Natchez 3

These poppies were planted by the river in front of the Magnolia Grill where we ate lunch. 

They looked unreal.  

Started with stuffed mushrooms almost as big as a tennis ball. 

MG and I split barbecue shrimp. 

Plenty of sides and bread to soak up that amazing juice. 

Ryan decided to hug an azalea. 🤷🏻‍♀️

No visit is complete without a stop at overwhelming Darby’s. And…

…and fudge.  

Natchez 2

Started the morning with breakfast MG made on our patio.  Perfect weather !

Mary Grace is ready. 

First stop Stanton Hall. 

The grounds are so pretty. 

Gorgeous rose fence. 

Our tour guide was quite efficient. 

I loved this Gothic set. 

These gas lights were amazing. They were called gasoliers. 

Huge parlor. 

Wallpaper in living room  

[Autosaved] Natchez 1

Headed to Natchez for a couple of nights to experience pilgrimage. 

Off to a good start with Fat Mama’s tamales. 

Right across from the river. We sat outside. 

It was so nice. 

What we came for!

And nachos. 

Had time for one tour. 

We loved seeing the unfinished upper floors. 

This was the original house finial. It got blown down in a storm and was reproduced in fiberglass. 

These were huge pocket doors 

Gorgeous views. 

Our guide took this.  

Relaxing while MG cooked lamb for us. Planning our route tomorrow. 

 

[Autosaved] Natchez 1

Headed to Natchez for a couple of nights to experience pilgrimage. 

Off to a good start with Fat Mama’s tamales. 

Right across from the river. We sat outside. 

It was so nice. 

What we came for!

And nachos. 

Had time for one tour. 

We loved seeing the unfinished upper floors. 

This was the original house finial. It got blown down in a storm and was reproduced in fiberglass. 

These were huge pocket doors 

Gorgeous views. 

Our guide took this.  

Relaxing while MG cooked lamb for us. Planning our route tomorrow. 

 

Spring for sure now

I’ve always loved this little tree we transplanted from my parents yard. Dad called it a Haw tree. 

Ed identified it with google as a Parsley Hawthorn. The leaves do look like parsley. It has never bloomed this much. 

Brought some in with one of our few azaleas. 

Jill had us over for March Book Club. Beautiful spring table. 

Easter touches everywhere. 

Lettuce wraps and honestly some of the best asparagus ever. 

And of course, our favorite, pavlova. We all loved the book The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty. 

March - in like a lamb

Been doing a little research. This is the Ellis church near Carthage. Mt. Horab Methodist church. It existed 1914-1961. Here we were celebrating the decommissioning of the church. The building was the moved and given to the Choctaw Indian Methodist mission nearby. I’m the little kid in front. 

Discovered a window had been given to honor the congregation. I called the Carthage Methodist church. 

The secretary sent me a picture of it. She didn’t know anything about it. I’ll dig more. 

Took Coco to visit Neil. The Patrick’s new Welsh Corgi. She was so excited. 

Don’t they look alike? 

Pippin was jealous. 

Violets are blooming. Love them.