Much to our amazement, Tillie started right up this morning. Guess the hot wire/jolt last night acted like a defibrillator and set her to rights. However, (why is there usually a however?) she absolutely refused to go into reverse and only begrudingly went into second. So it was back to our now favorite mechanic at CJ Buggs. A little adjustment to the clutch (plus, I suspect, a good talking to her by Charlie that if she didn't shape up she'd be sitting in a snow bank until spring with her cousin who is waiting on a new motor...) and we were on our way down the beautiful Shenandoah Valley.
Lunch found us in Union Grove, NC the home of the oldest old time Fiddler's Convention in North America and also the home of the Cook Shack. That's the kitchen to the right with the cook who makes the best cheeseburger in NC. And to the left (with me) is LW Lambert who has been world banjo champion 11 times in his career. He's now 84 but still plays most Saturday mornings along with other bluegrass bands at the Cook Shack. So if you're in Union Grove on a Saturday morning stop by for some great pickin' and some great cookin'!
Then it was on to Hickory to George & Vicki's where it is sunny (YES!), above freezing (YES!), the snow is mostly gone (YES!), the robins & bluebirds are everywhere (YES! YES!), the pork BBQ is just as good as we remember (YES!), and George & Vicki & the cat kids are looking great (YES!). While "the guys" were out doing guy things, I spent a relaxing afternoon seeing some of the wonderful things Vicki is doing in her photography classes at the college. She's on the high honors list - no surprise.
Tomorrow we're off again, to where? is yet to be determined.
