Fall Break 2008 Part II

Doug surprised me on Tuesday by suggesting that we Zoom Zoom to a bed and breakfast in the mountains. For those of you who don't know, Doug has a Mazda MX-5 (formerly the Miata) and Zoom Zoom is their catchphrase. We zoom zoomed to Helen, GA on Wednesday, parallelling the Ocoee and through two national forests. It's too bad the leaves hadn't yet turned, but even so it was a lovely drive with the top down. Octoberfest in Helen is from September - November. Go figure--a 3 month Octoberfest! We breezed through the little shops and took a little longer to sample some of the German fare.

Next we zoom zoomed to Sautee, GA to a little bed and breakfast situated on 26 peaceful acres. The Stovall House was built in 1837 and opened as a bed and breakfast in 1983. The Innkeeper is a diehard GA Tech fan. If you ask me, he is a little old to have a shaved head except for the TECH on the back of his head. I think that is the only place he had enough hair to spell out TECH. Since the Stovall House is also a restaurant, we had a delicious evening meal there. Then we retired to our comfy room.
On Thursday, we zoom zoomed back to Chattanooga via Ellijay. It was a rainy day, so the top went up about halfway back. The best part -- I managed to put off cleaning the attic!

Fall Break 2008

Long story made short, our fall break trip to NC was cancelled. I thought my break was going to be a dull and unexciting week at home cleaning up the attic and other household chores that I had been putting off since summer. So I started fall break with a stay-cation to the Prater's Mill Country Fair. My older son and grandson went along. They chose to canoe the creek while I toured the craft booths.
Off they go up the creek with a paddle.
Look who had a booth at the Fair! Ask me about my new necklace and earrings.