Pike Road Flea Market weekend.

Afternoon Tea.

My wisteria basket

My " John Hall Store" print

Dressed for the cold weather.

Bake sale where Gene bought the mocha cakes and sandwiches.

Chicken bench I'm going to try and paint. I have a bench like it in the barn.

bottle tree that was for sale.

For years and years, I have been wanting to go to the " Pike Road Flea Market" with Gene but it's always the first Sat. in November. Since we always went up to Gene and George's for Thanksgiving, there was no way I could go. Last year, we were driving with everything we owned, that wasn't already in the barn. Yep, we moved up here one year ago today!! ...and what a year we have had! Any ways....I was determined to go to the Flea market this year. We drove down to G & G's on Friday morning. Well, we started out in the morning, but as we were packing the Explorer, Tommy showed up to put the screen porch on the house. After talking with him and explaining what we wanted, it put us about an hour behind. Then, Chuck decided that we would drive down on Hwy 231 instead of taking the interstate. It was a much prettier drive...with the colors on the back country road....BUT...it took us an extra hour. Plus, we had stopped in Birmingham, to look at the "fireplace store" to see if we could find a screen to fit the fireplace. Found one, but that's another story. We ended up getting to G & G's around 3:30. Gene fixed tea and scones for us for an afternoon treat. Becca, Ro and Lanier were coming for the weekend also. Only, Ro, Lanier and Jordan (Lanier's Nanny )were already there and Becca came after work, which made it around 7:30. (she works in Atlanta) We all had a great dinner of George's homemade soup and some great bread. We spent the entire night, visiting ( in the kitchen). Chuck and I slept upstairs while the rest of the company stayed over at the lodge. Us girls got up early and got ready to go to the Flea Market...which, let me explain.......It's not really a "flea market" any more. It started out being like that but now it's this huge "arts and crafts show". There were tons and tons of booths with very interesting things. It was also " COLD"! It would have been a really nice day but it was windy so that made it bitter cold. We were all dressed for it though. Gene bought us all lunch of chicken salad, pimento cheese and BBJ sandwiches. She also bought 15 pieces of " Mocha cake". (when we got back home, we had tea and the mocha cakes..OMG! Best thing you ever put in your mouth!!!!) Gene's mom ( her name is Gene also but we call her Mimmie) gave me the recipe for the mocha cakes. You know what Shell and I will be making when she comes up in a couple of weeks!. Gene and Becca found lots of things to buy. I ended up with two things. An ink print of Cecil's " John Hall Store " which was made famous from being in the movie " A Christmas Memory" ( Truman Capote) Just as we were walking down the last aisle of booths, I found a guy making huge baskets out of vines. I loved them so I bought one that is made out of wisteria vines. I'm so glad I bought it. It looks great on the back porch. It will be fun to decorate with it for all the holidays. There were so many neat things to choose from. I was good and didn't buy one " chicken thing"...lol. I did take pictures of some things, so I can try and paint my own. I do want a " bottle tree" but Chuck is going to borrow Billy White's welder and make me one. I just have to save all the wine bottles for it now. All in all, it was really fun going to the " Pike Road Flea Market". I'm really glad I finally got to go. We packed up and headed for home around 4:00. It sure is nice to only be three hours from G & G and not EIGHT!!!!.....oh yeah! it was weird being in the twin house down there. ha! Gene was right though....they are totally different....just the rooms are in the same place.

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