End of the month Leftovers?

We take SO many photos that I never post! 

So these are all taken on my birthday.

I told you I could make a month of posts just about my birthday! Can you spot my pink cap in the first two?

And we'll hurry right through them.

I mean I have another birthday just around the corner, right?

 They do seem to come along pretty regular! lol

This one needs a little 'splaining'!

 

At the top is a restaurant, I think.

Bottom left, would you rather take the birding trail with me?

Bottom right, or the 'watch out for alligators' trail with hubby?

Center, we didn't catch this young man in action (in a photo) but he was practicing his rope tricks. At the trailhead with a lasso flying through the air....really! 

We still had lots of wildflowers blooming and butterflies fluttering on this fine January day. We've had a freeze since then so that may have finished some of the blooms.

Hubby got Bubba's BBQ for my special birthday meal. We got a sample platter with all kinds of goodies. I loved the BBQ brisket best! If you are local, I highly recommend this place in Dunnellon! We'll be back!!!

I don't actually eat the sauce but hubby liked them. 

I got some pretty birthday cards this year. Hubby gave me THREE so he gets the most credit. 

I got some pretty ones from friends and family too!

He ordered these pop up cards from a wonderful Etsy shop HERE! If you need a card to send to someone and can't get out to shop, order one from her. She'll send it anywhere and even add a personal message. They are the cutest cards ever! Thanks hubby! And thanks to everyone that was thoughtful to send me a special card this year. 

I had a HUGELY Happy Birthday! 

Thanks everyone for making this one extra special!

And we had TWO days of winter weather this month! hahaha! But do you see what I see? Look under the 25!!!

0% chance of snow? Well, I should HOPE so!!!

Enjoy your day! Stay warm! 🌴

I'm joining Angie for Mosaic Monday HERE . 

I’m joining Thankful Thursdays and

I like Thursdays HERE too!

One more linky party HERE! 

Let’s go out for Lunch!

We love to eat at our favorite restaurants while we are here in our ‘home town’.

We’ve eaten BBQ at 12 Bones already….oh and stopped in at Iannucci’s for lasagna and breadsticks.

Papa’s & Beer

Turn HERE!!! Turn HERE!!!

And what a fun surprise to see everyone in cute costumes!

Here’s our hostess….

and our waiter….

and everyone hurrying around serving big plates and platters of steaming hot Mexican food (Cali Style)

and I think this friendly lion came into eat! Hope he brought his appetite! heehee!

Did you dress up this year?

(we started looking at our bummy outfits and wondered if someone would think we were dressed up like an ‘out of style’ old couple! hahaha!)

And one more quick pic for Prudence HERE!

Cocoa traveled to the mountains on this trip. Wendy was needed in the doll room! Sweet hugs, Prudence!

Traveling back to familiar territory…

…means visiting all of your favorite places!

We drove over to 12 Bones to pick up the BEST BBQ EVER! Slow smoked baby back ribs, beef brisket and smoked chickens…enough to freeze some to take back to Florida!

Next stop…Bruegger’s Bagels! We’ll get a bag full of bagels there. Yes…enough to take some back to FL! heehee!

I still have some thrift stores to browse and a few shops to check out while we’re here and I want to go to the park to walk. It’s more like ‘sweatshirt’ weather here but it’s nice. We saw frost on the car yesterday when we got up. What a shock! heehee!

But the flowers are lovely, everywhere you look!

Enjoy your week!

Will someone tell me why I packed shorts for this trip? heehee! Is it sweatshirt weather at your house today?

Enter Asheville’s River Arts District!

We spent a wonderful afternoon

in the River Arts District in Asheville, NC

and look forward to going back again soon!

You can NOT see everything in one afternoon…

or even in one day!

Are you tired

and ready for a break?

Do you want to stop and see the train go by?

Or would you like to walk across the street and get some ‘world famous BBQ’ at 12 Bones!

President Obama and his wife ate here when they visited a couple of years ago! And yes…we got some Beef brisket, ribs and a half chicken TO GO!

I’m planning some ‘Meet the Artist’ features that I hope you’ll enjoy!

 Do you like seeing artists at work? Are you in a creative mood today? CREATE something beautiful!!!

After a busy weekend…

it’s really nice to have a rainy afternoon!

It’s a little hard not to feel lazy though! The sky is dark…the mountains are engulfed in clouds and it’s cool! So nice! Hubby and I went to the library together right after lunch and decided to watch part of a documentary on Thomas Jefferson.

It’s very interesting but now it’s time to check in with all of my buddies and see what’s new with all of you! Did you have a fun weekend? Did you do anything special?

One of our favorite things to do is try a new restaurant. We drove over to 12 Bones…HERE…to pick up BBQ this weekend! We got some baby back ribs for hubby and good ole Beef Brisket for me (and enough to share with hubby!), baked beans and Key Lime Pie. I made fried okra and new potatoes to go along with it and ‘my oh my!’

It was amazing! If you think you’ve heard of 12 Bones…Obama and his wife ate BBQ there when they visited Asheville in the Spring.

And when you drive around the mountains at over 3000 ft. elevation you never know what you will see….

Look closely…..

Come back little one…..you’re going the wrong way!!

We’ve never seen this many baby turkeys together in one place!

One of the many reasons we love to travel….seeing something you’ve NEVER seen before!

There were 3 adult females and 15 fuzzy babies!

And where were the Tom Turkeys?

We saw 30 turkeys altogether on Saturday! What a DAY! And do you know what this crop is?

There are still fields of Tobacco growing here in NC!

Hope you’re having a wonderful Monday! What’s new with YOU?  I’m on my way to visit NOW!!! : )