Americus, Georgia - Beautiful Architecture

We started out about 9:30 in the morning with our friends Norm & Chris going to seek out history and agriculture in the small towns surrounding the area of where we were staying. I am going to tell you about Americus, Georgia. The first thing we saw when arriving in the historic town was that the entire main street had trees all up & down which had pink ribbons tied on them for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So here is a picture of one of many bows for my something PINK.

Americus is the county seat of Sumter County in southwest Georgia. The city was incorporated in 1832, and by the end of that century it had become the eighth largest city in the state.

The following pictures are some of the historic buildings and streets in the city... I am not sure what they all are.. or when they were built but my guess is the late 1800's to early 1900's...

The Grand Windsor Hotel is the main National Historic Landmark in Americus. It is a delightfully Victorian mix of architectural elements, notably the landmark towers and unusual array of window styles. The five-story castle-like building takes up nearly a full block in downtown Americus, Georgia and was originally built in 1892. It was built as a destination for northern hunters and vacationers escaping winter's cold. These following pictures are the outside & inside of the hotel... Can you see the guys or Chris in any of the pictures????

We decided that Chris would post the agriculture and fun pictures and I would do the history...

Tomorrow watch for Plains, Georgia... Home to our 39th President Jimmy Carter

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Fill in Fridays and a Rainy Day in Georgia

It's a rainy day in Georgia and I am just hanging out BLOGGIN" and I am wearing my little something pink for your gentle reminder....

1. Right now, I'm feeling kinda cozy.... It's a rainy day here in Georgia and I am just hanging out not really doing anything...

2. I am where I want to be in my life.

3. I'd like to know how to stretch 24 hours? So I could have more fun every day with my friends and family....

4. My honey keeps me on track. Thank goodness... I can be a wild child.....

5. Please don't rain on my parade... If you don't like what I do that's ok... but don't bug me about it...

6. My family & friends fills me with joy.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to doing nothing because the weather is so darn BAD!!!! , tomorrow my plans include going into Cordele, Ga. Buy some pecans and site see around town.... and Sunday we are packing up and heading to Steven Foster Memorial Park... A whole new place to BLOG about....

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Thomas the train and I got TAGGED!

Yes it is true.... I love you so go get your annual mammogram so I can bug you and you can bug me right back....

Today my hubby & I took a little ride right up the road in the park to get these cute little photo's of Thomas the Train... My little 2 1/2 year old grandsons just adore Thomas and all his friends... And I can see why... isn't he just plain adorable...

That's not Thomas... it is his friend big freight train who kept us from getting to Thomas for a few minutes.... Bad Boy

This is Thomas.... Look how nice he was posing for me to take pictures for sharing with you all

Look at all the passenger cars he has to take all his little friends for a ride in... A BIG weekend here for all the little ones... Games, treats, food and a chance to meet Mr. Topem Hatt

Dawn over at Dawnies Life if by the Sea has tagged me… YIPEE!!! So here I go again… but luckily I am so weird that I can handle this one more time or two…

1. I am obsessive about holiday decorations… I have many totes in storage of decorations for every holiday and I can’t resist buying new stuff every year…. When I had my home, BM (before motorhome), I would completely pack up my dishes, linens (including sheets, blankets and spreads) in every room, pictures, nik naks, almost everything in the house and replace it with the current holiday decorations…

2. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Ice Cream…. No matter how full you are there is always room for Ice Cream… It just fills in the spaces

3. I am the ultimate Pollyanna which annoys some of my love ones and friends… I never see the glass as half empty but always half full… with the chance someone may fill it the rest of the way

4. There is nothing I won’t try at least once… and if I hesitate and someone dares me I am there on it like white on rice….

5. Don’t tell me I can’t do it…. Because I will push myself till I drop trying to do it….

6. I may be pushing 60 but in my mind I am still 18 and that does get me into trouble now and again….. more now

You lucky little bloggers I am tagging…. Please forgive me!!!

