Union County Courthouse Museum

Deep inside Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains is a gem of a museum. For 110 years the red brick Union County Courthouse was the center of life for the people of Blairsville. Today that structure is home to the Union County Historical Society and it is filled with the historical artifacts of the Society. While the museum is designed to chronicle life in Union County and the Blairsville area, it captures the spirit of the Georgia settlers who moved to this rugged mountain country more than 150 years ago.

The Hole in the Wall, Blairsville GA.

The Hole in the Wall is legendary, having served home-cooked meals and desserts since 1931 and me the four days I was in Blaisville! The front outside area waits for the crowd that will come every day, sit, eat, enjoy and relax. The menu is strictly down-home - with GREAT prices and LOTS of food! Serving breakfast ALL day. Pretty much what you would expect. The pies are world-class. The Hole in the Wall is a step back in time you will not want to miss when visiting Blairsville, GA!

Snow 02/12/2010

Here's a few more pictures of our rare Atlanta snow fall today. The top picture is a screen shot of the weather channel! It is still snowing as I post this with 1 to 5 inches forcasted!

Three Husky Dogs 02/12/2010

Three husky dogs "two wearing new sweaters" were spotted in our backyard today during one of Atlanta's rare snow falls!

Cuddle Buddies!

As you can see Cokie and Marco have become cuddle buddies but we still monitor Marco because he is use to playing hard with Jackson and McCloud and hasn't learned to take it down a few notches with Cokie play.

They are pretty cute together, lol!

Winter in Florida!

My hat is off to all the poor folks that live in Florida during the winter months!

It sunshined and blue skied the entire three days that I did store visits!

It was awful and I was glad to get home to Atlanta!

Visit with Aunt Mary and Uncle Dave

Aunt Mary/Uncle Dave and I during last weeks visit in Tampa.

I had a great time visiting with the Florida natives!

Squirrel Season and Drive By Shootings!

With squirrel season at it's peak and drive by shootings on the rise the pack spends hours at the corner of the house on guard to protect Beth and I from any dangers, lol!

We Need a Bigger Couch!

This picture was taken earlier this morning in the office. I really think we need a bigger couch!

From left to right: McCloud, Jackson, Cokie and Marco.

What a life, lol!

Room For One More!

Okay I promise no more introductions for at least the next twenty years!

Our newest and final member to the family is Cokie! She’s a 10 year old 4 pound Yorkie female with no teeth! Cokie was turned over to the kill shelter buy her owner with instructions to put her down as little dogs weren’t worth keeping! I can only imagine her home life!

Cokie was rescued and during her vet exam it was found that all her teeth were bad and the decision was made to remove them. During that process the poor vet broke her little jaw! She has been in rehab and foster for some time now. She has been up for adoption however no one wants older dogs and that’s were we came to her rescue. She has bonded with Beth and is a bit afraid of me but she’ll come along in time.

Our three other pack members have welcomed her with open arms as you’ll see in my next picture, lol!

Taco Head!

Taco Head is melting our hearts more everyday! We still miss Janie so much however Marco has filled our hearts with great joy. He really is a sweet dog when he’s asleep. Now let’s talk about when he’s awake! Poor Jackson has become Marco’s chew toy and McCloud has banded Marco from the bed! There are balls all over the house and this morning he bit my toe, lol!

Birthday Present

While several friends including my cousin Laura suffered from Mandoline Slicer envy I have really enjoyed my Birthday present. Thanks to all for their safety tips. No I haven’t cut anything off yet or put out my eye lol!

New Orleans Landing

Last week saw me flying into New Orleans LA to visit a CVS training project in Donaldsonville LA.

This beautiful picture of the bay and bridge was taken by accident while landing!

Atlanta Winter!

Friday 01/08/2010 found the south and us suffering under low temperatures, snow and very icy roads. Fortunately Beth and I were off and had grocery shopped the weekend before so we were able to cuddle in the warm den for the day. As of this morning it was 13F and 0F with the wind chill in our area!

Happy Birthday

Gram and Papa helped celebrate my 58th birthday joining Beth and I for dinner at Long Horns!