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STONE AT THE "OLD MILL"SHAKER AT OLD MILL
It was a great time to”catch up” with Therese, and her dog Oreo. While she was in Michigan she drove our Prius and loved it …of course.
The weather all of this time was perfect with sun and little wind. Friday morning after
breakfast we hooked up the trailer and headed out. We had before breakfast taken down the camp site and put all the equipment away.
The trip to the Roanoke area is only 100 miles, but it does include the approaching Day 31-33 In Greensboro then move to Salem VA
I did promise some summary of the time with Therese in Greensboro.
OLD MILL OF GUILFORD
Therese is a candidate for a PhD program at UNC Greensboro, and hopes to finish in 2011. Her major area and studies are in Women’s military history from 1945 to 1975. She took up residence here at least until the program and the degree are finished. Therese’s classes, assignments and responsibilities (she was finished a week earlier and left to help her mother pack and move to a smaller place with full medical care available. (See note below on the Prius).
We had promised Therese that we would take her to some birding spots locally and let her see what we did when we went to look for birds. There were three spots lined up for the day, but first Ruth wanted to get some shots of Nathanael Greene on horseback in the Guilford memorial Park where the battle of the Guilford Courthouse took place on March 19, 1781. It is a 3-4 X life size sculpture. Although it appeared that the Americans did not win that battle, tactically, it inflicted such heavy losses on the British that the quotes from the British leader Cornwallis, showed that they understood what “heavy losses” meant... ”I never saw such fighting since God made me. The Americans fought like demons.” said Cornwallis. The general, with the French Fleet blocking their ships from assisting him, surrendered the same year.
An old Mill beckoned us in the north part of Greensboro. It was the “Old Mill of Guilford”. We looked through the old remains of the still functioning parts to the mill and bought some home made biscuit mix and pancake mix. The Mill takes orders and fires up the Mill when needed. Jim also bought a jar of seedless raspberry jam. Oh my, with those biscuits, I can taste them now. MMMMM
That afternoon we hit some “hot spots” in Bryan Lake, where Therese had done some kayaking on a previous visit, and two woodlots that looked possible. At lunch by the lake we saw a snake in the water, some birds including a BALD EAGLE flying across the lake. Neither wood lot really turned up anything special, but we did give some lessons to Therese on bird watching. . For example: using the binoculars, getting “on target” with the bird, listening to sounds, standing with the sun behind you, and how to use a bird guide. One of the woods was one that Therese passes often on the way to work so now it will have a different meaning for her. A bird that is just outside her residence we did not identify. Heard but not seen. That is still to be done.
That evening we dined at “Larsons” Restaurant, a wood framed, comfortable restaurant with excellent food in the heart of town. They do specialize in pork ribs, pulled pork and all sorts of sweet potato preparations. (Chips and fries among others). Three of Therese’s teaching friends came with us. We had a fine time and got acquainted. Unfortunately the budget cuts by the NC Legislature have cut many college staff position salaries by 20% and they were included in those cuts. Public School teachers took a 1% cut!!!!! Tough times all over. These three teachers were among those who took cuts.
A second evening activity was attending the local Class “A” minor league baseball team’s home game. They are the Greensboro Grasshoppers, and they play in their new stadium which is right downtown in Greensboro. The home team hit 6 home runs two nights previous and this night they hit 4 home runs in the first two innings. They managed to win 8-2. The family events and the fun that occurs between innings is similar to what we are use to seeing in Grand Rapids and other minor league baseball parks.
The last morning in Greensboro (Friday), we met Therese at Smith’s Breakfast Restaurant. That was spectacular, and althouygh I ordered the Mexican Eggs (it’s the dish, not the eggs) and could only eat ½ of the bowl full that it came in. IT was chilies, scrambled eggs, salsa, and sour cream all over GRITS. Very good to the taste. The surprise was the biscuits they make. I have never seen a biscuit so large. Fully 5 inches in diameter, and three inches high, they’re
Huge. I took mine with me and Ruth who ordered the biscuits and gravy has some for tomorrow’s breakfast.
Greensboro is 30% black population and 65% white.mountains of the old Appalachian range one of the oldest in the world. The road begins to twist and turn a lot and many curves on route 220 were marked ’45 mph limit’. We move
We went through Danville on the Dan River, Martinsville, Collingsville, and Rocky Mount, and made a stop for lunch behind an Evangelical Baptist church. Rocky Mount was founded in 1787 and sits among the rolling hills at the foot of the Appalachian Mtns. The birds were singing there in the little forest. Rocky Mount is the seat of the County of Franklin. Franklin Co. is the home of Booker T Washington, founder of Tuskegee Institute. It is made up of 75% white and 22% black population.
Behind the church. The route US 29 through the VA /NC border will be designated I- 785 and will start to be built in 2011.
