Betty and Karen come
for a visit
In Mid-October, Betty and Karen flew in from Oklahoma for a one-week visit.
First on the agenda - Nana got to hold her first great-grandchild.
On Monday we toured Charleston along with Eric, Elissa, Jonathan, Sydney and neighbors Melissa and David.
We shopped in the Charleston City Market where I found a
gorgeous purse - unfortunately it was a bit out of my price range.
We also visited Battery Park and admired the view of Charleston Harbor.
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Eric by one of the mortars used in the Federal bombardment
of Fort Sumter.
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Tuesday, we returned to Charleston for a carriage tour of the city.
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We went down Rainbow Row and Karen found the dogwood
gate that inspired the design for the necklace she purchased at the City
Market.
We all loved the beautiful metal work on all the old houses.
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| Karen and I in Battery Park |
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After a picnic in battery park with Elissa and Sydney, we
left Charleston to spend a couple
of days in Savannah. On the way to Savannah,
we stopped at Carolina Cherry Co. and picked up a couple of mini pies and ate
them at the Sheldon Church
ruins - one of my favorite stops.
Karen is a huge fan of "Midnight in the Garden
of Good and Evil" which took place in Savannah so on Wednesday we spent the day touring all the
locations mentioned in the book and movie.
Our first stop was Forsythe park.
As we walked down by the river front, Karen found the Lady Chablis still
performing in Savannah.
We had lunch at the haunted Moon River Grill. We didn't see any ghosts. I decided that I would hate to work in the
"Tax Determination Room".
We toured the Mercer Williams house.
We walked around Bonaventure Cemetery and looked at all the pretty angels.
After a long day of touring, we found a cute coffee
shop. Each room had a different
decor. Eric and I sat in the throne
chairs in one room.
On Friday back in Summerville, Betty, Karen, Sydney
and I toured the Drayton Hall Plantation along the Ashley
River. Drayton Hall is the oldest preserved
plantation house in America
that is open to the public. It was built
between 1738 and 1742.
The African American cemetery on the property
was so sad and lonely. The sign over the
entrance says "Leave 'em Rest".
In the afternoon, Betty, Karen and I visited the
ruins of Fort Dorchester. Fort Dorchester was founded as a market village 20 miles up the Ashley River from Charleston. It was a
market town for area farmers and craftsmen.
The town prospered for nearly 100 years from 1697 through the
Revolutionary War. The Anglican church's
bell tower that was built in 1751 still stands.
I found it interesting that the Puritans (Congregationalists) that
founded the settlement were taxed to build this church and tower since
Anglicanism was the official religion of the South Carolina Colony.
Friday evening we got our four generations together for one
last photo before Karen and Betty headed back to Oklahoma.
