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About rebelette67

Quilting is my passion. Also enjoy spending time with my grandchildren, reading, gardening and traveling with my husband.

Indiana-headed home

  Well, this trip has been halted.  Last Thursday we received a call from our daughter, Kristen.  She was checking on the house and noticed water coming out the back door.  A water connection to the refrigerator had broken and … Continue reading

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Wytheville VA – Friday

We arrived in Wytheville yesterday and today is RACE DAY!!!  We got back down to Bristol around 3:00 and were in time to watch the last of the qualifying for the Nationwide Race and all of the qualifying for the … Continue reading

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Nashville – Wednesday

Oh, this was such a great day!  I have to admit that I didn’t think that visiting the Franklin battlefield would take all day but I learned that each tour was in-depth, accompanied by a very knowledgeable tour guide.   We … Continue reading

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Nashville, Cont’d -Tuesday.

Tuesday we traveled down to Lynchburg to tour the Jack Daniel Distillery.  What a fantastic experience….Jack was only 7 when he hooked up with a minister who also made whiskey on the side.  The minister’s congregation took him to task … Continue reading

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Nashville, Cont’d.

Awesome day sightseeing in Nashville!  The morning started at the Grand Ole Opry with a Backstage Tour (after we picked up our tickets for tomorrow night’s live radio show).  The tour was really interesting….since 1925 only 210 country artists have … Continue reading

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Nashville, TN

Yep, we have arrived in Nashville.  What a pretty drive thru farmlands….they grow a lot of rice around here.  Saw a deer today on the road….alive!  The Mississippi River is quite impressive, it is so wide!  But then so is … Continue reading

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Little Rock, AR

Spent the day visiting downtown Little Rock, toured the Clinton Library, walked the Clinton Bridge, walked thru the wetlands and bought peaches and apples in the open air Farmers Market.  Weather is warm and humid….this CA girl is NOT used … Continue reading

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Oklahoma City, OK

Had an uneventful drive to the KOA here just East of Oklahoma City….Choctaw.  The GPS took us on some back roads to “straighten” out I-40 and we got to see some beautiful cattle and horse country.  Also got to see … Continue reading

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Amarillo, TX

We have made it to Amarillo, TX.  New state every day.  The landscape varies from high desert to rolling plains.  The cattle look well fed.  Rain has come through this area recently and I wish we could send some of … Continue reading

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Smithsonian Trip – Day 2

We left Williams, AZ, at 7:30 am under rainy skies….thunder and lightning!  The storm was headed West so we drove out of it fairly soon.  It left beautiful blue skies with fluffy white clouds.  It was 357 miles to Albuquerque, … Continue reading

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