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Apr
21
2025
Native American doing a ring dance on the lawn at Hagood Mill Native American Celebration

Hagood Mill Native American Celebration

After the Pickens Car Show, we headed out to explore historic Hagood Mill. But it was almost closing time. Pamela, who runs the site, encouraged us to come back on the third Saturday in November for the Hagood Mill Native American Celebration. And so we did! Hagood...
Apr
14
2025
Bright red sports car with hood open to show off the engine at the Downtown Pickens Car Show

Downtown Pickens Car Show

Steve and I spent 6 glorious weeks visiting with our son and daughter-in-love. That gave us plenty of time to really explore the area. As car lovers we are alway excited to happen upon a car show. And on our first  trip to downtown Pickens, SC we stumbled on a really...
Apr
7
2025
Red pickup truck with white Christmas tree and white bench at The Market at the Mill Pickens SC

The Market at the Mill Pickens SC

Our visit to northwestern South Carolina was in November. Since it was close to Thanksgiving, we wanted to check out the holiday items at The Market at the Mill Pickens SC. The Market at the Mill Pickens SC Our timing was perfect. It was almost Thanksgiving and the...
Apr
4
2025
Ebony and steel handled chefs knife with colorful band and Damascus steel blade.

Samurai Preference Swords or Spears?

As a bonus this week, I’m sharing a guest post from the good people at Sakuto Knives. So if you are curious as to whether the Samurai preference in battle was Swords or Spears, continue reading to find out! Did Samurai Use Spears More Than Swords? People often...
Mar
31
2025
Beige plate topped with two poached eggs covered with lots of Hollandaise sauce and mug of coffee. At Jimmy's Family Restaurant Easley SC this also came with a dish of diced hash browns.

Jimmy’s Family Restaurant Easley SC

After spending a couple of months at the Jersey Shore, we were ready to move on. The day after we arrived at our next destination, Pickens SC, we realized that we really needed to go for groceries. So we officially started our time with our wonderful son and daughter...
Mar
24
2025
Photo of Bobby Flay at White House Sub Shop at the Jersey Shore.

Autumn Memories at Jersey Shore

It’s almost Spring, but I was going through my photos and realized I have lots of photos that I want to share. This blog post is about our late Summer and early Autumn memories of our time spent at Jersey Shore this past year. I think that the best way to show...
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