March 1, 2022

 A little bit of catching up on Grammie.  Our stay at Fort Lee was only a short one; however, while driving around the post to find the gas station, Tom was remembering a previous experience to Grammie about a different time.  Tom was at Fort Lee for his AIT portion of basic training for National Guard and was pointing out some areas that he remembered back in 1969.  Many of the buildings were still there but not as frequently used as back in the day.  Tom now remembers where he was when the concert of all concerts... Woodstock happened. He was at Fort Lee.

We left Fort Lee to our next overnight at Fort Bragg, NC.  While there we had more time than the previous day so we took a ride around...the Ryder golf course...didn't expect that did you.  Yes, Grammie was going around the course in the golf cart with her knitting.  Tom was especially careful driving  as he didn't want Grammie to drop a stitch and have to pull it out to where the stitch was dropped and have to do it all over again.  

Yesterday we were on the road again, but before we left... golfing has it's consequences...we made a stop in Fayetteville to...  

Yeah, that's right.  Grammie commented that this was probably the best quilt shop that she has ever visited.  With close to a dozen employees it had everything that you would ever need to make a quilt.

Not to scare any husband who has a wife that knits, quilts, etc.  This place had shopping carts too.

It was all fun and games until she said...I'll take one of each.

Just kidding, but anyway, the credit card only took a mild hit before we hit the road on our way to Bluffton, SC where we are going to visit a friend, Anne,  that previously lived in the Etna-Dixmont area. 

Have a great day everyone.  We will try to send some sunshine your way.

Beginning of our Winter trip 2022 Feb 26, 2022

 Hi everyone.  Thanks for looking out for Grammie.  After 2 days on the road, we are now at Fort Lee, VA for the overnight before we continue to head south.

Both yesterday and today were driving days that covered 833 miles.  We left home on Saturday and spent part of the day in Lincolnville at the service for Sylvia Letteney Bailey at the Bayshore Baptist Church.  Sylvia was the remaining sister of Alice, "Grammie" who passed away on Feb. 16th.  She fought a multi year battle with Alzheimer's disease.

After the service, we got into the van that already had been loaded for our trip to the warmer areas and made it to Danbury, CT.

Today, we covered another 400 plus miles in what was mostly a peaceful day riding through NYC, and Baltimore, only to be slowed down a bit going through Washington D.C.  Thinking back, we should have expected that.   Along the way, we saw many cars that were either carrying the Ukrainian Flag or an emblem.  

The current Ukrainian flag consists of two horizontal bands of yellow and blue. The colors represent the wide blue skies and the yellow represents the wheat fields that characterize the country. From a psychological point of view, blue symbolizes calm, while yellow symbolizes joy.  If you see someone posting a sunflower on facebook, it is Ukraine's national flower.

 Tomorrow will be a shorter day and maybe we can slow down and take some pictures.

Thanks again, Grammie is resting comfortably now.