{"id":1780,"date":"2013-10-25T00:51:55","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T00:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=1780"},"modified":"2013-10-25T00:51:55","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T00:51:55","slug":"behind-the-horses-and-by-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snicklefritz.net\/blog\/?p=1780","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Horses and By the Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Busy, busy day today in Wilmington, North Carolina. \u00a0Wilmington has Savannah Georgia’s charm with none of the crowds that Savannah always seems to have.<\/p>\n

We took a trolley ride today to see parts of the city and hear some history.<\/p>\n

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Our two “rescue” horses waited patiently for us to board the trolley.<\/p>\n

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Our conductor drove the trolley and kept up a steady talk about the city. \u00a0He had that southern drawl I so love to hear. \u00a0Soft and words drawn out. \u00a0One syllable words becoming two syllable words. \u00a0By the end of the day, David was even saying Y’all.<\/p>\n

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We passed historic house after historic house. \u00a0Most built one, two or three hundred years ago.<\/p>\n

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That’s my brother-in-law, Bill, looking with interest at the pretty houses.<\/p>\n

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Each house had a history.<\/p>\n

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Each house was a different color. \u00a0I really loved the color of this house and even David said he wouldn’t mind our house painted this color. Kind of a terra cotta color. \u00a0Maybe in the future.<\/p>\n

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My sis-in-law. \u00a0We could be partners in crime I’m telling you. \u00a0We are so much alike it is frightening. \u00a0So much fun to be with her and my brother-in-law. \u00a0We do this about every thirty years. \u00a0We said we need to get together more often than that! \u00a0We have always lived rather far apart.<\/p>\n

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Terry is an author. Her books are on Amazon. \u00a0She’s working on another one right now. \u00a0Really admire her for that. \u00a0She also publishes books for others.<\/p>\n

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Outside her house she has this beautiful plant with these big trumpet flowers. \u00a0Don’t think it would grow in Indiana. \u00a0She also has a palm tree in her yard.<\/p>\n

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One of the things I absolutely love about the south is the Spanish moss. \u00a0It drapes the old oak trees.<\/p>\n

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There are a lot of old oaks in the south draped with the Spanish moss. No, those two on the bench are not the old oaks. Behind us. \u00a0Wish you could have seen some of the oaks along the streets in Wilmington. \u00a0It was magical driving down the streets and seeing the old houses and trees draped with the moss.<\/p>\n

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Driving down the street, I got all excited because I thought this was a quilt shop. \u00a0We parked and walked to it. I hadn’t seen the guitar on the sign and it turned out to be a restaurant with musicians. Boo. \u00a0They really need to change that sign. We did finally find a quilt shop where I could feed my fabric lust.<\/p>\n

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Went to the city pier. \u00a0Hardly any people were there.<\/p>\n

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The beach was long and smooth. \u00a0Sandpipers and Seagulls played along the shore.<\/p>\n

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David and I love to walk along the beach.<\/p>\n

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Last thing we did was drive over to see the U.S.S. North Carolina battleship. It was too late in the day to go through it. \u00a0That is just another good reason for us to come back to North Carolina.<\/p>\n

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Many brave men sailed on this ship and some lost their lives.<\/p>\n

Here’s to painted houses, Spanish moss and battleships. \u00a0Bye.<\/p>\n

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