Great Grandchildren

Early on Friday morning at Lakepoint lodge we were drinking coffee on our front porch and enjoying watching a fisherman on the lake. It was quiet, peaceful and the coffee was good and then......

Noah was awake and as always was "hungy." We fixed him a bowl of cereal and a toasted, English muffin for breakfast. When his mama poured her cup of coffee he decided he didn't want cereal and this is the results. 2 years old and enjoying his morning coffee and English muffin before he begins the day.

This was our last day and we were leaving shortly but he had a full day on Thursday and so I guess he needed the coffee to renew and refresh. By the way, my Granddaddy Bert would be proud of him for he began giving us coffee on our pacifiers and by the spoonful when we were younger than 2. Said it wouldn't hurt you and so we acquired this habit at an early age.

The day before, Brooke, Noah and Josie arrived about lunchtime from Camden and from the time Noah hit the ground he didn't stop until he collapsed Thursday night. He had a full day and we did also.

Little, Miss Josie, our beautiful little great granddaughter, was a perfect guest. She enchanted us with her smiles and slept, ate, and kept us entertained - very quietly. The only time she makes a lot of noise is when she is hungry and she wants the bottle NOW not later. Most of the day she just did her sleeping thing.




She would wake up and look around with those great big eyes. I think she is wondering where in the world is this? Isn't she beautiful?

Papa enjoyed holding her and almost had her turning over. He makes a great cheerleader.

She was very patient with Papa and let him hold her a lot.

I am sure she felt very secure in Papa's big hands that are so strong but so gentle.

I'm hungry and I want the bottle now, please. Notice the red face and flailing arms.

Meanwhile, mama and Noah were having a nice stroll out by the lake.

Strolling gets boring very quickly and off he goes in a run.

I came out on the porch and found little, mister hotshot sitting on the sidewalk looking so innocent. Have I been running from mama? Here I am just sitting here looking handsome.

Think I will pose for MawMaw. Don't I look "buff?"

OK, that's enough of that being still. Off I go at usual pace - running.

The geese came up for lunch and mama helped me feed these big birds. They are almost bigger than I am.

Here are the 3 little ladies- the ducks. They wore watches and came at breakfast, lunch and dinner, right on time. Noah called them "quack quacks" and wanted to feed them all day.

After feeding them, he decided to chase them for he wanted to pet them so badly. Off he went after the ducks and they split up and went in 3 different directions but Noah picked one and began the chase.

Finally the duck became tired of the game and used his flying ability to get away from this little boy who can run really fast.

Off he went into the wide, blue yonder and left an unhappy little boy behind. He just wanted to pet them.



Night fell and he discovered a fire ant bed under the light and had to check it out.

He and MawMaw went for a walk for about a mile. At least, mawmaw was walking for he ran every step of the way. By the way, notice the fashion statement - sagging pants. Aren't pullups supposed to show? He has a problem - no butt - so it's hard to keep your pants up.

We had a wonderful time with our grand and great grands but I'll tell you one thing - it's wonderful to be a mawmaw, but it will flat, wear you out.

Thanks for coming by and sitting a spell and letting me talk about our grandchildren. You were awfully patient and now ya'll be careful going home for it's raining outside.

Come back to see us.

Nuff said,

The Georgia Peach

Thursday at Lakepoint Lodge

Cottage at Lakepoint Resort and state park - Eufaula, AL

Good morning from my 'Net Porch in Eufaula, AL. This is our home for 1 more day at Lakepoint State Park and we are thoroughly enjoying our visit except for the heat. How hot is it? Well, it is burning up, fry an egg on the sidewalk, heat to death, heatstroke hot. Yesterday, when I got in my car the temperature was 106 degrees! Talking about a heat wave. It did rain all around us yesterday and cooled things off so we could sit on the porch and enjoy the sunset and coffee this morning. BUT, it is already heating up for today.

This is a fisherman this morning fishing this wonderful lake of about 45,000 acres. There are bass fishing tournaments here most of the year and big bass are caught and records are made. Many folks fish from the banks with cane poles and catch crappy and other good fish to fry. It is a fisherman's paradise.

Early in the morning with the mist on the hills in the background. There are several little islands separating parts of the lake. The Chattahoochee river is the source for this lake.

I love the mist rising off the lake in the background. It was slightly overcast the first part of the morning but it is quickly burning off.

We can see lots of waterfowl from our porch. This is a grey crane which feeds around the shore in front of the cottages.

