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At one time Blue Ridge was a busy farming community with a school, a store and a church. My mom and grandparents grew up in the Blue Ridge Community; even though I have never lived in there it is the place of my roots. At one time Grannie’s farm was a thriving farm complete with a big farm house. I remember Christmas and other family gatherings at Grannie’s house, spending time with Grannie (Great Grandmother) and Aunt Ruby in that big old farm house, eating homemade chocolate pudding and following my Granddaddy around on the farm. Sadly the house burned in the late 1970’s. I remember attending church services in the Blue Ridge church and summer revivals in the tabernacle. I especially enjoyed when they had 5th Sunday dinner on the grounds. The food was amazing and my grandmother made the best sweet tea. The Big Guy and I were married in the Blue Ridge Church. My grandparents were also married in the church.
Please Note: The top two pictures are not mine.
Only picture I could find of Granny’s house. You can see a better picture of the house here.
Award winning photo taken by Kenneth Miller of the Hamilton Herald-News as the big house burned.
Note: I was informed by Kenneth Miller that he thinks his dad Bob Miller took the picture.
Remains of the windmill.
All that remains of the big farm house is the pump house and one of the barns in the background.
Hidden in the trees is the big barn. Funny it seemed a lot bigger when I was a kid.
This is all that remains of the store.
Front view of the church.
Our wedding picture. Early in the week a skunk crawled under the church near where we are standing. Guess something weird always happens in weddings.
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Third Day’s new cd Revelation hits the streets to day. If you have not pre-ordered it be sure to stop by your local independent Christian bookstore and pick it up. You can read my review here.
Oh, I think Third Day will also be appearing on Jay Leno tonight as well.
Friday I went to see Mama Mia with a friend. Overall, it was a fun movie. Yes, it was sappy, cheesy at times and unrealistic, but after all it is a musical. Mama Mia is based on the music of Abba and features Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan. Streep’s performance was good and she can sing. Brosnan is not known for his singing and that is evident in the movie. However, he does a decent job and has obviously worked very hard preparing for the role. The movie was predictable at times. Overall, it was a fun 90 minutes except for the people next to me who kept talking. They were old enough to know better but I guess forgot they were not in their living rooms and others were more interested in the movie than side conversations.
Oh, if you are looking for a real review head over to Rotten Tomatoes. It is a good movie for date night or if you are looking for something fun.
Friday evening as I was pursuing my stats and checking out incoming links. Today I noticed a new one. Since I didn’t recognize the link I decided to follow the link. To my surprise I ended up on the On the Down Low. The blog belongs to Tai Anderson from Third Day. The post contains a listing of reviews about Third Day’s upcoming release Revelation. Thirteen reviews are listed and mine is one of the few not written by professional writer. You may be wondering what the big deal is? Well, Third Day just happens to be my favorite band.
Thank you Antigoni
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