Our campground is about 10 miles south of Roanoke in Salem VA. IT is well out of town and in a rural area. The campground is full and we were fortunate to get a site as when we called this AM (no pone was there previously) they had no slots, but one lady said they just had a cancellation, so we took it. IT was a quiet evening for us with ‘Brats” on the grill, and watching the lively birds in the park go by frequently. It should be a good birding morning tomorrow.
We will be here one more day visiting Jim’s sister’s daughter and family. Cathy, Bruce and their daughter Emily... We recalled that I had not seen Bruce in 3 ½ years.
May Memorial Day be a day of remembrance for all of those who served, fought and helped to defend these United States.
We had promised Therese that we would take her to some birding spots locally and let her see what we did when we went to look for birds. There were three spots lined up for the day, but first Ruth wanted to get some shots of Nathanael Greene on horseback in the Guilford memorial Park where the battle of the Guilford Courthouse took place on March 19, 1781. It is a 3-4 X life size sculpture. Although it appeared that the Americans did not win that battle, tactically, it inflicted such heavy losses on the British that the quotes from the British leader Cornwallis, showed that they understood what “heavy losses” meant... ”I never saw such fighting since God made me. The Americans fought like demons.” said Cornwallis. The general, with the French Fleet blocking their ships from assisting him, surrendered the same year.
An old Mill beckoned us in the north part of Greensboro. It was the “Old Mill of Guilford”. We looked through the old remains of the still functioning parts to the mill and bought some home made biscuit mix and pancake mix. The Mill takes orders and fires up the Mill when needed. Jim also bought a jar of seedless raspberry jam. Oh my, with those biscuits, I can taste them now. MMMMM
That afternoon we hit some “hot spots” in Bryan Lake, where Therese had done some kayaking on a previous visit, and two woodlots that looked possible. At lunch by the lake we saw a snake in the water, some birds including a BALD EAGLE flying across the lake. Neither wood lot really turned up anything special, but we did give some lessons to Therese on bird watching. . For example: using the binoculars, getting “on target” with the bird, listening to sounds, standing with the sun behind you, and how to use a bird guide. One of the woods was one that Therese passes often on the way to work so now it will have a different meaning for her. A bird that is just outside her residence we did not identify. Heard but not seen. That is still to be done.
That evening we dined at “Larsons” Restaurant, a wood framed, comfortable restaurant with excellent food in the heart of town. They do specialize in pork ribs, pulled pork and all sorts of sweet potato preparations. (Chips and fries among others). Three of Therese’s teaching friends came with us. We had a fine time and got acquainted. Unfortunately the budget cuts by the NC Legislature have cut many college staff position salaries by 20% and they were included in those cuts. Public School teachers took a 1% cut!!!!! Tough times all over. These three teachers were among those who took cuts.
A second evening activity was attending the local Class “A” minor league baseball team’s home game. They are the Greensboro Grasshoppers, and they play in their new stadium which is right downtown in Greensboro. The home team hit 6 home runs two nights previous and this night they hit 4 home runs in the first two innings. They managed to win 8-2. The family events and the fun that occurs between innings is similar to what we are use to seeing in Grand Rapids and other minor league baseball parks.
The last morning in Greensboro (Friday), we met Therese at Smith’s Breakfast Restaurant. That was spectacular, and althouygh I ordered the Mexican Eggs (it’s the dish, not the eggs) and could only eat ½ of the bowl full that it came in. IT was chilies, scrambled eggs, salsa, and sour cream all over GRITS. Very good to the taste. The surprise was the biscuits they make. I have never seen a biscuit so large. Fully 5 inches in diameter, and three inches high, they’re
Huge. I took mine with me and Ruth who ordered the biscuits and gravy has some for tomorrow’s breakfast.
Greensboro is 30% black population and 65% white.mountains of the old Appalachian range one of the oldest in the world. The road begins to twist and turn a lot and many curves on route 220 were marked ’45 mph limit’. We move
We went through Danville on the Dan River, Martinsville, Collingsville, and Rocky Mount, and made a stop for lunch behind an Evangelical Baptist church. Rocky Mount was founded in 1787 and sits among the rolling hills at the foot of the Appalachian Mtns. The birds were singing there in the little forest. Rocky Mount is the seat of the County of Franklin. Franklin Co. is the home of Booker T Washington, founder of Tuskegee Institute. It is made up of 75% white and 22% black population.
Behind the church. The route US 29 through the VA /NC border will be designated I- 785 and will start to be built in 2011.
Our campground is about 10 miles south of Roanoke in Salem VA. IT is well out of town and in a rural area. The campground is full and we were fortunate to get a site as when we called this AM (no pone was there previously) they had no slots, but one lady said they just had a cancellation, so we took it. IT was a quiet evening for us with ‘Brats” on the grill, and watching the lively birds in the park go by frequently. It should be a good birding morning tomorrow.
We will be here one more day visiting Jim’s sister’s daughter and family. Cathy, Bruce and their daughter Emily... We recalled that I had not seen Bruce in 3 ½ years.
May Memorial Day be a day of remembrance for all of those who served, fought and helped to defend these United States.
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