Signs, Signs & A Good Fence @ The Barking Dog

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The Barking Dog . 4330 Kecoughtan Road . Hampton

We stopped here for lunch...hot dogs and beer, well sweet teas for the boys. Great lunch and fab atmosphere. Really fun place. Crowded so that should tell you something. Patio type seating so it just feels like you are hanging out with a bunch of friends. We met a couple from San Diego who had just relocated to Newport News. We talked about missing our great Mexican food. San Diegans all have that in common!

After lunch walked around a bit outside:

This made us think of Bubba Gump ;) Oddly this is my 2nd Forrest Gump reference today lol

Right next door is a boat storage facility so we watched them move some boats around:

Had to get a picture of all the signs:

This one was my favorite ha!

So next time we are in Hampton we will def be eating again at the Barking Dog....you can check out their FB page HERE

Check out Sunset Boating Center HERE

And I'm linking with Signs, Signs & Good Fences

Have a great day!

Boatin'

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Chesapeake Bay

Bethel Park . Hampton

“Are you watching the boats?" Cornelia guessed. She craned her neck to see if there was any excitement on the river.
Heavens no, I'm spying on people," Virginia responded unrepentantly."
-Cornelia E and Virginia Somerset

Linking with Our World Tuesday

Fort Monroe III & Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 46

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This week's Willy Nilly will be about Jefferson Davis @ Fort Monroe. These photos were all taken inside the Casemate Museum which I totally recommend! I will also include some handy dandy links for you to check out with each set of photos. If you have been following along you will remember that Jefferson Davis was held prisoner here. If not you can backtrack to my post on Monday ;)

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This is his cell...he was shackled after being imprisoned...read The Shackling of Jefferson

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This flag hung in his room... Remembering Fort Monroe's Most Famous Prisoner

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Jefferson Davis Astrology/Horoscope/Bio

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Jefferson Davis At Fort Monroe

That's mine for the week, now it is your turn! Post 5 randoms, link up and visit others! Have a great weekend :)

Fort Monroe - I

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We are now entering Fort Monroe (sorry, windshield snap!)

Jefferson Davis was imprisoned for 2 years here...you can read more on that RIGHT HERE

Such pretty brickwork and shade trees...

I love these passage ways...those are rose petals all over the ground...don't know why they were there but they were pretty ;)

Fort Monroe was constructed from 1819-1834 in Hampton, Va....for more on Fort Monroe visit HERE and I'll show you more tomorrow so come on back!

Willy Nilly Friday 5 No. 45 - Beachgoers

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Chesapeake Bay, VA

This cute pooch was having a ball, literally! His person would throw the ball into the water, he'd swim out to get it, then let the surf carry him back to shore! Smart little dude!

Now for some Willy Nillys!

1) Father's Day gift idea ..I love that!

2) Wanna see something so adorable you won't be able to stop smiling? Well then check out this SURFING PIG ...oh my gosh!!

3) Have you heard of Pay-What-You-Want restaurants? Pretty cool idea!

4) Speaking of restaurants, check out THIS RAD collection of vintage LA menus!

5) I don't think I have shown you THIS before...it is called While I Am Here - The Legacy Project...I had bookmarked it a while back meaning to share it, so there it is....it's pretty touching.

Anyways, there's my 5 for the week...now it's your turn...post 5 random things, anything at all, link back to me and link up so we can visit you! If you have time, visit other players in the link up! Thanks for joining in and have a great weekend :)

Great Egret - Grandview Nature Preserve

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Grandview Nature Preserve . Hampton

This is one of our favorite spots in Hampton...I've shown you this place before RIGHT HERE ...and yes, we had our annual crab dinner on the beach again :)

Linking with Wild Bird Wednesday and if you'd like more info on the preserve CLICK HERE

Beach Week(end)

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Hampton, VA

I showed you this house when we were here last year, RIGHT HERE ...Nick stopped and talked to the work guys and it turns out it had been condemned and was just totally redone...I still prefer the old blue color before. But guess since they didn't ask me, it doesn't really matter haha...We just got back from a last minute holiday weekend in the Hampton Roads area. More to show this week...but most importantly....

This guy graduated high school on Friday. Christian, my 2nd oldest. He left yesterday to go on a camping trip with a couple of buddies. I hope they are having fun and safe! They will be home tomorrow. I will be much more relaxed having him back home!

