Visit to the Governor’s Mansion

Today started out as a lazy Sunday morning. Bob got a newspaper so I could get my weekly coupon fix. With encouragement from our neighbors, we decided to go to church services at the Methodist church in Franklin (the next city to the south). There are 2 Methodist churches in Franklin, the black church and the white church. The director and managers here at Sager Brown are members of the black Methodist church (even though they are white). There were 25 to 30 members in addition to our group of about 30. We were warmly welcomed to the service. The choir of about 12 members was great – they used no sheet music but sang about 4 songs from memory. It was a highly energetic service and we were glad we attended.


Yesterday we checked out the hours of operation of a restored plantation near here. We got to Oaklawn Manor and were lucky to get a private tour of the house. We had a gentleman who had lived in the house in the 70’s who provided us with a wealth of information. The house was just started to be decorated for the Mardi Gras season.  We understand there will be a lot more yet to do. 
A question for the granddaughters (and others): If we say this mansion is "antebellum", what does that word mean?

We are slow learners! After the tour of the mansion, we decided to go out to eat. Not!! Remember last Sunday? We couldn’t find a restaurant that was open around here again! We ended up eating leftovers in the motorhome. There were two new RV’s that moved in today so we spent some time visiting with the new neighbors, then settled in for the evening. We Skyped with Brett’s family tonight – that sure helps keep Grandma going!


Tomorrow is Martin Luther King Day and there is a parade in town. There is rain forecasted, but if the weather is not too bad, we may participate in this event.