Happy Fall!

I guess I'm getting into the fall spirit now. I made my husband pull over so I could photograph this cute punkin' patch in Nashville on Monday. This isn't half of the pumpkins they had!

We had such a blast in Nash-ville (emphasis on both syllables equallly), as we Texans say it. Adam says the locals say "NASH-vul". He told me to say it like I was from Texas. We ate way too much, stayed up way too late visiting, spent way too much money, and listened to music way too loud! But every second was worth it! We got to take in Adam's show at the Full Moon Saloon on Tuesday night. Of course, he had to introduce his parental units, but instead of being embarrassed, I stood up and waved at all the people there - I was so proud of my son - the entertainer for the evening. The saloon was full, the music was loud, he played country, but the crowd wanted to hear more 70's R&R - which was exactly what he did. They loved it, and my DH and I loved it even more! Here's a little shot of him playing...

Of course they were awesome!

Monday morning, we visited Bell Meade Plantation in Nashville. It was begun in 1807 as a thoroughbred horse farm where the horses became the backbone of some of the present day racing winners like Secretariat and many others. It was so interesting. We had a tour of the inside of the 3-story plantation home complete with columns, parlors, grand staircases, and faithfully restored with period furnishings. It was beautiful. I've always been a fan of the civil war era, and if you looked closely, you almost imagine Scarlett O'Hara come bursting out the doors with her skirts flying in the wind. Here's a couple of photos from the Plantation...

The slave quarters and a little garden area still sit on the property, as well as an old two-story smokehouse, gardens, a dairy made of stone, and a family mausoleum. Here's a photo of the carriage house, too. They had about 6 carriages there. It must have been very nice to be a horse that lived there!

Well, I got tons to catch up on at home tonight, but just wanted to check in. I'll have more to show you later - I promise to have only a couple more pics to post of our hometown Festival in my next post. I hope you all are doing well, and I'll be visiting very soon! Take care -