Late Summer Pics

COW POOP
The Allen Family Fantasy Football League is in full swing.  We love our football.
Patty has not been feeling well for some time, so remember her in your prayers.
This post goes all over the place, with lots of pic, so here we go.

Hurricane Issac

 Note:  There was a "peace-nik" trailer right next to theirs.

Timmy and Kerry packed up the 5th wheel, dogs and cats and headed for Shreveport.  They always get outta "Dodge" plenty early to avoid the heaviest traffic. 

 

They stayed in Shreveport for about a week before returning home to survey the damage in Des Allemands.

 

 

Their fence, trees and shrubs were heavily damaged, but no water problems.  Cleaning up gets old---working in the heat and humidity is always a challenge.

We thank the Lord for keeping them safe!

 

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The Holy Grail of Berries!

Carol is fortunate to have a place to pick blackberries within an hour from her home.

It was a great crop this year---huge berries!

 

Blackberry jam (she always make it "seedless," and blackberry cobbler.

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Clawed

Nancy had fun posing with "Clawed," the bear planter that she received for her birthday in July.

 Swimming is a no-no for "Clawed,"---he might rust.

"Roadie" checks him out.

 

********** Dianne, Jeff and Davey Visit "Mayberry" *********

The Andy Griffeth Museum

(Unfortunately, pictures were not allowed.)

Note from Dianne:

Here are pictures of our short summer vacation to Mayberry (NC)!! I LOVE Andy Griffith and am a dedicated fan ofThe Andy Griffith Show, so meeting his longtime friend, Emmett, and Emmett’s daughter, Terri (creators of the museum), was a thrill. I was overcome with emotion at the museum, but Davey came to the rescue and gave me a hug.

We enjoyed the simple, happy little town of Mount Airy (on which Mayberry is based) soooo much! Davey had been watching the whole series with us for years, so he was familiar with the show and the characters. I have all the DVDs. We are on the 8^th and final season now. This trip was planned back in February before Andy’s death as a celebration of Jeff’s and my 15 years married, and we topped it off with a trip to nearby Bristol, TN, for the nighttime Nascar race, so it was a celebration of our family and what we love.

Davey even got an $8 haircut from Floyd the Barber (really named Russell, but he was the inspiration for the Floyd and even acted like him). We had such a great time at the barbershop that we forgot to pay him and had to return the next day with the money.

We did a lot of shopping on Main Street and I bought some t-shirts (you see them in some of the pictures) and a Mayberry-Opoly game that I’ve won twice now (he he!).

Nearby Pilot Mountain (Mount Pilot in the series) was beautiful. We climbed to the bottom of the rim and made the trek around the perimeter, which was awesomely breathtaking. You can’t get to the top unless you’re a mountain climber because it is straight up that beautiful rock.

 

Elsewhere in town, you see Dianne in the sheriff's office. 

This is a replica of the set on the TV show [not  part of the museum]. 

 

Floyd the barber takes instructions from Dianne on how to trim Davey's hair and then a group photo.

The squad car driver put Dianne and Jeff in the back as criminals and let Davey sit up front as the deputy.  He used the siren and called:  "Citizen's Arrest,! "Citizen's arrest!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Andy's church

Two Goobers----(Dianne's words, not mine)!

 

 

 

Dianne said Davey was fishin' for something in his pocket when the pic was taken!

Thanks for sharing the journey---I know there are a lot of Mayberry fans in our family!

 

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On a sad note, Cathy, Jim and Erin lost their dog, "Missy Boots," about two weeks ago.  It was very sudden and quite a shock.

We share your sadness.

 

REMEMBERING "Missy"

 

These were taken shortly after "Missy" came to live with them.

 

 

 

 

below: "Missy" with best bud "Rudy."

 

 

A German Short Hair Pointer, "Missy" loved to watch the birds. 

 

 



Farewell old friend; thank you for bringing so much joy into our lives!