1. Jill @ Jill’s Believe It Or Not - My new friend... Sorry but this will be a good break into the Bloggin world...

2. Jan @ Jan & Tom's Place - Just list the lawnmower incident... that'll win the prize... Just kidding you know I love you....

3. Gloria @ Happy To Be - Sorry honey... as one of my cute little newbies I had to....

4. Artie @ Color Outside The Lines - Don't be mad.... I LOVE you!!!! Besides you had that long story on your post and you could have included just one newbie... ME!!!

5. Ginger @ The Gingerbread Shed - My sweet friend what can I say... I know you have something to list... spill it for us all to read

6. Cheryl @ Blueberry Buttons - Little sweet one... your so young to have to list weird things but I have faith in you to do it....

Now that I have spilt my guts again it is your turn to answer and pass this on to some poor unsuspecting blogger buddy… or NOT!!!!

Chris has arrived safely and we had our first BIG card game in a long time with the hubbies and I must say we girls slammed them.... Girls ROCK! LOL LOL

Today we are heading to Plains, Ga. (Jimmy Carter's hometown) and Americus a cute little old town... Chris and I will have to arm wrestle to see how will blog about what... LOL LOL

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Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park

Don't forget to send a reminder to all your friends and family to get a check up... It may save there lives


Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park

This state park has so many great things to see and do. It is a good place if your ever in the area to visit or stay at. There is a museum, an outdoor aircraft museum, Cottages to rent, a hotel, boat ramp, boat rentals, campground and the Shortline Railroad which will pick you up at the park and take you to Plains, Georgia. Where you can see Jimmy Carter's Presidential Library, his boyhood home, campaign headquarters, his brother Billy's gas station and a few other little city treasures. So as you can see it is a fun place to visit.

Here are a few pictures of the rental cabins and surrounding area.

A look at a few of the airplanes in the outside aircraft museum. As you can see they also have armored trucks too. There are many more which will post another time.

As a tribute to the men & women who serve(d) this country they built this memorial. Each pillar has an armed service emblem and motto on it. Things like this always move me.

A few of our little feathered friends who hang around the lake we are on here.

Last but not least... the sunset from a couple of nights ago

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All about Our Tassie

So many of you have asked me so many questions about Tassie so this post is dedicated to her....


First of all Tassie is going on 4 years old... She is a Itasca Horizon made by Winnebago.... Just getting broke in as far as any man could tell you about a diesel engine... We always tow a car behind her so when we park we just unhook the car and have a way to get around site seeing anywhere we go. Our car is called Petey... (he is a red PT Cruiser). Ralph nicknames everything... LOL LOL As you can see in the pictures we also carry bikes with us on the back of Tassie...

We have all conveniences of home... TVs (2 inside 1 outside), 10 disc CD player inside and 1 CD player outside, surround sound, washer/dryer combo ( not big but it can keep up with our wash), Central Vacuum, Air Conditioning and Central Heat. Also we can use gas to heat if needed. We also have an electric cooler (for beer, sodas & water) built in outside underneath in a storage compartment. So living in it is quiet easy... Of course you need to be able to be with your husband 24/7 in a small living quarter...

Here is our bedroom... We have a queen size sleep by number bed... Very comfortable

For those of you who didn't see the washer/dryer combo here it is... it is all in one... you wash & dry in the same tub. The next is the very little room my toity is in...

Here are some additional shots of the toity room....

Here is the area that has the sink and shower in it...

Here is my refrigerator and the dinning area... This all is along the side behind the passengers seat in the front

Here is the main television in front and the sink in the kitchen

My only counter space in the kitchen. The little pullout on the right comes out another foot

This is the drivers seat turned around so it can be used as an extra chair in living area and our Euro lounge reclining chair...Next is a view of the couch which turns into a queen size bed.

Here are a few of my fall decorations... Not room for to many but I try

Until Later