Yesterday, this white crane was feeding late in the afternoon and then stayed in the grasses nearby. Every now and then, you could see the white head pop up. I wonder it that is his/her home.

There are several crows around and being crows, they are loud, and like to be noticed. These are sitting on the grill next door looking for burnt offerings from past cookouts. They also like to perch on the roof and loudly proclaim their presence.

These are our 3 little ladies coming for breakfast. They come every day about 3 times a day for a handout. We discovered today that they like to come up the steps to the porch and be fed. I think they are waiting for an invitation to come in and sit at the table.

I went to the large thrift store in Eufaula yesterday and regardless of the extreme heat, I looked and looked and looked. It is inside and is two large stores opened up into 1 store. I never go there I don't find some things I just can't do without. Old jewelry which I can take apart and combine with other jewelry is one quest I always have and got a few items yesterday.

My big score yesterday was another picnic basket. These make great craft and sewing supplies storage. I have several and use them for various types of storage. I have one fitted with note card, stationery, pens, etc. for a writing center. One is fixed to carry on trips with cups, napkins, coffee and other items for staying in a hotel. Some have yarn and this new one is for crocheting supplies for my plarn bags. They are pretty and quite useful.

A white linen skirt with cut work hem was another score yesterday along with a blouse trimmed in eyelet. They are quite lovely and I look forward to wearing them The blouse is going to be restructured into an open jacket and will look great with skirts, dresses and even jeans. It's not often I find clothes so yesterday was special.

By the time I had looked, touched everything, smelled some, and bought a little, I was dripping with sweat. Every time I found a fan running, I would stand there and dry out and then move on. There is just so much to check out and it's like a treasure hunt. Of course, I bought a couple of paperbacks since I don't have but about 25 books to read at home but who can have too many books?

Today our granddaughter and 2 children are coming to spend the day with us and tonight so I'll have new pictures of Noah and Josie. There is swimming pool here so Noah can play water-baby and Roy and I will keep Josie and let he and his mom have fun. He is totally unafraid of the water so we will have to lock the door so he won't go in the lake. It is not advisable to swim in the lake from the shore because of alligators, although we have never seen one.

Glad ya'll stopped by and visited awhile this morning and now ya'll be careful going home and come back to see us. We'll be meandering home tomorrow so we can get our cat out of jail and rest up before church on Sunday. Take care.

Nuff said,

The Georgia Peach

Lakepoint State Park, Eufaula, AL

Good morning from beautiful, Lake Eufaula in Eufaula, AL. My 'Net porch is in Alabama for a few days while we enjoy the beauty of Lakepoint State Park. It's wonderful to be able to take your "porch with you and so come on in and sit a spell.

This is our 4th trip here in 2 years for we love it here. Thanks to Alabama State Parks for using God's beauty to make a wonderful place to vacation. We have stayed at the lodge for the 3 other trips, but this time we chose to stay in one of the lakeside, one bedroom cottages. I will post some pictures of that tomorrow.

The picture above is one view of the lake from our front porch of the cottage. As you can see, it is a fisherman's paradise and there are many bass tournaments held here each year. It's also a paradise for those of us who like to sit on the porch in the rocking chairs and enjoy the view.



This is the lodge across part of the lake from our cottage. It is nestled in trees and is beautiful inside and out. There are 2 restaurants in the lodge and the food is delicious. We plan to eat lunch there today with some of our family.

This was our welcoming committee yesterday as we arrived at the cottage. These 3 "ladies" welcomed us with much quacking and joy. Of course, they also wanted something to eat and they were back this morning to say "Good morning, where's our breakfast?" These are female mallards and they took bread out of my hand this morning.

There are lots of geese here in the park and they like to join in the welcome. This one came right up to the porch, walking on the sidewalk, and greeted us loudly.He then turned around and called the whole family to come and greet the visitors.

This new arrival is asking, "Where's the food?"

Then she came closer and insisted on a snack.

The ducks and the geese get along, kinda, sorta but a little territorial.

This little lady is patiently waiting for her share of the snack.

This one seemed to be the boss of the flock and when he thought it was time to leave, he loudly honked his instructions and they all followed him back to the lake.

This morning, not only were the ducks back but the crows were up and noisy. Will post more pictures tomorrow but now it's time to drink another cup of coffee out on the porch before it gets too hot.

Ya'll come back to see me on
the 'Net porch and have a great day.

