Thread:61Storm/@comment-29989042-20180310010918/@comment-29989042-20180929021647

Wow! That was some awesome info on North Carolina! I not only learned a lot of new facts, I now want to visit it! I’ve never been there. If I ever do get to visit NC, I’ll be sure I’m there for awhile, as there is so much to see! (Nope, I didn’t fall asleep reading all the info...I read it after my nap! 😁)

I didn’t halve a beer today, but yesterday I did, and it was yummy and festive. We stopped at a brewery for lunch yesterday, and this place is currently making and bottling 16 different kinds of beer. I’m not a big fan of beer, but the had a pumpkin one, and the spices in it hit my nose before I sipped on it. It smelled wonderful and tasted so good! Wish it was soda so I could enjoy it more often, as I’m not a big alcohol drinker, but the flavor in this beer was that good! 😋 We watched the bottles on conveyer belts through the windows while we were there. Kind of reminded me of the beginning of the old Laverne and Shirly tv show. 😀

I’ll take my strawbetty pie without the cream filling, just like you! And just like cancer, I hope someday we have a cure for HIV/AIDS.

We start heading home tomorrow, and by tomorrow night we should be in our own bed. We have had such a great time here, but traveling is so hard on me. If we were to stay any longer, I’d need a good 2-3 days to recover from all we did. I’m grateful for a hubby who doesn’t mind going my speed and lets me have my naps, even on vacation. Today we toured a mansion built here in the late 1800s. It’s called Craigdarroch Castle, and was built for a family who made their money from coal mines. It’s auite the palatial home (4 stories) and was filled with all the amenities of the rich in its days. By the time WWI ended, the mansion became a military hospital for soldiers from the area to recover from their injuries while being close to home. Over the years, it was also Victoria College, the district office for the local school district, and a music conservatory. An historical committee was formed in the 1960s or 1970s to restore it back to its original purpose and many of the original family’s possessions have been tracked down and returned to the house so visitors can see it as it looked in the late 1800s. It was quite impressive!

Sending strawberry hugs for my twin! 🍓🍓🤗🤗🐶💖🌻😊