Monday, November 9
Taking the scenic route this morning through small towns in Virginia, we collected a few more vintage theatres and marquees.
North Carolina
Now, we really started feeling back at home in the good old south when we came across these familiar scenes...
Creative Gardening with Kudzu.
Backyard Tobacco Curing.
And, of course, for the hunters.
Denis had the staff and lunch crowd at Danny's Cafe in Burlington all agog with the epicurean delight he had invented...
The Fried Okra on a Pita Wrap
Greensboro, NC
This afternoon, we made my much anticipated visit to Replacements, LTD, purveyor of the world's largest inventory of old & new china, crystal, silver & collectibles.
300,000 square foot facility
(the size of 5 football fields)
Inventory of over 225,000 patterns
Our guide, Liz, from New York, NY!!
Owner Bob Page's Back Room
Great for picking up individual teacups, etc. to add to a creatively mismatched tea party collection.
Happy Face!
Winston-Salem, NC
As we were arriving, we took a driving tour of Old Salem.
Jaywalking Turkey in Old Salem
It had to be Greek food tonight.
We had a delicious meal at the Athena Greek Tavern www.athenagreektaverna.net
An authentic Greek village salad, made with a delectable blend of tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, olives, green peppers, Feta cheese and served with an extra virgin olive oil dressing.
Vegetarian Moussaka
Layers of fresh roasted vegetables topped with a bechamel sauce and served with scented rice.
Baklava!
Winston-Salem Hilton Garden Inn tonight.
We're in the home stretch.
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