Nuff said,

The Georgia Peach

Sweetest Southern Sounds

Peach Blooms in Alabama by Frances Robson

Good evening from Lakepoint Lodge in Eufaula, AL. We came up for a couple of days to stay at the state park and enjoy the beauty of Sweet Home Alabama at one of the prettiest parks in Alabama. The whole park has recently been remodeled and cleaned up and it is a great place to visit. The lodge restaurant has delicious food which always enjoy. The staff of the park is so friendly and make you feel very welcome.

It is on Lake Eufaula and the lake has many fishermen busily trying to catch fish from boats, on the lakeside, or sitting on docks. The fish are biting for some and several told me today they had "cotched" a good string of bream or crappy. One lady said she was looking forward to frying them up and eating them with grits and homemade biscuits. We discovered we make biscuits the same way, from scratch, mixing with our hands, rolling them up in our hands and patting them out. This makes a flaky, tender biscuit that melts in your mouth.

We visited the town of Eufaula this morning to shop in a large thrift store. It has areas which people rent to display their wares and we are looking for a small baby bed which they had several at Thanksgiving. But as usual when you need something they don't have it. I did find several pretty little outfits for our little great granddaughter coming in May and a basket which I could not turn down. I am a sucker for baskets. Then of course there was the pretty box full of ribbons, lace and other pretties and several yards of white flannel to make baby blankets which I just had to buy. There were lots I passed by for I really don't need anymore stuff to dust.

The town is bursting with blooms for dogwood, flowering peach, Bradford pear, and other trees and shrubs. There is also pollen everywhere. You can see it floating in the air and it has covered everything with a yellow coat of dust. If we have to have this to have the lovely flowers I can put up with it and thank you benadryl.

As I shopped throughout the thrift store and talked to people there and here at the lodge I enjoyed hearing the sweet sounds of the South. I thought I would share some with you for they are what makes the Southern way of life so special.

"Ya'll come in. Can we help you?" - this is the welcome you get when you enter most any store and it is said in that lovely, slow way we speak down here.

"Do ya'll live here or just visiting?" this is not nosiness but just wanting to make your acquaintance. If you are visiting they will make you feel welcome and you always hear.....

"Where ya'll from?" It seems that no matter where you hail from they know somebody who lives there, they have lived there, or they know someone in the same county. Maybe this is because we keep kin to way down the tree . If they don't know anyone there they have been through it. We are pretty close knit down here.

"Are you kin to .......? " If you have a common name you will get asked this question so they can begin to trace your roots. Roots are important since you might be kinfolk and a "kissing cousin." It also checks your pedigree to see if you are acceptable in polite society.

"Do ya'll need any help?" Most people in the South are most helpful especially if you have white hair like I do or use a cane like Roy. They will open doors for you, let you walk in first, or offer to assist you up the steps. I appreciate this and even if I don't need help I often say yes so they can feel useful.

"Can I get you anything else? More coffee, tea or water? Just call me if you need something." These are the questions we got at lunch. The waitress was very helpful, friendly and made us feel right at home. She even told me the brand of the tea used to make the sweet iced tea which was so good. It made our lunch most pleasurable.

"Good evening, how are ya'll "- This was asked by the folks we walked by as they fished. We stopped and talked to some and all were friendly and willing to "conversate" for awhile. They either showed off their nice string of fish or bemoaned the fact they weren't catching any. It is so nice to just sit a spell and talk with total strangers and find you have lots in common. We like grits, biscuits, hushpuppies and slaw. It's a Southern thing.

Besides the sweet sounds of Southern conversation we have those sweet sounds of nature. We have heard squirrels chattering with each other, purple martins and blackbirds singing in the trees outside our porch, soft put-put of the trolling motors on the boats, and the soft plop as the bait hits the water. I am enjoying the soft sounds of conversation between the fishermen for if you talk too loud you will scare the fish away - that's what daddy said. There is a large number of geese close by and they are quietly talking to each other. Every now and then they honk loudly but mostly just geese sounds which I didn't know they could make.

The sweetest sound of all is silence. It offers you the pleasure of listening to your own thoughts and time to ponder the beauty that God has blessed us with. I am loving it!

Now ya'll come back to see me and we'll have some of that sweet, iced tea and "comersation" as Becky used to say. I am about to take my camera and walk around outside and take some more pictures which I will share with you.

By for now and...

Nuff said,

The Georgia Peach