Boats on the Water

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Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

“It's when you smell the breeze; taste the salt and feel the waves beneath your feet that you truly know that you are alive.”
Anthony T. Hincks

Today I am thankful for chirping birds. Every morning there is one kind of bird (I'm not a knower of birds so I don't know what it is) that just chirps away and for some reason this certain bird takes me back to being a kid at my grandparents house. So every morning I have this sweet, nostalgic memory of happy times spent at Grandpa and Grandmas...funny isn't it what triggers a memory?

Linking up with Michelle's Thankful Thursday

Have a great day!

Mauser's Tater House

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Back in March we took a little road trip down to North Carolina to see the Bunker Hill Covered Bridge and this cute little place sits at the entrance of park where the bridge is...I had to go investigate....

Armed with this bit of info "Mauser's Tater House" I was sure I'd find loads and loads of info on it when I got home....but we know how that story goes...nothing but this:
"Home, Sweet ‘Potato’, Home - Tater pad gets new use

NEWTON, NC
The Mauser Tater House that was used for many decades to cure and store sweet potatoes is now going to have a very different use — a historical learning tool located at Bunker Hill Cover Bridge.

To read more of this story, pick up the Tuesday print edition of Catawba County's community newspaper, The Observer News Enterprise, at newsstands throughout the county."

Not having the print edition of the Catawba County newspaper I have no idea what the rest of the story is...but I did find this picture of the tater house travelling down the road from the same story above:



I know you are sitting on the edge of your seats wanting more but that's all I have for ya! Linking up with Tom's Tuesday's Treausers

School starts tomorrow :( so sad that our summer is over...have to take the boys in for haircuts today, I'm getting one too! Happy Tuesday!

CDP Theme Day - Photo of the Year

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This is one of my favorite photos! We were visiting Bennett Place in Raleigh and I was taking a picture of the little cabin when I was suddenly photo bombed by Dalton...I have tons of these photo bombs in my archives as the boys are always doing this to me! They crack me up!
It's 11:15 pm as I get this post ready...almost 2017, can you believe it?!
I wish you all a healthy and happy New Year!

To see more interpretations of the theme, visit City Daily Photo

The Great Barn @ Stagville Plantation

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Historic Stagville . Durham . NC

Remember our trip to Stagville back in the early summer? Well I forgot to show you the barn and had been meaning to link up with Tom's Barn Collective ...better late than never right?!

Anyways, this barn was built in the summer of 1860 by the enslaved community of Stagville. It was built like an upside down hull of a ship with many nautical features which leave historians speculating that some of the slaves spent time in the shipyards along the coast. This large barn housed up to 80 mules...you can see some cribbing done by some of them.

For more on Stagville Click Here and to see my other Stagville posts Click Here

Heading Home

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This is the road back home after one of our trips down to Raleigh...not sure if this is NC or VA but it's close to the state line anyway...

When I was little my grandma had a saying she'd say when we got home... "Home again, home again, jiggity jig" :)

Linking up with Tex's Good Fences

American Tobacco Campus

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Plaque says: Blackwells Durham Tobacco Co. 1900 or 1903? Washington Warehouse

There's the Old Bull Building from yesterday's post.

An early spring day...pretty chilly out!

Crikey, the dino is attacking Nick!

These are all taken at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham, NC
For more info Click Here

Linking with Tex's Good Fences

Today is Thursday...that means GAME DAY! So happy it's a home game!

Old Bull Building

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1874 . Durham . NC

Here's a great website with old pictures showing this historic building's life through the years... Click Here

Linking with Signs, Signs when it is up and ready.

Taking A Wee Break

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Taken somewhere in North Carolina...along our route we frequently take to Raleigh

Hey friends, I'm going to be MIA for a teency bit which means no Willy Nilly till July 8th! I hope you are enjoying your summer!! See ya soon!

Pink Penguins of Durham

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These cute penguins are a symbol of 21c Museum Hotel...sounds interesting right?! For more info visit their website HERE

Tuesday's Treasures - Historic Durham Athletic Park

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Durham, NC

"Originally named El Toro Park when it was first built in 1926, the Historic Durham Athletic Park served as the home of the Durham Bulls for almost 70 years, and was a film location for the movie Bull Durham. In 1995, the team moved to the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, a mile south, but this field is still maintained as the home of the NCCU baseball team and is available for rentals for special occasions." From Durham-NC.com

Linking with Tom's Tuesday's Treasures

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Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 79

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This week my 5 will be from the beautiful Duke Gardens!

1)

Last Saturday we took a little day trip down to Raleigh....some of you might remember we have found a taco shop there that makes Southern California Mexican food, which we miss. We left San Diego in 2001 and the Mexican food is what we miss most...it just isn't duplicated anywhere else.....nobody understands our plight...except for other transplanted Southern Californians.

2)

We had our lunch in Raleigh then back tracked to Durham and visited Duke University. Here we are at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens.

3)

I remember Tulips being my grandma's favorite.

4)

But honestly, I think of Camellias more when I think of my Grandma. She had several beautiful Camellia bushes...she also grew Tulips in her garden but the Camellias really stick out in my memory.

5)

I want to plant a whole bunch of Tulips here at our new house along the front porch in memory of my Grandma...maybe even a few Camellias in the backyard.

1 more shot from the gardens:

Your's truly and my husband Nick...tomorrow we will have been together for 34 years...that's when we started dating...in 10th grade! Crazy!

That's my 5 this week and I hope you will join in! It's easy, post 5 randoms, link back, visit others!! Thank you so much for visiting and playing along!


I am linking up with Cath's Fun Friday Favourites

Nancy's Random 5 Friday

And Denise's Today's Flowers

To visit the garden's website Click Here and they even have a blog right HERE!

Have a great weekend!!

Good Fences @ Bennett Place

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The last couple of days I've been showing you around Bennett Place in Durham, NC....here's a few more!

Photo Bombed!

Visit Bennett Place Website HERE

Linking with Tex's Good Fences

Have a great day!