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 Hello friends, I have read all your posts and am happy, concerned, empathetic and sympathetic to all that's going on. I didn't post on many, I would rather say "hello to all and love you bunches" as my internet friends.  I have returned from a three week road trip through 10 states and I'm dog-tired. Yes, I have plenty of photos and a good portion of them are of my man doing dumb things, like getting into and out of an Apollo space capsule or posing next to various statues. He's so much fun, that's why I keep him! My overall impression is that most businesses in the southern states take pride in their properties compared to those in my own northeastern states. How funny is it that my BIL and I both wanted to take pictures in a grocery store as we had never seen a floor so polished and clean? Rest rooms off the highways were usually mom-with-children clean.  The exception was the hotels we utilized. I paid a pretty penny for places that turned out to be ru
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 On the road again... Very soon my crew and I will be taking off for a drive around mid-east America. In my sights are Louisville, KY, Nashville, TN and Huntsville AL. OKM, I'm going to Space Camp, at least where Space Camp is! The NASA complex is on our list of museums and what not. Throw in almost a week in the Smokey Mountains and our trip will be complete. But wait, there's more! Some of us are 'fan-girling' our DIY shows and we'll be stopping at a store owned by Mike from American Pickers and my favorite, Barnwood Builders  shop in WV to probably buy T-shirts. That'll be all I can afford! I doubt we'll see any of the shows stars, although the time we went to Salvage Dogs  (Black Dog Salvage) in Raleigh, I not only met Mike, one of the main men, he and I chatted for a while and he took our selfie. Note his well-crafted ribbon halo! LOL. My real thrill would be meeting Johnny Jett, but we'll see.  We will finish covering the pool today so I don't