCfBjLf-byMkvLxEo/s4032/9IMG_5928.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQr_gTjRF4MxsBK0HZ9jYF4YYqNzZ1_6AE4G14SU9W-rVZA7TRckoHv8HyDa7PAgF9BW06e-Yp6ivf67oiQUI3Be154HeIg9dWPygq3AN5gs_Wq72Ju8m5fSUhn2LQkO5JVq3TwtKTuJbBbq_UyIPSN7VFTLaBK3E124HbtyCCfBjLf-byMkvLxEo/w480-h640/9IMG_5928.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You know how much I love SPRUCE trees. WELL--West Virginia has Red Spruces in the higher elevations. So beautiful.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Kf0XhFO8-VX6SfIYsl5GKGUS5BmkVZj09mMTbdflbpmX06X2R3x_UOijVQC2r-FWRkWlo8b8yoMNuPBQv8oQyGG92YD1Wf7vV5IAf9yx66uURSm8MeMRKALaeLVZd5ZQKmwNPTVmns9b488QNVEEkInn2DVWhzhz72inEY_wlcy1_hafJQFfOJRn/s4032/10IMG_8143.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Kf0XhFO8-VX6SfIYsl5GKGUS5BmkVZj09mMTbdflbpmX06X2R3x_UOijVQC2r-FWRkWlo8b8yoMNuPBQv8oQyGG92YD1Wf7vV5IAf9yx66uURSm8MeMRKALaeLVZd5ZQKmwNPTVmns9b488QNVEEkInn2DVWhzhz72inEY_wlcy1_hafJQFfOJRn/w480-h640/10IMG_8143.jpeg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rain or Shine, I was leaning out taking pictures and videos. I love the videos since I can hear the whistle and the Chug Chug Chug!!!!! ( I think I photo-bombed George's photo here. ha)<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9tX11iTznfT_0WWCw-4Exp7SkQuU5F3VuniKlxBUqQXwG6JihhfgOsx3t9JXDITU0I3toRdhtbjBkqdCbQFA5Y5fUOf0YDJ6RB8oJezJutNydZ0V880zSxfsSyj4a2Ox12tGvI31ydZBNM-Vgm87w-7fqzo-cOxBqFOgDVc0W6Rc2IAbxDIZWrue/s4032/11IMG_8154.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9tX11iTznfT_0WWCw-4Exp7SkQuU5F3VuniKlxBUqQXwG6JihhfgOsx3t9JXDITU0I3toRdhtbjBkqdCbQFA5Y5fUOf0YDJ6RB8oJezJutNydZ0V880zSxfsSyj4a2Ox12tGvI31ydZBNM-Vgm87w-7fqzo-cOxBqFOgDVc0W6Rc2IAbxDIZWrue/w640-h480/11IMG_8154.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was still raining when we got to Bald Knob (4400 feet in elevation)... BUT--I was determined to sit outside and eat our lunch!!!!! They gave us lunches and water when we got on the train (included in the cost). Lunch was good: turkey, ham and cheese sandwiches, chips, pasta salad, applesauce, and cookies. (The red jackets helped --but we still got VERY wet... ha)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfPabGzukPSj5ba3AfVT1Dn_vAGtObykDHBPVJw3og2mH7fsxuuXAG0PrjFrfSYmjdk6jKrk3pVV7MFu7qfTZaWSQw3Ecq0JK5TLepI08o_IMZxqfSKifrdTcTAtWbRkXolaq0qhhf2SJjequVwh-cSPqo-PVwtMa5nEWAKXqcdCSSf_Nx5rlv30S/s4032/12IMG_8151.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCfPabGzukPSj5ba3AfVT1Dn_vAGtObykDHBPVJw3og2mH7fsxuuXAG0PrjFrfSYmjdk6jKrk3pVV7MFu7qfTZaWSQw3Ecq0JK5TLepI08o_IMZxqfSKifrdTcTAtWbRkXolaq0qhhf2SJjequVwh-cSPqo-PVwtMa5nEWAKXqcdCSSf_Nx5rlv30S/w640-h480/12IMG_8151.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After getting back on the train, we headed back down the mountain. I loved seeing the interesting skies and views on our trip back to the station.<br /><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhXXARnWH0y1CEOQmkUExkgfbkbsvgd095RxmgGrKvLbAZt6E81BzmUgsOkr5Wmx8dQLhsjdpjf3vVMPf38JEP3-X2HlddB93FIQTKmbPP03T5eYf-lDOdWwLloxz1cyp_u_weeoLEmcdxJVGu51PEQUmssPWEMz81TBkrrtJwKoVAhOkmzOGhpnA/s4032/13IMG_8166GE.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhXXARnWH0y1CEOQmkUExkgfbkbsvgd095RxmgGrKvLbAZt6E81BzmUgsOkr5Wmx8dQLhsjdpjf3vVMPf38JEP3-X2HlddB93FIQTKmbPP03T5eYf-lDOdWwLloxz1cyp_u_weeoLEmcdxJVGu51PEQUmssPWEMz81TBkrrtJwKoVAhOkmzOGhpnA/w640-h480/13IMG_8166GE.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We are back at the station---and our sweet little train is leaving the station. It was a fabulous experience and my 80th Birthday couldn't have been better... Thank You Honey for taking me there.<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCZTUNI-RtZZ3yngIRYAAZeva8omkDryAC0bIBB0rRq5inZgz1mTRNBaoGNl14fWOfmiqCDpypXDHvBhjUaxxX-fKugP8klpj0EoXrqWl1SnolSyzrPXA2jT3HshNEYgLTXoABSascYgE_EBv2kl6gZRVC93mn8Ie7NpTP2-JYcygKTcRp1cM2k5_/s4032/14IMG_5986.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtCZTUNI-RtZZ3yngIRYAAZeva8omkDryAC0bIBB0rRq5inZgz1mTRNBaoGNl14fWOfmiqCDpypXDHvBhjUaxxX-fKugP8klpj0EoXrqWl1SnolSyzrPXA2jT3HshNEYgLTXoABSascYgE_EBv2kl6gZRVC93mn8Ie7NpTP2-JYcygKTcRp1cM2k5_/w480-h640/14IMG_5986.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Age 80 plus 1 day, this old woman is still smiling and talking about the wonderful Train Ride. I will say though that I was nice and dry that next morning!!!! (And neither of us caught a cold from being out in the rain while on the train ride!!!!!!) Yeah! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Well, my Friends... That is IT in a nutshell....I hope my entire 80th year is as good as that special day (August 5, 2022) was!!!!!! It was a GLORIOUS day in every respect --but I couldn't have done it without the Love of My Live beside me!!!!</p><p>If you want information about the Cass Scenic Railroad, here is a LINK: <a href="https://wvstateparks.com/park/cass-scenic-railroad-state-park/" target="_blank">Cass Railroad</a></p><p>Have a fabulous August!!!!!! We have had tons and tons of rain lately with high humidity and temperatures. BUT---today (writing this on August 12) ---we finally had a Cold Front come through, and our weather is wonderful (mild, sunny and much less humidity).... LOVE IT.</p><p>Reach out today to someone you haven't heard from in awhile --just to say HI...</p><p>Hugs,</p><h1 style="caret-color: rgb(252, 232, 178); color: #fce8b2; font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><i style="color: #ffa400;">Betsy💝💛💚💕</i></h1><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Betsy Banks Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.com15