Chatt-town

Whew! Well, we're back! What a fun couple of days. We had a wonderful visit with my Granny June and Papa Leslie. Good visit but a little sad. My Granny June has dementia, so she has a hard time with her short-term memory, and this summer has been the first time her condition has been so obvious. My Papa does a great job helping her and looking out for her, though. They're very sweet with each other, and they were so happy that we were there.

We got there Friday night and stayed up late visiting.




Saturday morning we went to Chattanooga for brunch at the Bluegrass Grille with my aunt, uncle, and cousins. You can click on the link for info about this restaurant. It's in an area of Chattanooga that has been very run down, but a group of merchants are trying to revitalize the neighborhood. There are great art studios, shops, and restaurants. I loved this copper sculpture right up the street from the restaurant.
This building was across the street. It was just a shell, and it was kind of cool how you could see the bright blue sky through the empty windows.
Here's Carla, Liz, and AbiLyn waiting for our table. The gate behind them is made up of old gears all welded together.
Here's some pictures from breakfast. I had the Joan Marie's Special Omelet. It had herbed cream cheese, fresh basil, fresh local tomatoes, and swiss cheese in it. It came with one of their delicious buttermilk biscuits that are made with half whole wheat flour and half white flour. I was actually sad when I was finished with the biscuit. The four-cheese grits were also fantastic, but I was too full after the omelet and the biscuit to eat more than a few bites.Me with Granny June

Carla and Margee
AbiLyn, the living doll
Carla, AbiLyn, and Mom...I love mom's expression in this pic. She's surprised about something.
After breakfast we wandered around the area, and the nice guy at Alleia let us come in and look around even though it was closed. It looks like a perfect date restaurant...special date restaurant (it's a tad pricey). Margee said it is delicious! Next, we went to a great consignment shop called Encore and a great shoe store called Becky's that is a lot like Marti & Liz here in the Boro. I found the elusive perfect black leather high-heeled boots that I've been searching for for about 3 years. They're Ralph Lauren, and they were only 12.99 because one of the zippers needs to be replaced. That will be no problem to have fixed at The Shoe Fixer. After that we went to our favorite place in Chattanooga...Rembrandt's in the Bluff View Art District. Their terrace was delightful as always. For some reason we always get in the mood for a photo session when we're there.



After coffee and dessert at Rembrandt's we headed back to Jasper and hung out some more with Granny and enjoyed the beautiful afternoon.
This morning we all ate breakfast together and made for Murfreesboro. A lovely trip and wonderful time spent with my sisters, mother, and niece on top of it!