South to Mississipi

After I left my sister, I headed south through Kentucky and Tennessee to Mississippi.  My GPS tried to divert me because of thunderstorms and risk of flash flooding but I stuck to the highway in hopes to make it to my friend's son's soccer game.  I drove through some pretty heavy rain, but it didn't last too long and it ended up being the most rain I had the entire six weeks I was gone, so I feel very blessed.  I made it in time to go to the soccer game, which ended up being cancelled about half way through because of lightening, but we had a good time and then went out for tacos and ice cream.

I found Oxford Mississippi to be a nice town.  I wandered around William Faulkner's home - Rowan Oak and then walked through Bailey Woods to University Museum on the campus of Ole Miss before I headed out of town.

Rowan Oak - the home of William Faulkner

Sketching at Rowan Oak

Outline of one of Faulkner's books on the wall --solution to his notes blowing away in the wind.

Circular Garden overgrown by moss

Bailey Woods - path from Rowan Oak to University Museum

Great Evening with Friends

It's November!

Where in the world have I been? That is a good question. These days I am spending time at my computer writing. NaNoWriMo 2022 started last week and I decided to participate. As of now I am ahead of schedule, but my main goal (aside from writing 50,000 words) is to finish my story. I pulled out a manuscript of over 50,000 words from five years ago which was a good story but despite having 50,000 words was still unfinished, so the plan is to get to the end of the story. 

 However despite being more at home these days, I was gone for over six weeks over the last two months and that is the main reason I haven't been posting here. So I will work to remedy this in the coming weeks, by sharing my adventures. 

 I left on Labor Day and headed south towards Cincinnati.  On the way, I made a stop at the Franklin Park Conservatory.  That evening I stayed with my sister and in the morning enjoyed breakfast on the street at the Bluebird Cafe.

Glasswork at Franklin Park Conservatory.

Breakfast at the Bluebird, complete with watercolors.

Visiting my beautiful sister.