Catching up Part 2

Cullman, AL to White Hall, MD, to Lebanon, PA to Woodstown NJ 

and back to Cullman in one week

With the girls here for a few weeks we were always busy.  They LOVE to go out to eat.  Rattlesnake Saloon once, Golden Corral twice, Chilis once, and gosh I forget where else.  

Our time together ended too soon.   They had to be back in Maryland by July 11.  We left Cullman on Thursday the 7th overnighting in Wytheville VA at a motel.

We arrived in Maryland on Friday.  After spending the night, we first went to Hanover PA.  We do this every time we are in the area.   Hanover is the home of many food processors and their outlets.   

We like to stock up with cases of canned goods.   Chicken soup, chicken gravy, chicken stock, baked beans, Lobster bisque.   If we were going directly back to Alabama, there would be lots of frozen food bought too.

Next stop was Lebanon, PA where daughter Terry and SIL Steve live.  This was on Friday.  Steve plays in a band and Terri had made arrangements with a friend to meet up at the venue.   That was OK.  Our friends Jim and Darlene were nearby.   Plans were made to meet up for dinner.  I love the salad bar at Ruby Tuesday.   Our local one here closed during COVID.   The one up there is open.  So Ruby Tuesday it was.

Darlene said she wanted to go over to Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse, PA, near Lancaster.  On Saturday Darlene, Terri and I spent the morning there, stopping for lunch.  None of the guys had an interest in going.  Okay with us!

Terri and Darlene.

Sunday morning early we left PA so to attend our old church in Upper Deerfield NJ.   We let no one we were coming.   We were joyfully greeted by many.

The two nights in NJ we stayed at my nephew JR and his wife Vadra and son Ryan.   We were glad to get to spend some time with them.

But before we went to their house, we visited our old house just around the corner from the church. This young couple has done miracles with the house.   

Those who have followed my blog might remember that daughter Terri bought the house when we went fulltime RVing.   A couple of years later she relocated to PA.  The house was sold to people that all but destroyed it before it went into foreclosure.      It sat empty for a couple of years.  Then along came Jessica and John.  We could not be happier with what they have accomplished.

The house when we lived there:

The house now

We had a fishpond that the trashy owners filled in.    Jessica and John put in a new pond.  

I took lots of pictures both inside and out so I will remember how grateful I am to this nice couple.

This is getting lengthy.    I still have more to catch up on.  There will be a Part 3.

Until next time.