Linking with Our World Tuesday

Signs, Signs & A Really Good Fence In Virginia Beach

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Boo sells insurance in Hampton

"It started when we were younger
You were mine my boo
Now another brother's taken over
But its still in your eyes my boo
Even though we used to argue it's alright
I know we haven't seen each other
In awhile but you will always be my boo"

Who knew Usher was singing about Boo of State Farm...must be those khakis ;)

Virginia Beach...over the summer

I love that my kids all have a crazy sense of humor. Braden packed his banana costume because he wanted to trip people out and run the beach in it...odd thing is nobody seemed to notice...we were all cracking up though :D

Also see a Geico sign there...we've had Geico for like 20 years...they upped our rates because of Ashlyn (she's had some issues)...so we removed her from ours and now she has her own Geico policy...think this publicity should be worth some sort of discount? Hello? Geico? ;)

Linking with Signs, Signs and Good Fences

Update on my computer curse...I *think* I may have fixed it...knocking wood and crossing fingers here...everything so far seems to be running copasetic...I had to go in and uninstall tons of things that loaded with my update, that deleted a bunch but still had issues...so then, since I use chrome, I had to go in and delete some "extensions" that hid themselves in there...click on those 3 bars in the upper right, click on settings and then check out your extenstions from there...that helped some but there were still those pesky web pages that would randomly open...Found Malwarebytes on CNet which was a free download that had great reviews...that found some nasties and deleted them...then there was still one more. Since I had done that update on 11/18 I just went and uninstalled everything in my programs from that date...but then there was this strange thing that had a date of 11/8...when I googled the name "lasaoren" that was it! I uninstalled and since then everything seems back to normal....I HOPE!! So sorry I haven't been visiting...been so obsessed with getting this straight again!

I hope you will be back on Friday to play Willy-Nilly 5!

Olde Towne Tavern

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Me thinks he's been playing here for a while

Alas, he was a friendly olde chap.

This is at the Olde Towne Tavern . 31 E Mellen St . Hampton

Someone recommended we try their fish tacos. And that we did. Pretty tasty!

You can check out their Facebook page Here

I have a Veteran's Day story to share with you before I forget. Christian works at our local grocery store, Kroger. He worked on Veteran's Day after school. He came home and told us how he had a couple of veterans come through his line and he'd thank them for their service. One was a Vietnam vet. Christian thanked him for his service as he went through his line and the man just kind of shrugged it off like no biggie. Told Christian and another employee about his 3 tours in 'Nam and went on his way. The man's wife came back and wanted to thank Christian for thanking her husband for his service. She was almost in tears and told Christian that it really means a lot to him and her. When he came back from the war, people threw tomatoes at him and how much this means to him now. As Christian told me, I was practically crying over it too. I knew this sort of homecoming happened...just so heartbreaking to hear that it still sticks with them.....Anyways...makes me think of this quote "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."

Water Tower

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Hampton

Another thing I like...water towers...not fancy schmancy ones, old looking ones like this. Have a great weekend...be safe but have fun!

Signs, Signs - Jack's

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Jacks Family Restaurant
1405 E Pembroke Ave Hampton, VA 23663

We didn't eat here but I fell in love with this cool retro sign while at a traffic light. Googled it and it has some pretty good reviews.

Linking with Signs, Signs

ABC Wednesday - U is for: Undeniably the Best Seat in the Hizzle

This place, The Seafood Market in Hampton steams crabs to go. So....

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We picked out our crabs and ordered some steamed shrimp and some sides like hushpuppies, cole slaw and mac n cheese....

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Drove on over to Grandview Nature Preserve in Hampton and had a nice dinner on the beach...

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Now to walk off some of those calories! Ahhhh bliss!

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*This is the day before, and on the same beach as the poor turtle from last weeks ABC post.

Linking with ABC Wednsesday

Random 5 & SkyWatch Friday - Beach Houses

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More beach houses at the Salt Ponds in Hampton. I'll take the yellow one :)



Randoms:

1) 9 days of school left, counting today. These last couple of weeks of school just drag.

2) Last Saturday, while we were in Hampton, Ashlyn called. She hit a deer with my little mini van. She was ok but called me in hysterics because she felt awful for the damage on the van. Her car was still in the shop getting its a/c fixed so I let her use mine while we were gone. She had me terrified till I could figure out that she was fine. My van ended up with $2200 in damage. I get to pick it back up today. Betsy should be happy with her new bumper/grill and headlight!

3) The boys have a baseball tournament tonight. Yay. Haven't had any baseball in a week. This has been a weird season as far as getting games in.

4) When we were headed home from Hampton last Sunday, Ashlyn was on her way to Myrtle Beach with her friend. Haven't seen her in a week. Much too long. I miss her! She'll be home on Sunday.

5) The last couple of days my hands have been itching. I don't know what I got into but they are driving me crazy.

Have a super weekend!

Linking with SkyWatch Friday