SHILOH

SHILOH

July 13, 2015

I have to admit, leaving Savannah was easier than removing the memory of THE LADY AND SONS (Paula Dean's Southern cooking) from my mind.  Although, at the time I waddled out of there, now I'm ready for seconds!  Wait!  I already had thirds!  Okay, I'm ready for round two!

We set our GPS for the new home of Debby's cousin, Kim and Doug.  They have a gorgeous piece of land, the kind that calls you to sit on the deck, hot coffee in hand, feet up, and watch the Deer graze.  It was so relaxing, and felt so good, to be there for a fast three days.  Sorry to have missed seeing Doug.  He was off in Alaska somewhere catching a boat load of fish!  He apparently waited until we left before he came home with all those fillets!  But Deb and I enjoyed being there so much we're thinking about going back and spending several months with them!

We took a ride to Georgia's largest Mall...MALL OF GEORGIA.  WOW! It was huge!  First things first, we walked up to the indoor Chic Fil A for a snack!  Sure hoping someday Oregon can get a few of these!  Afterwards Debby shopped.  I sat down on an easy chair near the center of all the shopping to rest.  Another husband was in a nearby chair.  We talked about how hard it was to shop.

Our son, Eric, flew into Atlanta, grabbed a small commuter train and met us near Kim and Doug's.  It was nice not to have to experience Atlanta traffic again!  We picked him up at the station before,meeting Kim and Shelly at a nice restaurant for dinner.  Shelly, Debby's cousin, kept trying to grab the bill but I had told the waitress if she wanted a tip, I needed the bill.  She brought it directly to me.  

The next morning we loaded the Sienna and headed out.  We went through Georgia, past Chattanooga, TN, down into Alabama and then North to Shiloh National Military Park, where

we stopped and spent some time learning about the Civil War battles and visiting the Cemetery. It was a heart touching experience to be in this place where thousands of our men died.  The grave markers had many that were simply marked, "UNKNOWN".  The silent Cannons were like greenish and black sentinels keeping watch.  The monuments that appeared to be pyramid shaped stacks of cannon balls stirred imaginations of the battles.  Dozens of huge black chunks of stone and marble, etched with names of regiments and names of soldiers, stood all along the memorial drive around the acreage, commemorating the events and lives given in this war.   Shiloh.